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Equity Group posts Shs 433.2bn profit

Equity Group posts Shs 433.2bn profit

L-R: Equity Bank Uganda Executive Director, Claver Serumaga, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi and Equity Bank Uganda Managing Director, Gift Shoko, during the Quarter One 2025 Investor Briefing event.The lender

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High Court Halts Changes in UMSC Leadership Amid Legal Dispute

High Court Halts Changes in UMSC Leadership Amid Legal Dispute

The High Court in Kampala has issued an interim order directing all parties involved in a legal dispute concerning the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) to maintain the status quo pending the outcome of a judicial review.The order was granted on Monday by Justice Bernard Namanya during

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335 Nationals, Refugees Youth Gain Skills for Self-Reliance in Adjumani

335 Nationals, Refugees Youth Gain Skills for Self-Reliance in Adjumani

Adjumani District is witnessing a transformative wave as vocational training programs equip 335 nationals and refugee youth with practical skills, fostering self-reliance and economic empowerment.The beneficiaries have completed a three-month training in various vocational disciplines incl

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Why Do Thousands Walk Hundreds of Kilometres to Namugongo? The Deep Faith Behind Uganda Martyrs Day

Why Do Thousands Walk Hundreds of Kilometres to Namugongo? The Deep Faith Behind Uganda Martyrs Day

Every 3rd of June, Uganda’s Namugongo becomes the epicenter of African Christianity. From as far as 500 kilometers away, pilgrims make their way there on foot enduring rain, dust, fatigue, and hunger, all for a single purpose: to honor the Uganda Martyrs. Some trek from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania,

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Experts Urge Mothers to Prioritise Health, Family Welfare

Experts Urge Mothers to Prioritise Health, Family Welfare

The Chairperson of the Uganda AIDS Commission Board, Dr. Ruth Ssenyonyi, has called on mothers across the country to take an active role in protecting their families against life-threatening diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and cancer.Speaking at the Mothers’ Union and Church Women Fe

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Govt Launches Million LEGS Project to Transform Rural Livelihoods

Govt Launches Million LEGS Project to Transform Rural Livelihoods

The Government of Uganda, with support from international partners, has unveiled $50.4 million(Shs 191.5 billion) initiative aimed at improving rural livelihoods and accelerating economic transformation across 17 districts under the Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) Project.Implemented

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Govt, Islamic Development Bank Invest Shs180bn to Boost Rural Livelihoods

Govt, Islamic Development Bank Invest Shs180bn to Boost Rural Livelihoods

The government, with support from international financiers, is pressing ahead with a $50.4 million (about Shs182 billion) initiative aimed at transforming rural economies through water access, market infrastructure, and affordable microfinance.Known as the Local Economic Growth Support (LE

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Kabaka Urges Buganda to Embrace Self-Reliance

Kabaka Urges Buganda to Embrace Self-Reliance

The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, has issued a clarion call to the people of Buganda, both at home and in the diaspora, to shift their focus from dependency on external aid to self-reliance, innovation, and direct involvement in initiatives aimed at uplifting their communities.

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Why getting married abroad could land you with a HUGE bill from the taxman

Why getting married abroad could land you with a HUGE bill from the taxman

Couples marrying abroad could be landed with a huge inheritance tax bill if their foreign wedding is not legally binding, a husband and wife have warned.Antonia Medlicott, 49, and Tim Pindar, 44, tied the knot in 2009 in the wedding of their dreams in&nbs

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Is West grooming Ugandan media, NGOs to promote anti-Russia propaganda?

Is West grooming Ugandan media, NGOs to promote anti-Russia propaganda?

In Uganda, the geopolitical rivalry between the West on one hand, and Russia plus China on the other, is threatening to spill full-blown into the media if recent reports are anything to go by.For decades, it has always been known that the geopolitics is m

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