THIS WEEK: Government requests to borrow as parliament resumes Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plenary resumed on Nov.28 after members of parliament returned from their constituencies where they had been consulting their voters on the proposed constitutional amendment bill to remove presidential age limits from the current 35 to 75 …
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Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s balance of payment deficit has remained wide for some time now but there are signs that the gap will soon be reduced as the government issues licenses to developers in Free Zones. Free Zones are geographic areas where raw materials and goods may be …
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THIS WEEK: Pharmacists criticize Gov’t response to Doctors’ strike Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | During a Nov.17 press conference held at pharmacy house in Kyambogo, pharmacists under their umbrella organization – the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda warned that they would join medical workers who are on sit down strike protesting …
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THIS WEEK: Government courts Indian investor for Kilembe mines Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda toured the Kilembe mines in Kasese with Uganda’s Honorary Consul to Mumbai Madhusudan Agrawal on Nov 18, it was a sign of progress for how far the government is willing to …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Kampala High Court’s Civil Division Head, Justice Stephen Musota Wednesday ordered Government to produce four missing Kaweesi suspects who were recently arrested by security operatives, after being granted bail by Nakawa Magistrate Court. This follows an application presented to Court on Tuesday by their relatives …
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STRIKE: Why Ugandan workers pick weapon of last reason? Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Salary wars usually get ugly, especially if they involve a strike by medical workers. So when members of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA), a 6000-member body started their strike over pay on Monday 06, the country …
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A rights activist view on the tension between the government and NGOs Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | The government’s renewed determination to tightly monitor Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Uganda is meant to stifle other than enable civil society organisations do their work. The NGO Act passed in 2016 just …
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After reversing the deplorable state of the economy, the government needs to support local businesses COMMENT | Martin F. Kyeyune | Manufacturing existed in Africa before the colonial rule. Africa made a wide range of essential goods it consumed, including food (this involved food preservation), shelter (involved the use of timber, …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Business was Tuesday paralyzed in Courts across the country as all state prosecutors under the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) resumed their strike over low pay and poor working conditions. Three months ago, Government asked prosecutors to call off their strike committing to meet some …
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Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Monday stripped one of the top candidates to succeed him of a cabinet post, as the battle to replace the long-ruling leader intensifies. Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who also doubled as minister of justice, was replaced as minister by ruling ZANU-PF …
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