The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has introduced a new system which will be used to inspect goods entering the country. The executive Director Uganda National Bureau of standards Ben Manyindo says, effective 3rd December the Bureau started using the pre-export Verification of conformity to verify the goods. He says, now the goods are being […]
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics has registered a slight increase in Inflation for the first time in several months. The latest figures put the inflation rate at 4.9 percent up from 4.5 percent in October 2012. The Bureau blames the increase on the hike in food prices registering an increase of 7.5 percent compared to […]
Power distribution company Umeme has raised $100 million from its Initial Public Offering failing to meet the set target of $178 million. The Chairman of the company Patrick Bitature says they have sold shares worth 69 million dollars approximately However, he says the company will have to refund money to people who did not get […]
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The Center for International Media Assistance and the National Endowment for Democracy sponsored this study into digital media trends in Africa and the impact on people and development in general. The result was this report titled: Bigger Cities, Smaller Screens: Urbanization, mobile phones and digital trends in Africa. The report notes that Africa will become predominantly urban within […]
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Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has shown concern over the rebranding of the new KCCA. Lukwago says he needed to be consulted before the executive director took such a decision. He adds that several logos of the defunct KCC need not be changed due to the great symbolic significance. Sound: Lukwago on rebranding eng/lug This […]
The Uganda National Examinations Board has refuted allegations that it lacks funds to facilitate the marking of examinations scripts. Media reports indicated this week that the lack of the funds could lead to the delayed release of the exam results for this year’s exams. However, addressing the media this morning, the board secretary Matthew Bukenya […]
Former Supreme Court Judge Prof. George Kanyaihamba has advised government to desist from appointing Political failures as Diplomats. Speaking to Journalists at parliament Kanyaihamba said people who represent Ugandans abroad must be carrier diplomats and not those who are seeking for political rewards because they have failed to be elected during national polls. He said […]
Poverty continues to be blamed as the number one cause of the high HIV/AIDS prevalence among Ugandan women. This is closely followed by cultural beliefs and norms that put most women at a disadvantage compared to men. According to Florence Buluba, the Executive Director of the National Community of women Living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda, […]