For the last six (6) years, the East African Community(EAC) has recognised the role of the informal sector in generating employment opportunities and increasing people’s per capita income; in both rural and urban areas and they utilise use of rawmaterials around them such as Banana fibres, sisal, papyrus etc..to produce unique african products. In 1999, [...]
The government has donated 200 heads of cattle to a farmers’ group in Lira District, under the National Livestock productivity project; an innitiative of the ministry of agriculture. The animals were handed over to farmers by the production secretary; Cecilia Agang of Lira. By Kisaakye Irene Uwase.
On September 20th was Uganda’s second celebration of the National Flag. Ugandans are called upon to celebtate their Nationalism,traditions and people as a pearl of Africa;in a campaign code called “Black-Yellow-Red,”spearheaded by the TERP group. Â The various stakeholders in the campaign are shell,The New Vision,Club Silk,Label One Media,Rwenzori Beverages,Hallmark Rigs,Phenix Logistics,picfare and Hoatloaf Bakery. [...]
Uganda is to host the 8th Commonwealth Women Affairs Ministers’ Meeting (WAMM) next year;said Gender Minister Syda Bumba. She added that,Government saved UG SHS900M for the conference to be held in Kampala from June 11th to 14th. Bbumba said the conference aims at promoting gender equality, accelarate women’s empowerment as well as paving way for [...]
The Uganda wildlife Authority (UWA) has received a double cabin Toyota Hillux pick-up truck. The truck was donated by World Wide Fund (WWF) for nature;it was handed over to Moses Mapesa,the Executive director of UWA. The truck is intended to ease transport in Mountain Rwenzori National Park;to this effect,Mapesa vowed to use the pick-up for [...]
Rwanda plans to import about 20 Rhinos over the forthcoming 15 years,in order to attract large tourist numbers both domestic and international;said a tourism official. The director of Rwanda Wildlife Agency (RWA),Fidel Ruzigandekwe,said negotiations were on-going with Kenya and South Africa. Rwanda belongs to the Great LakesRegion,particularly,Central Africa;is a habitat for a third of the [...]
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed a team under the chairmanship of vice president,proffessor Gilbert Bukenya,to find out why Aya investiments has delayed to start construction of Hilton Kampala Hotel. It is alledged that Aya investiments is experiencing a financial crisis something that made them solicit for parteners in Europe and Middle East to fund the [...]
Approximately $24m has been used in the renovation of Sheraton Kampala Hotel;said Jawad Akhtar,the general manager, at the first sheraton media night recently in Kampala. Akhtar said that renovations are done in various sections to ensure the Hotel is still functional. He confessed that, the hotel is more than ready for the commonwealth heads of [...]
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