Category Archives: Buisness
Covid Fight: Infections cases, death reduce after IMF approved $1 billion loan
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Big Story: Covid-19 infections cases and deaths reduce after IMF approved $1billion loan
Uganda recorded a significant number of people recovering from Covid-19 as infections drop by the end of last week.
About 700 people recorded from Covid-19 in a single day according to Saturday’s update from the Ministry of Health. Bringing the total number of recoveries at approximately 54900.
The future of farming in Africa is not agriculture but agribusiness
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Africa is a farm lover’s dream: abundant uncultivated arable land, roughly over half the global total; tropical climates that permit long growing seasons; a young labor force; and an expanding population that provides a readily available market for produce consumption.
Yet, African countries are yet to harness these opportunities to ensure sustainable food security and food production. The average age of farmers is about 60 years—in a continent where 60% of the population is under 24 years of age. Farmers are also less educated, with younger, more educated Africans are leaving rural areas, where farms are located, and moving to cities.
Big Fish: Former vision group senior journalist Mugonza Andrew officially joins Whisper Eye as an environment, current affairs reporter
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Former Vision Group senior Journalist Mugonza Andrew officially joins Whisper Eye as An Environment and Current Affairs reporter.
Mugonza Andrew popularly known as Senator has officially joined Whisper Eye news as an Environment journalist.
Environmental and climate change issues struggle to find themselves in mainstream media.
Labour externalization a lifeline for youth affected by COVID-19 – Ronnie Mukundane
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Labour externalization was one of the subsectors of Uganda’s economy that were severely hit by the resurgent Covid-19. First, Uganda’s main destination countries for migrant workers like the Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Jordan and UAE were the worst hit and had to impose lockdowns. Then the Government of Uganda had to impose a national Lockdown in March 2020 and the current one of 42 days to tame the raging pandemic.
Covid!: Masaka NRM business mogul William Kalumba candle burns out
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Sad: Masaka NRM business mogul William Kalumba candle burns out
Masaka business mogul Ssalongo William Kalumba was yesterday killed by the deadly Covid-19.
Ssalongo Kalumba contested for Masaka municipality mayoral seat twice on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket in 2011 and 2016, unfortunately, lost both to Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate Kayemba Godfrey Afaayo.
Full Budget Speech for Financial Year 2021/22 delivered by Hon Amos Lugoloobi
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FULL BUDGET SPEECH for the FY 2021/22 under the theme: Industrialisation for Inclusive Growth, Employment and Wealth Creation. Delivered by Hon. Amos Lugoloobi.
New Promotion: Melbet Uganda unveils new cash bonanza promotion for its customers
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- Melbet unveils new cash Bonanza promotion, Bet with Melbet & win big
Uganda’s leading betting company Melbet Uganda has yet again announced a free big new promotion to their customers.
Melbet Uganda has introduced a big promotion that will see its customers get rewarded for every deposit they make.
Why Museveni ordered URA boss to immediately return Bobi Wine’s bulletproof car to avoid Katumba kind of action
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Why Museveni ordered URA boss to immediately return Bobi Wine bulletproof car to avoid Katumba kind of action
Uganda president Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni has ordered URA boss to immediately return hon Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert’s armored car.
Former presidential candidate Mr. Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu who is also popularly known as Bobi Wine, bought an armored vehicle registration number UBJ 667F early this year, just after few weeks in his custody it was confiscated by URA claiming that the tax paid was undervalued, thus ordering new evaluation
Masaka City: BCF plants 500 trees on World Environment day in partnership with Buddu county administration
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- Masaka City: BCF plants 500 trees on world environment day in partnership with Buddu county administration
Biodiversity Conservation Foundation (BCF) has planted 500 trees in Masaka City to commemorate World Environment Day.
Tycoon Ham VS Diamond Trust Bank: Full list of other illegal series of multi-billion scandals of Diamond Trust Bank, face closure
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Uganda’s Diamond Trust Bank Uganda (DTBU) and Kenya Diamond Trust Bank Kenya (DTBK) are in big trouble as experts continue to predict their downfall following Tycoon Ham Kiggundu’s huge commercial court case against them.
Uganda’s youngest millionaire Hamis Kiggundu of Ham Enterprises Limited, dragged Diamond Trust Banks to court in which he accused the bank of illegally deducting over UGX 120Bn from his company accounts.
This case has exposed several other multibillion scandals that the bank has been allegedly involved in over the years all over the East African region.
Environment Day: GCCA, FADECA plant about 500 hundred trees at Mawokota county seat in Mpigi
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Environment Day: GCCA, FADECA plant about 500 hundred trees at Mawokota county seat in Mpigi. Whisper Eye News
Green Climate Campaign Africa (GCCA) has sponsored the planting of about 500 hundred trees at Butoolo-Kammengo in Mpigi district to celebrate World Environment Day.
GCCA Executive director Mr Mugerwa Timothy has asked all residents of Mpigi to join the strong to protect and save the Environment for a better further.
Exclusive: GCCA & FADECA backs Buganda tree planting campaign in Mpigi
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- Exclusive: GCCA and FADECA backs Buganda tree planting campaign in Mpigi
Green Climate Campaign Africa (GCCA) and Family Development and Child Care (FADECA) are planning to plant trees in Mawokota county after Buganda government launched tree planting campaign in the Kingdom.
HOW TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL AT A YOUNG AGE: Tonny Tumukunde.
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I have had several questions posed to me on how I have made it in life from several friends but mostly those I shared with secondary and university school life. Whatever the word “made it in life” means, I find it more first-rately used.
It comes to their conclusion that probably they think I am successful. Indeed I must admit and thank God that I am more successful than I was five years back and how I measure success is comparative.
