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By Felix Oketcho Music legend Joseph Mayanja aka Chameleone has gone back to school to pursue his masters degree at Cavendish University. Singer Joseph Mayanja,on 10th August 2023 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy at the same university. As music celebrity who commands followers across the world the University intends to strike adeal with music legend to promote the university further this website has learnt Chameleone’s music career began in 1996 as a DJ at the Missouri night club in Kampala. He became active as a musician in 1998…
Uganda’s smallest rapper Fefe Bussi says he is the country’s best Hip Hop artiste in the industry. In an exclusive interview with this website ahead of his Hip Hop concert dubbed Hip Hop Nalubale, he urged all Ugandans to attend his concert to witness his music power live. Mukiiza Frank popularly known as Feffe Bussi is a Ugandan singer, songwriter, freestyle rapper, and rapper who has won several awards. Born on December 9, 1993, to Nalongo Mary Baganizi, whose husband died in 2009, Feffe Bussi has had his stage name ever since he was a…
Uganda is set to launch the National Standards and Regulations for Air quality as the country commemorates the air quality week under the theme “Knowing your air to Protect Human Health and the Environment’’,National Environmental Management Authority (Nema) Executive Director Dr. Barirega Akankwasah has said. The purpose of Air Quality Awareness Week is to raise public awareness about the importance of air quality to human health and environment and what we can do to continuously improve air quality around us. Barirega says Air pollution, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and tropospheric ozone and their precursors, is the…
Uganda is set to hold first ever Kampala marathon in December. Scheduled for December 2024, the marathon will feature races covering distances of 42.195km, 21.097km, 10km, and 5km, welcoming both elite and recreational local and international runners. According to State Minister for Sports Peter Ogwang the Ministry envisions participation of over 65,000 individuals in the marathon over the next decade. The marathon’s events will serve as platforms to showcase Uganda’s natural beauty and cultural diversity, providing opportunities for the local business community to exhibit their products and services globally. In addition to entertainment and…
Despite meeting the President to scrap off Uganda Revenue Authority EFRIS as stambling block to business, President Yoweri Museveni has maintained EFRIS Thousands of traders shut their shops in Kampala to attend special meeting with President Museveni at Kololo Independence Ground with hope of EFRIS scraping unfortunately walked home desperate. President Museveni agreed to delve deeper into the issues surrounding the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) The announcement marked the end, for now, of protests that erupted in opposition to the Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) push towards digital tax administration, aimed at enhancing tax collection. URA officials…
After United Kingdom imposing travel sanctions to Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, United Arabs Emirates(Dubai) has followed suite. Central Bank of UAE has issued warning to all financial institutions in the Middle East country to thwart any transactions coming from Among, Nandutu or Kitutu. The trio was sanctioned and their assets ordered frozen in the United Kingdom just a week ago and now the UAE says red flags should be issued with immigration should any of the three travel through the country. The UAE central bank also directed that properties of the trio, if any, should be frozen until…
3rd Deputy Prime Minister Rukia Nakadama has applauded Huawei Technologies for digitalising Uganda based enterprises. Officiating at Huawei Cloud Enterprise Innovation and SME Summit in Kampala where over 100 industry startups, fintech’s, venture capitals, government organizations and key strategic partners gathered to share ideas on startup innovation, ecosystem collaboration and digital transformation, Nakadama Huawei Technologies assured Huawei that the Government of Uganda through Ministry of ICT and National Guidance is committed to the agenda of digitalization. “This initiative emphasizes the role of digital transformation in creation of jobs, stimulating innovation and boosting economic growth particularly for SMEs and these…
Ministry of Public Service has declared Friday, May 10th, 2024, a public holiday to enable citizens to fully participate in the sixth National Housing and Population Census exercise. Uganda Bureau of Statistics(UBOS) Chairperson Dr Albert Byamugisha said this in his address to the Media at Police headquarters in Naguru, Kampala during weekly media briefing. “The public is encouraged to stay at home during the census period and cooperate with enumerators to ensure accurate and comprehensive data collection,” Dr Byamugisha said. The Ubos chairperson emphasized the importance of every individual being counted saying; “It’s important that everyone is counted.” He…
Housing Finance Bank has announced a profit after tax of Ushs 65.1 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2023. The Bank attributed the 11.3% year-on-year growth in net profits to digital transformation and revenue diversification efforts. In the period under review, Housing Finance Bank also demonstrated significant growth in other key parameters, with total assets growing by 32.1% to Ushs 2.14 trillion, customer deposits increasing by 44% to Ushs 1.611 trillion, loans and advances rising by 28% to Ushs 996 billion and core capital over and above Bank of Uganda’s minimum capital requirements at Ushs 273.8 billion.…
By Felix Oketcho In abid to address escalating climate change vagaries of weather, Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) has launched two groundbreaking programs aimed at supporting small-holder farmers and combating the climate crisis. The Green Agrifood System Programme (GRASP) and Accelerating Adoption of Green and Inclusive Finance (AAGIF) were unveiled at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala. According to ABI officials over 200,000 farmers will directly benefit from aBi’s resilience and smart agricultural programs as the effects of climate change continue to intensify. The five-year program will focus on building capacity for farmers and agribusinesses to…