By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: As business executives are scampering to cut costs in order to stay clear of the COVID-19 economic effects, some are making grave mistakes of evading retirement savings for their employees which makes them demotivated at workplaces hence less productivity. Employee motivation is defined as the level of energy, commitment, persistence, and…
As part of recognising and appreciating key players in Uganda’s tourism sector, the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, on Tuesday awarded city mogul Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia for his efforts towards promoting tourism in Uganda. Dr. Sudhir, who is the Chairman Ruparelia Group of Companies, was yesterday honoured, recognized and awarded at The World Tourism…
Uganda’s Ismaili CIVIC Community has planted hundreds of trees in Entebbe Mayor’s gardens in its campaign aiming to curb carbon emissions and climate change effects that have caused a global outcry in recent years. Fairway Hotel Managing Director Mr Azhar Jaffer dubbed Chairman Ismaili CIVIC Community in Uganda said tree planting activities are part of…
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), on Monday, September, 19, 2022, launched phase III of its Tree Planting Project at Wambabya Central Forest Reserve in Hoima District. The project, which is implemented in partnership with the National Forestry Authority (NFA), is part of ERA’s Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative that targets to restore 60 Hectares of forest…
Health officials and civic leaders have suspended operations of entertainment centres and limited the number of people attending burials and weddings in Mubende District as they race to curb the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The country has confirmed seven cases of Ebola so far, including one death – a 24-year-old who was…
The sticking issue of the secrecy around the oil Production Sharing Agreement has kept Ugandans unable to get the answer to the question of how much the country will get from the oil and gas sector. The failure by the government to disclose the details, especially of how the oil revenues will be shared, has…
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has unveiled its mixed-use affordable housing project located at Temangalo, in Wakiso district, 17Kms from Kampala city centre. When completed, it will comprise 3,500 houses of various types, retail and commercial spaces, community amenities including education, health and social facilities, a large neighbourhood green park, associated infrastructure including roads,…
By Denis Jjuuko Kampala: There are skits on social media of a landlady called Nakayiza. She can visit her tenants at any time and if she finds them eating chicken or meat, she wonders how they can be enjoying expensive foods while still renting. She castigates them for being such poor planners who enjoy life’s…
Florence Wanyenze Mutende, 8, a daughter to late James Shinyabulo Mutende has dragged Lydia Wanyoto to Court alleging that for 7 years she has not been allowed to allow the graveyard of her father. Mr Mutende died on October 3, 2015 and was buried in Mafudhu, Sironko District. In a civil suit number 395 of…
The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) Joel Ssenyonyi has come under fire from some sections of the public for reportedly witch-hunting Jennifer Bamuturaki, the Executive Director of Uganda Airlines. The concerned Ugandans contend that the way Ssenyonyi is conducting the ongoing inquest into the Auditor General’s report portrays…
