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Banking Group I&M Set To Pay USD 33.6m For Orient Bank Uganda Take Over
Banking group I&M Holdings PLC which is part of the I&M Group will pay USD 33.6m (Shs112 billion) to acquire a 90 per cent stake in Uganda’s Orient Bank, according to disclosures in a circular to shareholders. This website has learnt that the shares will be bought from Hemlata Karia, Jay Karia, Morka Holdings Limited,…
Mesut Ozil Delivers His Verdict On Arsenal’s 3-0 Loss Vs Aston Villa With Social Media Message
Mesut Ozil had an eventful night as Arsenal were beaten 3-0 by Aston Villa on Sunday. The 32-year-old was a spectator for the game at the Emirates Stadium as he can’t take part in Premier League games this season after not being included in the squad by manager Mikel Arteta. That decision came back to…
Disgruntled Ugandans Petition Labour Ministry Over Continued Closure of Labour Externalization Sector
A group of youth led by Joan Namale, who calls herself Charmin of Concerned Citizens, has petitioned the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Frank Tumwebaze over continued closure of labour external externalization sector even when the airport and other sectors are reopened after the COVID-19 induced lockdown. According to businessfocus.co.ug, the petition was …
Sexy Ugandan Model Doreen Kabareebe Joins Film Industry, Debuts In Own First Movie
Veteran Kampala model Doreen Kabareebe, who leaves thousands of men in Uganda and abroad smiling every time they see her, has finally hit the big screen. Our Moles reveal that Kabareebe has embraced her talent in acting by joining the Ugandan movie industry that is popularly known as Kina-Uganda, by unveiling her first movie titled…
Rukungiri District Gets New Service Commission
Rukungiri district has got a new district service commission following the expiry of the term of office for the incumbent commission seven months ago. The new members are Cleophas Tiwaitiu as chairperson, Rwandembo Mugisha, Jackson Baryamwihaho and Beatrice Namara. Tiwaitiu replaces Stanley Munabi whose term expired after serving for 8 years. Rukungiri Chief Administrative Officer,…
Top MUBS Administrator Rosalinda Dies Mysteriously
The entire Buganda kingdom and Makerere University Business School (MUBS) are mourning the untimely death of Rosalinda Kyewalabye, a wife of Owek. David Kyewalabye Male, the Kingdom Minister for Tourism and Culture. Minister Kyewalabye’s wife passed away on Monday morning at Kampala Hospital, although the cause of her death is to be announced after the…
UNBS Boss Dr. Ben Manyindo Quits Agency After 22 Years Of Service
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has confirmed that its long serving Executive Director, Eng. Dr. Ben Manyindo has retired from the standards agency with effect from 1st November, 2020. “Accordingly, Mr. David Livingstone Ebiru, the Deputy Executive Director in charge of Management and Financial Services at the Bureau has been appointed as the…
Kampala Parents’ School Pupils Registers High Levels Of Achievement
Kampala Parents School took to online teaching when the government closed schools to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID19), a pandemic that has rattled the world. And after months of conducting lessons using online platforms like social media, zoom, email and other digital tools, the school principal Daphine Kato says that progress has been registered.…
Why Trump Lost & Why Museveni Will Overwhelmingly Win The 2021 Elections
By Faruk Kirunda By the weekend, the tally from US elections showed that Joe Biden was headed for election as the President-elect of the United States of America (USA) after edging out the incumbent, Donald J Trump, in a tense election held on November 3. Having come to power in 2016 after surprisingly defeating Hillary…
Just In: Joe Biden Wins US Presidential Elections Against Stubborn Donald Trump
Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election. Mr Biden has won the key battleground of Pennsylvania, propelling him over the 270 electoral college vote threshold required to clinch the White House. The Trump campaign has indicated their candidate does…