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Iran’s Supreme Leader to American Students: You’re Standing on Right Side of History
The Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei has addressed to American students in an open letter, hailing their courageous move to stand in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians. In this letter, Imam Khamenei talks about the issue of Palestine and refers to the overwhelming support of students for Palestinians and their…
Indian Association, Ismaili Community & Singer Eddy Kenzo Mobilise Relief To Help The Vulnerable Communities In Uganda
In efforts to better serve humanity and voluntary services to vulnerable communities, Indian Association and the Ismaili Civic a global Initiative by the Shia Ismaili group has kicked off this year’s voluntary activities in Uganda with collection of relief aid for various vulnerable groups. The Muslim’s organization and Indian Association joined by Ugandan music star…
Covid-19: Govt Clears Repatriation Of 300 Ugandans Stranded In Middle East
The Ministry of Health has finalised arrangements to help Ugandans stranded abroad return home. The 300 are mostly domestic workers who entered Saudi Arabia illegally and are currently held in deportation centers, while others do not have funds to survive in the country, yet others tested positive for COVID-19 and want to return home but…
Min.Lokoris,Rubondo Commission Tilenga Oil Processing Facility In Buliisa
The State Minister for Minerals, Peter Lokeris, has commissioned the Constitution of the Oil Processing Facility (CPF) at the Tilenga Project in Buliisa District. Speaking at the function, Minister Lokoris revealed that the CPF will collect crude Oil from various Oil Wells in the two districts of Nwoya and Buliisa and then separate it from…
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Ham Vs DTB Case: Ham Enterprises Petitions Constitutional Court to Reverse Supreme Court ‘Defective & Unconstitutional’ Judgement
Ham Enterprises through their lawyers of Muwema and Company advocates have petitioned the Constitutional Court Challenging the Supreme Court judgement of 13, June 2023. According to Ham Enterprises, the judgement was defective and unconstitutional as it Contravenes articles: 2, 20, 21, 28, 44, 126, & 128 of the Ugandan Constitution. Ham further contends that the…
Co-operators Cry Foul As Kiruhura Is Sent To Quarantine Over Increased Foot & Mouth Disease
Kiruhura district authorities have put the district under total quarantine again over the increased spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Kiruhura district has had foot and mouth Disease since December 2020. The disease started from Kiruhura town council but has now continued to spread to the whole district despite the effort put forward by…
Uganda Airlines To Acquire A220s/E2s Jets
Uganda Airlines is planning to acquire its first narrow-body jets, interim chief executive Jenifer Bamuturaki has disclosed. The state-owned airline currently operates four two A330-800s and four CRJ900s, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows, on flights that connect its Entebbe/Kampala base with Burundi, Tanzania, South Sudan, Kenya, the DRC, and Somalia regionally as well as South Africa and the United Arab Emirates…
Business Tips: Think Again & Invest, Numbers Do Not Lie – Tycoon Rajiv Speaks!
Last month, the Ruparelia Group, unveiled Bukoto Living, 9-floor condominium homes project – altogether, 27 homes in a 2-3-4- and 5-bedroom configuration, in Bukoto, Kampala. The affluent suburb of Bukoto and the surrounding Naguru, Ntinda is a mixed residential and commercial areas, with a large number of small businesses, NGOs, supermarkets, hospitals, schools and upscale…
OP-ED: How “The Strong Dollar” Increases Starvation In Africa
By Samuel Obedgiu Kampala: At the height of the demise of the now defunct Bretton-woods monetary system, former U.S President Richard Nixon’s treasury secretary John Connally said, “The dollar is our currency but it’s your problem.” The current strengthening of the dollar has indeed made this statement relevant again, manifesting itself through increased food prices.…
BoU To Cough Billions In Costs After Withdrawing Appeal Against Sudhir
In an unexpected turn of events, Bank of Uganda (BoU) on 15th September announced it was withdrawing Civil Appeal No. 7of 2020 which they (via Crane Bank Limited (in receivership) has logged in the Supreme Court against businessman Dr Sudhir Ruparelia and Meera Investments Limited. In the same spirit, Bank of Uganda stated that it will…
