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Fuelled Relations! Uganda Police Arrest Over 83 Rwandese Over Illegal Entry
Uganda Police Force together with sister security operatives in Kabale have arrested and detained over 83 Rwandan and Congolese nationals over illegal entry into Uganda. The development was revealed by the Kabale District Police Commander Brian Ampeire who said that they were forced to stage a roadblock in Kabale town on Thursday to intercept the…
Ismaili Community Joins PAP, Donates Relief Items Worth Millions To Kyaka Refugees
By Andrew Irumba Kampala: The Ismaili Civic Community in Uganda, an extension of the global Ismaili Civic Engagement of the Aghakan, has Saturday joined the Pan-African Pyramid (PAP) in a collection of relief aide to Kyaka II Refugees Settlement found in Kyegegwa District, Western Uganda. Demonstrating its commitment to corporate social responsibility, the Ismaili Community…
East High School Ntinda Closes Business After 23 Years
East High School Ntinda, a secondary level institution in Ntinda, Nakawa division has announced it has closed business after 23 years of offering education service leaving its students and parents in utter shock. According to a Circular dated January 12th, 2022, no students will be admitted this entire academic year, and therefore current students are…
OP-ED: NWSC At 50 Redeems Gov’t Image In Business After 20 Years Of Divestiture
By Ben Ssebuguze: Kampala: One of the reasons which was fronted by crusaders of Privatisation of assets under world bank and International monetary funds under the Structural Adjustment programs (SAPs) was that many of government Assets were making losses. In 1991, the government embarked on a large-scale selling off of previously state-owned parastatals because Ugandans…
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MTN Uganda To Cut Mobile Money Fees Over Coronavirus Epidemic
Mtn Uganda has proposed to waive fees on its on-net mobile money transactions below Shs. 30,000 Thursday, 19th March 2020. This comes amid the looming coronavirus pandemic which has ravaged most of the neighbouring countries among them; Kenya, DR Congo and Tanzania. MTN CEO Wim Vanhellepute says the decision that will last 30 days follows…
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…
Property Mogul Sudhir Ruparelia Set To Build 5 Star Hotel On Lake Victoria’s Paradise Island
Just a few days after announcing that he will be building a five-star hotel in the heart of Kampala, on Nile Avenue – the land where Kingdom Kampala mall is, property mogul Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has yet again made a grand revelation of building another five-star hotel on one of the islands in Lake Victoria.…
Disparities Cited As DPFU Starts Releasing Deposits For Defunct EFC Microfinance Clients
The Deposit Protection Fund of Uganda (DPFU) has begun compensating depositors of EFC Uganda Limited Microfinance, which was liquidated by the Bank of Uganda in January due to liquidity issues. During a press conference at the DPFU offices in Kampala City o, 374 depositors received a total of Shs10 million, while 779 customers shared Shs125…
Kagina Accused of employing Relatives in UNRA Top Jobs
A whistleblower has petitioned parliament’s committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) over alleged anomalies in the recruitment of staff at Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). The whistleblower alleges that the headhunting process is unfair and discriminative. COSASE chairperson Mubarak Munyagwa says that his committee has information that a number of individuals were…
As Simple As That: Dr. Sudhir Tasks Fatboy To Name Manager Who Incited Strike!
East Africa’s Billionaire, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has tasked James Onen, popularly known as Fatboy, to name the Sanyu FM Manager who allegedly incited him to lead a staff sit-down strike. This came hours after Onen revealing that Sanyu FM staff did not at any point reject pay cuts despite different reports indicating so. He claims no…
