Bank of Uganda has announced new reforms with an aim to increase efficiency and enhance liquidity in the financial market. This has been done in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development.
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) members who qualify for withdrawal of their savings can now submit and track their claims online and through their mobile phones.
Fishermen from the Ugandan side physically interact with their counterparts from DR Congo while in the waters and when they land with their catch, no one observes the ‘tonsemberera’ (social distancing) guidelines as they all jostle for the fish.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, paid a courtesy visit to Eskom Uganda, one of the power generators in the country.
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has come under fire following its plot to have all online content providers get authorization on the heels of digital campaigns building up to the 2021 general election.
The Ministry of Health has today received 210 beds as part of the COVID-19 auxiliary treatment center at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.
The World Bank has appointed Mr. Keith Hansen as the new Country Director for Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Somalia effective September 8, 2020.
On behalf of the Ministry of Health, the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine received a mobile ultrasound machine from Airtel Uganda as part of their safe motherhood program.
Many children in Uganda are now uncertain of continuing their education as donors for several sponsorship programs cut back funding after being affected by Covid-19 in their countries.
The Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission Dr. Tanga Odoi has issued a number of guidelines that are to be followed by electoral officials while conducting Party primaries slated for Friday, September 4th, 2020, so as to avoid the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) among voters.
The Ministry of Education and Sports is fronting reforms in technical and vocational training in a bid to regularize skills development and acquisition of competencies that are relevant to the job market.
There is untold fear at the City Hall based Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), after one of their staff tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19), something that has brought business to a standstill as officials from the Ministry of Health monitors the situation.
Farmers in Uganda have decried the stringent conditions that were set by the government in order for them to be able to access funds from the Bank of Uganda through the Agriculture Credit Facility, such that they can mitigate the adverse impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the agricultural sector.
The Minister for Health Hon. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020, officially inaugurated the Board of Directors (BOD) for the Malaria Free Uganda project.
Uganda's health sector has gained two mobile phone-based digital solutions that should ease the quality of services, especially in the poor and rural areas.