In the second part of this two-part series of Unfair Education and Limited Digital Skills Opportunities to Children with Visual Impairment in Uganda, Caroline Ayugi highlights the dilemma of learners with visual impairment in choosing a career. Gulu, Uganda | SPECIAL FEATURE | The unfair education and limited digital skills opportunities to …
Read More »Uganda mourns Ambassador Julius Onen
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tributes have started flowing following the passing away of Ambassador Julius Onen, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives. “This is sad and very painful to loose ladit Onen, a very accomplished public servant. We pray for his family in this trying moment,” said …
Read More »Uganda in bold move to regulate supermarkets
Government drafting guidelines to deal with defaulting retail chains Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Supermarkets in Uganda have made it a habit not to pay or delay payments to suppliers of goods and services in time but that will soon come to an end once the government’s proposed …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Business feels Chinese pinch
Indians, local traders struggle as red dragon invades retail If any one place can be described as the heartbeat of Uganda’s retail business, it is Kikuubo Road; a half kilometer road in down town Kampala, that is an open market yard. At any time of day it is so packed …
Read More »BUSINESS: Why sugar price is going up
Factory price of 50kg bag up by 48% in April 2017 There is bad news for sugar consumers in the country going by current issues happening in the industry. Official figures for the year 2016 from industry controllers Uganda Sugarcane Manufacturers Association (USMA) millers – Kakira, Kinyara and SCOUL …
Read More »How ambassador Onen was recalled from Arusha
By Onghwens Kisangala Uganda, through Onen, as the Deputy Secretary General (DSG) of the EAC in charge of projects and programmes, and Beatrice Kiraso, as the DSG in charge of fast tracking political federation, held two DSG positions. The entry of Rwanda and Burundi created demand for two new DSG …
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