Chief executive officers have been encouraged to collaborate and adopt a collective approach toward achieving sustainable stewardship of their respective entities. The call was made during the launch of 15th edition of the Annual CEO Forum, held in Kampala. The forum, held under the theme “Only One Earth,” brought together over 100 captains of industry…
A proposal by Janet Museveni, the minister of Education and Sports to pack at least two eggs and a bottle of milk for school going children will set parents back by at least Shs 330,000 per child per year. Janet suggested this to address the nutritional needs of children and to enhance their learning capabilities….
The rapidly evolving landscape of financial technology (FinTech) is increasingly driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) advancements. To help professionals stay ahead in this competitive industry, the Global Centre for Fintech Innovations is organising an exclusive training program, “AI Applications in FinTech (https://globalfintechinnovations.com/introai). It is scheduled for October 1, 2024. This one-day, live online course provides…
China Town opened with a bang in Kampala. Located at the former Game Stores in Lugogo, it sells all manner of things from cutlery to furniture to electronics to bicycles to footwear. The place has already drawn thousands of people due to its unbelievably low prices for some items. It has also become a sensation…
Three Rwandan nationals were part of the eight people who died in today’s horrible accident in which a Jaguar bus collided with a truck along the Kampala -Masaka highway. Police say the accident occurred at Kabaale-Bugonzi when the driver of the Jaguar bus attempted to overtake an unidentified vehicle, swerving into the opposite lane and…
Dr. Crispus Kiyonga, one of the historical members of the NRM has been appointed chancellor of Makerere University. He replaces Prof Ezra Suruma whose term came to an end. Kiyonga had retreated to private business after losing the Bukonzo West election in 2021. Between 1986 and 2016, he served in various ministerial positions. After 2016,…
By JACOB LWANGADuring the regional parliamentary sitting taking place in Gulu City, area MPs on August 28 tabled 36 key demands of which they say were raised by local leaders and the community to them and let’s discuss on how best the government can go about it. For a long period of time, locals from…
The High Court in Kampala yesterday granted divorce to Brian Mochorwa, an accountant with Radio One, who among other things claimed that his wife had locked him out of the bedroom after a domestic dispute. Justice Celia Nagawa of the Family Division of the High Court ruled the act of locking a partner out of…
Ndere Centre, a popular cultural and tourism hotspot in Kisaasi, Kampala, has been put on sale after its owner Stephen Rwangyezi accumulated debts that he is struggling to repay. According to a notice by Quickway Auctioneers and Court Bailiffs in one of the local papers, Rwangyezi has up to 30 days to clear his outstanding…
Like children fighting for the attention of their father, MPs in Gulu today fell over themselves to try to catch the eye of President Museveni who had gone there to officially open the proceedings. Many of the MPs figured that this was an opportunity to tell the president their problems even if that had not…
