Four schools per region make it to the Stanbic National Schools debate competition
Sixteen schools across Uganda, four from each region, have qualified to take part in the debate stage of the Stanbic National Schools Championship
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Petroleum Authority to launch talent register for oil jobs
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda says it plans to launch a national talent register listing individuals trained and qualified in different fields related to the oil industry
Uganda among beneficiaries of EU’s €13m minerals grant
Uganda is among six beneficiaries of a €13m (Shs58b) grant from the European Union under the ACP-EU development minerals programme, a pioneering three-year, multi-country initiative, to build the profile and improve the management of development minerals in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
High lending costs to informal sector keeping credit costs up – Kasekende
Standard Chartered’s socio-economic impact report estimates that its lending supported value-added of 3.5% of GDP and almost half a million jobs in 2016
Government to continue with tax case against BAT Uganda
The government will continue pursuing a tax case against British American Tobacco Uganda, William Byaruhanga, the attorney general told Parliament on Tuesday
UCC bans vending of airtime, simcards
The telecommunications regulator, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), has outlawed vending of airtime and simcards on streets and other unlicensed locations across the country
Unoc shareholders yet to pay Shs10bn share capital
The ministries of Energy and Finance, the two shareholders of the Uganda National Oil Company, are yet to pay share capital amounting to Shs10 billion
40% of Uganda’s health centres don’t stock drugs to treat chronic diseases
Studies have shown that essential medicines used to treat non-communicable diseases are still poorly accessible to populations in low and middle income countries, yet these are where cases of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, and diabetes are rising dramatically.
Cabinet nips pension liberalisation in the bud as it endorses NSSF reforms
A cabinet sitting on Monday approved key amendments to the National Social Security Act, dealing a death blow to efforts to liberalise the pension sector
Consumer prices drop further in February
Inflation in Uganda slowed further in February to a 38-month low, driven by a decline in core inflation, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday