London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho faces a trip to the seaside in his first Premier League game in charge of Manchester United as they face Bournemouth in the Premier League fixtures unveiled on Wednesday. His bitter rival from his days in charge of Real Madrid in Spain, …
Read More »UN: Support Services Officer
Posting Title: Chief, Central Support Services Job Code Title: CHIEF INTEGRATED SUPPORT SERVICES OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 13 June 2016 – 11 August 2016 Job Opening Number: 60276 Staffing Exercise N/A CLICK HERE TO APPLY Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »UNEP: Programme Management Officer
Posting Title: SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER Job Code Title: SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 14 June 2016 – 12 August 2016 Job Opening Number: 58478 Staffing Exercise N/A CLICK HERE TO APPLY Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »House Approves 80 Member Cabinet
NBS: Parliament this afternoon endorsed an 80-member cabinet in a new wave of events as president Museveni prepares to deliver what he calls a middle income status in his fresh 2016/2021 term of office. The motion faced stiff resistance from the opposition who argued against the blotted cabinet. Share …
Read More »Parliament vets First Lady
NBS:Parliament starts a three day vetting process of the newly appointed ministers. 17 out of the 81 ministers were the first to interface with the Parliamentary appointments committee that was chaired by Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Akena’s UPC Faction Signs Memorandum of Understanding with NRM
NBS: The Uganda People’s Congress faction that is under the leadership of President Jimmy Akena has resolved to sign a memorandum of understanding with the NRM government. This follows the appointment of the party members Oyam South MP Betty Amongi and Ruth Achieng as Ministers. Share on:
Read More »TOURISM: Tanzania, like Uganda, faces new VAT battle
ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Tanzania’s tourism industry may be in for a rough year ahead should proposals for adding Value Added Tax (VAT) on tourism services be sanctioned by parliament. The 18 percent tax, if implemented, would apply for any service rendered, from park fees to transport and …
Read More »Gritty minnows Iceland hold Ronaldo’s Portugal
Hungary 2 Austia 0 Iceland 1 Portugal 1 Saint-Étienne, France | AFP | Minnows Iceland earned a 1-1 draw with Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal on their European championship debut as the superstar forward failed to score as he equalled his country’s apparence record. A superb finish by Nani gave Portugal the …
Read More »Primary education to the test
Will institutionalising nursery school education overturn the appalling learning deficit? It’s about 6:30 pm. Most workers are heading home after a long day; not yet for the three men working at this construction site at Lusanja inWakiso District.As they carry bricks and piles of concrete with an obvious gait in …
Read More »The case for Uganda’s exports
It has almost become a norm that for every State of the Nation address, President Yoweri Museveni has to lament about the fact that Uganda imports far much more than it exports. This year’s address was no different. He lamented how Uganda had become a ‘supermarket’ economy, importing all sorts …
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