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Covid-19 Crisis: Ugandan Students Expected To Sit For UNEB Exams In March 2021
All indications are that a dead year will not be declared, schools will reopen soon, and national exams usually set by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) in November and December, will likely go ahead, in March 2021. According to a letter recently written by the Minister of Education Janet Kataha Museveni to Finance Minister…
DPP’s Office Temporarily Closed As Staff Tests Positive For Covid-19
The Directorate of the Public Prosecutions (DPP) has closed its offices to the public after a staff tested positive for the Covid-19. According to the statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Jane Frances Abodo, members of the public, DPP field staff and stakeholders have been advised not to visit the office…
Christiano Ronaldo Makes History With 100th International Goals
Cristiano Ronaldo made history in Portugal’s 2-0 win over Sweden, as the legendary footballer became the first European to reach 100 international goals with the first of his two goals in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday. The reigning champions visited Sweden with their captain Ronaldo back in the squad after the 35-year-old Juventus forward…
Uganda’s Kiplimo Is Back Home
What Joshua Cheptegei can do, Jacob Kiplimo will strive to emulate. Ugandan 19-year-old former junior world champion Kiplimo on Tuesday showed he will be the man World record holder Cheptegei keeps and eye on, after he pulled off a stunning come-from behind 5000m win at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava. As Ethiopian World Championship silver…
Education Ministry: International Schools To Open On September 21 Under Strict SoPs
The Ministry of education and sports has set a date for the reopening of the international schools in Uganda but must observe strict standard operating procedures (SoPs). According to the ministry, the general guidelines on safety measures for reopening of education institutions shall also apply to international schools in Uganda. “However, given that these schools…
This Is What Makes Speke Apartments Kitante Your Luxury Hub
Are we approaching to a weekend?….Oh yes! of course it sounds awkward to spend all the week without feeding your body nerves the flourished goodies at Speke Apartments’ which has accommodation that define the new face of luxury and decadence in the world with stunning living-rooms, arresting furniture fitted with soft padded upholstery, high quality…
DTB’s Troubles Escalate As Bank’s CEO and MD Are To Be Subpoenaed In Ugandan Court As Key Witnesses In The Shs 120Bn Fraud Case
For years, many Ugandans have cried foul play by banks especially as regards illegal charges and debits internally done on their accounts without permission. Many of these business people go silent due to lack of capacity to sue these institutions but this is about to change with the recent ongoing case filed at the Commercial…
Go To Tagore For Classy Fully-Furnished Apartments
Constructing a home, let alone finding an already built home, can be a daunting task. It is trouble chasing masons and engineers at the construction site to do the right job and designs yet not many good looking finished houses are available on the market. Meera investments, a subsidiary of Ruparelia Group, is bridging this…
Understanding Covid Challenges: Hearty Loaded Businessman Sudhir Rupareira Lets Out His Buildings To New Tenants 3 Months Without Rent
As traders are struggling to bounce back from the gallows of Covid-19 pandemic, landlords are giving them offers that will facilitator them to do business in a sustainable manner. In that spirit, Crane Management Services, the real estate and property management agency at Ruparelia Group, has announced that it will offer new tenants 3 Rent-Free…
Education Ministry Revises Academic Year, Students To Report For Second Term
Education authorities have revised the Academic Year schedule to allow students to report for the second term of school this month, as part of the phased reopening of educational institutions across the country. The Academic Year was prematurely cut short on March 18, 2020, as a precautionary measure to control the spread of the Coronavirus…