JOB OPENING Uganda: GHG COMMUNICATION SUPPORT Kampala, Uganda Mercy Corps Closing Date : 2016-10-21 Duty Station : Kampala, Uganda Organization: Mercy Corps Country: Uganda Closing date: 21 Oct 2016 Application : Apply for the job Share on: WhatsApp
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar, a pariah for the West since his call last month for renewed civil war, headed to South Africa for medical check-ups on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent reported. In what he billed as his first media appearance since he fled …
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VIDEO: Parliament has ordered five Chinese construction companies to refund sh32 billion out of sh47.7 billion remitted to to them by UNRA. The contractors had a tough time before the Parliamentary Committee of Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises after failing to explain why they failed to compensate people affected by the roads construction and …
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The Uganda Cancer Institute has settled the controversy surrounding the purchase and construction of the radiotherapy bunker , saying a consensus has been reached. According to the Director of Uganda Cancer Institute Dr. Jackson Orem, the disagreement between the institute and the ministry of Health on who to be contracted to …
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The Constitutional Court has been forced to repeat the hearing of an application filed by a concerned citizen Twaha Sanywa challenging government’s decision to spend sh64 billion shillings on car purchases by the members of the 10th Uganda Parliament. This after Justice Richard Buteera informed the parties in this case that …
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VIDEO: The minister of internal affairs General Jeje Odong has revealed government is in advanced stages of secring funds from alternative sources to help improve services in all prisons nationwide. This was during a maiden tour of the Luzira Prisons premises on the shores of Lake Victoria. Irene Namaja was …
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VIDEO: In the 90’s Ugandan teams were the weak link when it came to zonal basketball. To those of little faith, Ugandan clubs would never contest in continental affairs. After Friday, the story has changed, a Ugandan basketball club, City Oilers convincingly won the Africa Zone V Championships. How it all …
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Members of the Parliamentary Committee on the National Economy want the banking industry to do something about the sky-high lending rates. The MPs made the appeal at a meeting with the Uganda Bankers Association in Kampala on Oct.03. The MPs organised the meeting to understand why interest rates in Uganda …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | South Africa and Kenya vowed Tuesday to “soften borders” between the two regional powerhouses by easing trade and visa barriers, part of ongoing efforts to boost low levels of commerce within Africa. While both nations are economic giants in their respective regions, South Africa’s Jacob …
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Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday snubbed Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s criticism of the presence of Turkish troops in Iraq ahead of a planned operation to retake Mosul city, urging him to “know your place”. “He is insulting me personally. You are not …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
