The Management of Victoria University in Kampala led by the University Director and city tycoon, Sudhir Rupareria has announced the reduction of tuition fees in an effort to ease financial pressures on students and their families brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The University management has reduced fees structure on all courses by 50% for existing, returning students and new…
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The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has revealed that it would need Shs64bn shillings every month if its to distribute free electricity to Ugandans during the COVID-19 pandemic period. This was revealed by ERA Chief Executive Officer, Ziria Tibalwa Waako while appearing before the Parliament Natural resources committee along with the Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development Simon Djung.…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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MTN Uganda announced the conclusion of negotiations for the renewal of its Second National Operator license which expired in October 2018. The expired license was variously extended to accommodate conclusion of renewal negotiations which have been ongoing for close to 2 years. MTN has fulfilled all conditions precedent to the license, including the payment of a total sum of US$100…
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has lashed out at the fired Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) top officials who he accused of running down the institution by engaging in corruption. The President made the remarks while addressing the nation during the 2020/2021 national budget Speech, when he warned other corrupt public servants that he is coming to clean up their entities. It…
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Digital migration – taking Supply Chain Management (SCM) to the cloud – helps enterprises achieve end-to-end visibility of their supply chain. For many enterprises, their siloed, traditional Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems are proving to be their Achilles’ heel when trying to operate in unprecedented circumstances, preventing business continuity and resilience. Consider this in the context of Ash Noah’s five…
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