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Why fire tear-gas, why fire bullets, Museveni questions Police

Why fire tear-gas, why fire bullets, Museveni questions Police

President Museveni yesterday released a statement condemning in the strongest terms the shooting and beating of civilians by the Police. The president questioned as to why police fired tear gas and live bullets during the Monday demonstrations that saw the rioters, section of the public, and journalists brutally beaten and arrested. “Youth groups of Monday […]

Hotel manager and chef needed at Mango Cottages & Gardens Kakiri

  Company: Mango Cottages & Gardens Kakiri Location: Kampala, Central Region, Uganda State: Kampala, UG Job type: Full-Time Job category: Travel & Tourism Jobs in Uganda Mango Cottages & Gardens Kakiri (26km on Kampala-Hoima Road) is seeking to recruit young, energetic and well qualified Catering and Hotel Management Professionals in the following positions: a. Chef Click here to Apply b. Hotel Manager […]

Driver needed at Mercy Corps

Company: Mercy Corps Location: Northern Region, Uganda State: UG Job type: Full-Time Job category: Driving Jobs in Uganda Mercy Corps is an International NGO that exists to alleviate poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps has been fully registered in Uganda as an operational NGO. Currently Mercy Corps has an office in Kampala […]

Museveni to hold trade talks with Tanzanian president,John Pombe Magufuli

Museveni to hold trade talks with Tanzanian president,John Pombe Magufuli

The president of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has visited his counterpart in Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli to straighten trade relations between the two countries. President Museveni was , today, welcomed by Magufuli himself at the Julius Nyerere International Airport from where they headed to State House Dar es Salaam for talks. Last week, Tanzania announced it would […]

Ugandans in South Korea request government to financially aid trade between the two countries

Ugandans in South Korea request government to financially aid trade between the two countries

The Ugandan Community in South Korea has requested for government  financial support to help boost trade between the two countries. This was during a meeting with a Parliamentary delegation Monday August 6, 2018 led by the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, at Glad Hotel, Seoul in South Korea. The Chairperson of the Ugandan Community in South Korea, Paul […]

Ebola hits DR Congo again

Ebola hits DR Congo again

The democratic republic of Congo has been hit by yet another Ebola outbreak just days after the termination of the previous one. Reports from the country indicated Ebola tracks in its conflict-torn east province of North Kivu. 20 people have been reported dead from the epidemic in the Beni region of North Kivu -which homes […]

Longest lunar eclipse to happen this weekend;Uganda one of best destinations to watch it from

Longest lunar eclipse to happen this weekend;Uganda one of best destinations to watch it from

The longest lunar eclipse of the century (so far) will take place across Friday night and Saturday morning as the moon is totally eclipsed by the Earth for one hour and 43 minutes. In Uganda, It is estimated to begin at 08:14pm to 11: 21pm Kampala being the best location to watch it from. During this time, […]

Jinja municipal council organises Uganda’s first ever Urban Expo

Jinja municipal council organises Uganda’s first ever Urban Expo

Jinja Municipal Council is organizing Uganda’s first ever Urban Expo to be held at Civil Service College Jinja which is expected to attract more than 10,000 visitors from over 50 countries. The event is expected to run from the 5th to 9th of September 2018. According to the statement realized, “the main aim of the […]

Uganda is not quitting ICC –Kadaga

Uganda is not quitting ICC –Kadaga

While at the commemoration of the 20 years of the Rome Statute in Netherlands, the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga reassured that Uganda had no intentions of leaving the International Criminal Court. “I want to begin by reassuring the President [of the ICC] that Uganda will not withdraw from the Rome Statute but we will […]

Social media tax here to stay, government

The cabinet of Uganda has agreed to retain the taxes that were imposed on social media and mobile money and only a revision in the latter will be considered. According to the Uganda minister of information and communication technology, Frank Tumwebaze, the mobile money tax is to be reduced from 1 to 0.5 percent charged […]