At least 8 out of 10 women in Uganda have experienced some form of violence at their places of work, according to a new study done by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). The study was conducted between February 2020 and February 2021, on women aged between 15 to 59 years working in the formal…
Government has donated working equipment to 16 youth groups from six districts in the country. The equipment was donated under the Green Jobs and Fair Labour Market Programme which aims at at fighting unemployment, decent work deficits, and workplace unsustainable environment practices in the Country. The equipment included; tailoring machines, tents and plastic chairs, Motorcycles, water…
Legislators have expressed concern in regard to the poor state of roads across the country, despite a huge chunk of budget allocated to the Works and Transport sector annually. This was during a debate on the statement by the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala regarding the status of roads in the…
Luuka District local Government has secured over 50 acres of land to construct a sugarcane factory, the Daily Express reports. The sugar factory is among the two factories which the government of Uganda promised to set up in Busoga sub-region and the second factory will be constructed in Buyende district. The meeting to resolve the…
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has terminated a Shs 1.8bn contract for the construction of a 42-kilometre road in Kyegegwa district over shoddy works. The road which connects from Kakabara sub-county in Kyegegwa district to Nabingola in Mubende was constructed under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Project (DRDIP). The program under the Office of the…
From global trends, marijuana has provided a new economic frontier in countries that have seen the light and legalized the farming of the herbal weed. Marijuana or cannabis is a medicinal herb, one that industrial labs have confirmed to be the new breakthrough for medicinal innovation, research and disease treatment. And for developing countries like…
Luxurious five-star Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort and Speke Resort are this Saturday and Sunday hosting a sumptuous Weekend Special mouthwatering dish that will excite the taste buds of Kampala partiers as they go along with their weekend vacations Management said, the ‘Weekend Special’ at Speke Resort Munyonyo features a dish of Buffalo Chicken Wings at UGX 40,000, a…
Victoria University Kampala (VU), Uganda’s technologically-enabled university has introduced a new film making (video/audio production) course adding to a long list of its professional development courses at the university as it kicks off its September Intake this week. According to VU, website and its socials, the institution announced that the September Intake has been a…
In the last decade, Uganda’s tourism sector has seen a tremendous growth on all fronts. Tourists’ arrivals have improved and grown to about two million annually. This growth, according to industry experts, can be attributed to an improvement in the hotel industry. The improvement in the hotel industry is largely private sector driven with most,…
In July, 2021, this website reported that Uganda’s resourceful trusted recruiting company, Premier Recruitment mostly known for sourcing juicy jobs in the UAE had secured over 500 job slots for Ugandan youths willing to work in Qatar as Baggage handlers and cleaners. It was no lie, in a bid to curb unemployment in the country,…
