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By Felix Oketcho Uganda Baati, the leading manufacturer and supplier of quality building solutions in Uganda has launched its 60 years’ anniversary campaign, marking six decades of excellence, innovation, and quality in Uganda’s steel manufacturing industry. The press launch was held at their head offices on Mulwana road in Bugolobi. Founded in 1964, Uganda Baati has been at the forefront in the steel manufacturing industry, introducing numerous advancements and achieving many firsts in Uganda and the region. It was the first company in the East African region to set up an ultra-modern Continuous Galvanizing line. While addressing the media…
In a drive to make Uganda’s university programmes relevant in the job market , National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has finally accredited Victoria University Bachelor of Pharmacy Programme, making VU the sixth accredited institution in Uganda to offer this distinguished program. The accreditation came after experts from the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU) and NCHE carried out a joint inspection and verification exercise at the University to ascertain its credibility in running this programme. During the inspection NCHE and PSU team found world-class standard of the laboratory, modern equipment and highly skilled lecturers available hence accreditation. “We are…
In abid to beat census preparations deadline, Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has dispatched first consignment of census materials to districts namely Gulu, Apach, Alebtong, Amurata and Otuke. The consignment was flagged off by Minister of State for Finance and Planning Amos Lugolobi in Kampala. Uganda’s digital census will take place on May 10th and everyone has been encouraged to participate in census exercise for better planning purposes. The 2024 census road map was launched by President Museveni on December 12, 2023, declaring May 09, 2024 census night and May 10th a public holiday. Amos Lugolobi assured the nation…
On 3rd May 2024, Uganda will join the rest of the global community to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day 2024. The day was proclaimed in 1993 by the United Nations General Assembly. We are marking the Day under the global theme, ‘A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis’, to highlight the crisis and the role/importance of journalism and freedom of expression in shaping solutions to the impending global disaster. World Press Freedom Day is annually commemorated to emphasize to governments and the public at large to fulfil their commitments and obligations on press/media…
On 24 April 2024, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi presented a statement stating that the dilapidated prison built in the 1920s is facing a strain caused by the growing number of inmates and staff which now stands at 8,790 and 2,653, respectively. Muhoozi presented the three positions to address the situation starting with renovations and expanding the current Luzira facilities at a cost of approximately Shs400 billion. He added that the other option is relocating the prison at government expense while retaining the land and facilities at Luzira for other purposes. “The last option is…
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the short-lived and vanquished former leading opposing party is on a death row from suicide, and neither Kizza Besigye, Patrick Oboi Amuria nor Erias Lukwago can salvage it, at least not before the 2026 general elections. The return of Besigye, from ‘political holiday’ to use his own words will certainly complicate its political maneuvers with other opposition groups especially NUP that displaced FDC as the leading opposition party in and outside parliament. Both sides of FDC factions are primitively brutal and rabid egged on by the love for money that it is…
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has embarked on a significant formalization strategy by launching the Mass Business Registration Initiative for the Western Uganda Business Community. The launch event held at Hotel Triangle in Mbarara City attracted over 200 members of the business community, local area leaders, members of trade associations, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) business owners, religious leaders and diverse entrepreneurs. This initiative aims to streamline the business registration process, promote formalization, and provide accessible registration services to entrepreneurs and businesses in the Western region of Uganda. Speaking at the launch, Robert Kanusu, the…
African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa has lost a legal bid to stop a new party uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), headed by ex-President Jacob Zuma from using logo and name. Durban High Court allowed the use of the name, which translates as Spear of the Nation in MK party. Partty enthusiasts said It is a significant victory for MK ahead the 29 May general election. Last month, the ANC suffered another legal blow in its attempt to stop MK from running in the election, saying it had not met the official registration criteria. The MK name and logo…
Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has rallied religious leaders to use their platforms to mobilise and inform their congregations about the importance of the census. Kaziimba made the call during the National Population and Housing Census 2024 Prayer Breakfast Meeting hosted Uganda National Bureau Of Statistics(UBOS) at Sheraton Gardens Kampala on Thursday. Archbishop urged religious leaders to emphasise to their audience the importance of indicating their religious affiliations accurately during the census. “I call upon all religious leaders to emphasize to our people the importance of indicating their religious affiliations accurately during the census. This…
In line with its commitment to bringing premium local content to every television room in the country, MultiChoice Uganda, the home of great Pay-Tv entertainment has announced that Pearl Magic Prime (PMP) will now be made available to more DStv and GOtv customers with the channel now being made accessible to customers from DStv Access and GOtv Supa. In effect meaning that the channel on DStv can be viewed by subscribers on; DStv Access, DStv Family, DStv Compact, Compact Plus and above while GOtv subscribers on; GOtv Plus, Max, Supa and Supa Plus bouquets. Initially launched as a flagship premium…