The challenges faced by the Jinja Blood Bank in meeting its monthly blood donation targets due to negative public perceptions and unethical blood sales. To address this issue, a toll-free telephone number has been launched for reporting blood sales.
Uganda’s national budget strategy for the fiscal year 2024/2025. Key points include a focus on economic growth, transitioning to a manufacturing-based economy, and priorities such as the Parish Development Model, agriculture, oil, tourism, and private sector support while addressing debt concerns.
The Federation of Uganda Football Association mutually terminated the contract of Uganda Cranes Coach, Milutin Sredojević commonly known as Micho ending his second stint as the gaffer with the men’s national football team in a statement released by Federation of Uganda football Association (FUFA) yesterday 14th September 2023.
The Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) has revealed a comprehensive five-year strategic plan aimed at achieving 80% digitalization of its product offerings by 2026. UPPC Managing Director, Prof. Sudi Nangoli, emphasized the corporation’s commitment to leveraging technology to enhance services and convenience for stakeholders in an increasingly digital landscape.
Vice President Jessica Alupo reopened Uganda’s embassy in Cuba, closed since 2000 due to financial constraints. This move comes as both nations strengthen ties and sign a Memorandum of Understanding in science and technology.
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party has unveiled an ambitious initiative to impart Kiswahili language skills to its members nationwide, in a bid to align with the broader East African integration agenda where Kiswahili has gained prominence as a regional common languagethe launch yesterday at the NRM Secretariat yesterday 13th September 2023.
Application security leaders are more bullish than developer leaders on generative AI, though both agree it will lead to more pervasive security vulnerabilities in software development
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a clinker and cement production plant in Moroto District. The factory, established by West International Holding Limited, a subsidiary of China West Cement Limited, is set to save Uganda $380 million in imported clinker costs while creating jobs and tax revenue.
A total of 74 inmates at Upper Maximum Prison in Luzira, Uganda, have graduated with diplomas in entrepreneurship and small business management from Makerere University Business School (MUBS). Among the graduates, 44 achieved first-class honors, 27 received second-class upper honors, and three earned second-class lower honors. The Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, praised the inmates for their remarkable achievements and highlighted the transformative power of education within prison walls.
The Uganda police have indefinitely suspended the National Unity Platform’s (NUP) mobilization efforts due to widespread violations of rules and guidelines, resulting in public unrest, traffic congestion, property damage, and even fatalities.
