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All Teachers to Get Phased Pay Raise – Museveni

All Teachers to Get Phased Pay Raise – Museveni

KAMPALA – President Museveni has told public school teachers across Uganda that the government remains committed to enhancing their salaries, but the increase will be implemented in phases. Speaking at the

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Corruption Dominates Museveni’s Meeting with Permanent Secretaries

Corruption Dominates Museveni’s Meeting with Permanent Secretaries

President Museveni had cautioned Uganda’s Permanent Secretaries against engaging in acts of corruption. “On corruption, you have the lead role because you are the one in charge of government money, person

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Businesses report improved business environment despite rising input costs 

Businesses report improved business environment despite rising input costs 

The Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index indicates that businesses faced high input costs, which impacted the cost of production and profitability in September.  However, despite increased costs, Stanbic noted that the private sector remained in the growth territory due to expansio

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Insurance half year premiums grow by Shs104b

Insurance half year premiums grow by Shs104b

Insurance companies recorded an increase of Shs104.9b in gross written premiums in the first half of 2024. Details contained in the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) performance report indicate that the sector expanded by 12.65 percent from Shs828.9b recorded in the half year ended Ju

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Economy posts positive results despite negative predictions

Economy posts positive results despite negative predictions

The country’s economic performance got a positive nod in the second quarter of the year, between April and June 2024, expanding by 6.6 percent, despite predictions by analysts that recovery was likely to nosedive, at the start of the year. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Fin

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Digital technology will make bad education worse

Digital technology will make bad education worse

Soon, laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other digital devices may be available for use by learners and teachers in primary and secondary schools. This follows the launch of the Digital Agenda Strategy by the Ministry of Education on August 22. A significant development, indeed, for our

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World Bank says 26 poorest nations in worst financial shape since 2006

World Bank says 26 poorest nations in worst financial shape since 2006

 The world's 26 poorest countries, home to 40% of the most poverty-stricken people, are more in debt than at any time since 2006 and increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and other shocks, a new World Bank report showed on Sunday. The report finds that these economies are poorer

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Share of online govt services is now at 40% 

Share of online govt services is now at 40% 

Finance Minister Matai Kasaija has said Uganda has installed a total of 4,354 kilometre of fiber cables across the country, connecting 1,523 key government service delivery units to the National Backbone Infrastructure. Speaking during the 15th National Competitiveness Forum in Kampala,

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Shs400b to be injected in Mbale industrial park roads 

Shs400b to be injected in Mbale industrial park roads 

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has said government has already contracted China Railway Number 3 Group to design and build key infrastructure in the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park. The 619-acre park, which was commissioned in 2018, currently grosses an investment portfoli

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Senior four candidates start exams

Senior four candidates start exams

Anxiety looms large across the country as the first cohort of Senior Four candidates under the new Lower Secondary Curriculum starts exams today. The curriculum came into effect in 2021. According to the Uganda National Examination Board (Uneb), a total of 379,620 students were registere

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