The Project for a National Post Code and Addressing System has kicked off with a pilot project starting in Entebbe. The Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Aggrey Awori says the project will be implemented with other stakeholders in this sector that include, the Ministry of Local Governments, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, […]
About 250 youths from Luwero have benefited from Youth Saving Clubs that Save the Children started in the district in 2008. The project aimed at developing the potential of young people age of 13-20 years of age to manage their financial resources effectively has improved financial literacy and enhanced savings of the youth in Luwero. […]
Like many people in rural areas in Uganda, Norbert Nyanda was using a kerosene lamp as the source of energy for lighting in his home in Ssumbwe, Wakiso district. His family was using candles at night, which was associated with a lot of smoke and risk in the house and to its inhabits. This was […]
Bank of Uganda has called upon Ugandans that it is in need of fumigation and rodent control services for the bank buildings in Kampala, Mbarara, Kabale, Fort-Portal, Jinja, Mbale, Gulu and Arua. The press release from Bank of Uganda today indicates that the scope of services the fumigators must offer to the bank are in […]
Civil Society blames National Social Security Fund mismanagement on gaps in NSSF Act The Civil Society Coalition on Social Security and Pension Reforms has blamed the gross financial mismanagement of National Social Security Fund cash that has been witnessed on a number of occasions on the gaps in the NSSF Act. This comes at a […]
International exporters will hold a two day import and export exhibition at Uganda Manufacturers Association main hall in Nakawa, Kampala from July 27th to 28th 2010. The 5th annual event is being organized by the Private Sector Foundation. The bazaar is dubbed ‘international Trade Facilitation Expo 2010’ and will run under the theme, completing effectively […]
The Minister of State for Energy, Simon D’ujang has said Uganda’s energy distribution company ‘UMEME’ begins distributing free bulbs across the country today. The exercise runs from today Monday July 19th under the theme ‘Energy for Social and Economic Development’ and it will end on July 24th, 2010. D’ujang says the government plans to use […]
When the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) releases its annual Human Development Report for 2010, there will this time be a new measure of poverty in countries from the trade income based measure of poverty. The UNDP and Oxford University have launched a new index to measure poverty levels which they said give a “multidimensional” […]
The Uganda Tourism Board has reassured intending tourists to Uganda that the security situation in the country is okay after the various security agencies, moved quickly to avert the security tension that were caused by the recent bomb blasts in Kampala that have left nearly eighty people dead and over 60 people injured. Reports indicate […]
Tullow Oil has announced the successful drilling of the Nsoga-5 appraisal well, which is located in the Butiaba region of Uganda Block 2 in Uganda’s Albertine Graben region where huge oil deposits have been confirmed. According to a statement from Tullow, the Nsoga-5 appraisal well was drilled to a total depth of 587 metres, 2.3 […]