President Yoweri Museveni has on several occasions encouraged the Black Americans to consider returning to the African Continent and has put up a number of incentives that would attract them to settle in Uganda and well as setting up several investments In June, IsaacKigozi, the Managing Director, East African Partners (EAP) a company that markets East Africa as an investment…
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Joy as 70 Year Old Mtoka Mbaali Receives New Wheel Chair from Dolphin Fund
It was all joy as a 70 year old Mtoka Mbaali received a Wheel chair fundraised by friends and well-wishers through the online Dolphin Fundraising platform. Mtoka Mbaali launched a fundraising campaign on Dolphin fund platform on June 6, 2020 with a target of raising Shs700, 000 to purchase a wheel chair to enable her mobility. The campaign attracted a…
Read MoreCIDI Provide Free Sanitary Materials to over 4000 Households in Mkindye Division
Over 4000 Households in Kibuye 1 a slum area in Makidye Division in Kampala have received handwashing and protective materials in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The protective equipments which included over 1000 face masks, 4o handwashing stations, 8000 bars of soap, 80 jericans of liquid soap among others were delivered by Community Integrated Development Initiative (CIDI) and handed over…
Read MoreVictoria University Set to Administer Online Classes as NCHE Releases Guidelines
Victoria University has been commended for putting in place a conducive environment and the readiness to roll out Open, Distance and e-learning (ODeL) Model of facilitating learning during the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. While addressing the media at Victoria University in Kampala, the Senior Presidential Advisor on ICT, Ham Mulira noted that it is so interesting that the University has for…
Read MoreJubilation as Mawejje M Dimma Receives Funds from Dolphin Fund
It was a moment of excitement when Muhammed Dimma Mawejje of Mawejje Creations received over Shs600, 000 from a fundraising campaign he recently set up with the Dolphin Fund platform. Mawejje Creations is a social enterprise and banana fiber center which develops affordable banana fiber products to reduce banana waste, enable banana growers earn extra income while creating jobs opportunity…
Read MoreYouth Advised to Innovatively Use Social Media to Boost Business
The National Youth and Advocacy Platform Uganda (NYAP-U) has called upon young people to be innovative and make good use of the internet and the technology close to them instead of lamenting over the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The NYAP-U National Coordinator, James Cleto Mumbere told the youth that despite the many challenges brought about by the…
Read MoreSudhir’ Lawyers Accuse Governor Mutebile for Disrespecting Court over Shs397bn Crane Bank Case Ruling
City businessman Sudhir Rupareria has come out to respond to the several claims that were put across by the Governor, Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile following the Appellant Court decision to dismiss the case filed by the central bank against him. Bank of Uganda (BOU) had sued Sudhir the former owner of the defunct Crane Bank and Meera Investments…
Read MoreRajiv Ruparelia Donates Tablets to Fresh Kid, Felister to Boost Online Classes
The Managing Director Kampala Parents School, Rajiv Ruparelia has on Monday donated two Tablets to young Music Artists Patrick Ssenyonjo aka Fresh Kid and Faith Nanyanzi aka Felista Di Superstar to help them attend the school’s online Zoom classes. The two Kids are funded by Ruparelia Foundation for their Education at one of Uganda’s best performing school’s. During the handover…
Read MoreJust Days: Accident Victim Peter Kamugasa Raises Shs12m through Dolphin Fund, Mobile Money
The recently launched Dolphin fund an online community driven funding platform has continued to aid Ugandans raise funds from friends and relatives to sail through the different challenges of life. In the latest development, Peter Kamugasa an accident victim has been able to raise over Shs12m through the Dolphin fund platform and mobile money to help fund his medical bills.…
Read MoreIt was an Isolated Error Declaring Negative COVID-19 Tests Positive- Minister Acheng
The Ministry of Health has come out to clarify that the COVID-19 negative test samples that were declared positive was an isolated error which doesn’t affect other tests that have so far been done. Early this week, President Museveni revealed that there were some errors that were committed by scientists at Makerere University Laboratory who declared some samples positive yet…
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