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Kampala,: Recently Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has today unveiled its first Kiosk Bank outlet located at Capital shoppers in Ntinda. This launch marks the fruition of another strategic alliance/partnership between the Bank and Capital Shoppers which will see the Bank set up a number of similar outlets at various locations over time. Kiosk banking is a low-cost model which creates a new touchpoint located in a high traffic area where clients can access our digital service with a human touch. With a resource at hand within the Kiosk, clients are able to make instant enquiries and be efficiently and…

Fifteen minutes after the beginning of the march, video showed panicked crowds running from the scene as police began to use tear gas grenades against protesters. The demonstration on Saturday morning drew a crowd of hundreds, carrying placards and Chad’s national flag, to demand that the military transitional council currently governing the country organise elections and put control back into the hands of elected civilians. While Saturday’s demonstration was authorised by the government, Jacques Ngaram, a protestor and political activist, told The Associated Press that after the police arrived to disperse the protesters, they started shooting tear gas. “The policeman…

Sunday, 03rd October 2021 DUBAI EXPO2020: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today presided over celebrations at the Uganda National Day at the Dubai Expo 2020 in the United Arab Emirates. Arriving at the leadership Expo pavilion, President Museveni and his delegation were received by H.E Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak Al Nahayan, the Minister of Tolerance in the United Arab Emirates. It was a great honor as the Ugandan flag and that of UAE were raised and national anthems played to symbolize the warm brotherly relationship Uganda and UAE enjoy. Dubai Expo 2020 is a World Expo currently hosted by Dubai…

COSAFA Women’s Championship 2021 Group C, Matchday 2 Uganda 5-1 Eswatini The Crested Cranes put up a brilliant display to outwit Eswatini at the ongoing COSAFA Women’s Championship in South Africa. Right from onset, Uganda looked liked a team on mission and threw the kitchen sink at Eswatini. In the end, the restless efforts paid off dividends with Uganda earning 5-1 win to get the campaign back on the rails. Crested Cranes’ players celebrating one of the goals(COSAFA Media). Coach George Lutalo made three changes from the team that had started against Namibia with captain Ruth Aturo, Norah Alupo and…

CHARISSE JONES ,  MICHAEL COLLINS   | USA TODAY Critics blamed overly generous unemployment benefits for a labor shortage afflicting businesses and argued that ending the extra assistance would force many Americans to go back to work. But that didn’t happen. States that ended a federal boost to jobless benefits early experienced virtually the same drop in unemployment this summer as states that maintained the extra assistance, according to a new analysis. From June to August, the jobless rate in states that cut off a weekly $300 federal supplement to state unemployment benefits dipped by 0.25%, compared with a 0.26% drop in states that continued the benefit,…

Caption of the featured Image: Colonel Mamady Doumbouya is sworn in at the Presidential Palace on October 1-2021 Guinea’s military leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who led last month’s coup in the country, was sworn in as interim president on Friday, promising to respect all the West African State’s international commitments, as also international ones. Col Doumbouya, who led the coup that ousted President Alpha Conde on September 5, was sworn in by Supreme Court head Mamadou Sylla, for a transition period that is of unspecified length. Recent sanctions by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), against the junta, meant no regional…

Algeria has recalled its ambassador from Paris, accusing France of unacceptable interference in its affairs. Algeria said it was responding to comments attributed to President Emmanuel Macron by French newspaper Le Monde. He was quoted as saying the former French colony was ruled by a “political-military system” with an official history that was based not on truth, but on hatred of France. The diplomatic spat comes days after France cut the number of visas it issues for citizens of Algeria and other North African countries. Mr Macron, who once described France’s colonisation of the North African country as a “crime against…

Registrar General, Mercy Kainobwisho (right) displays the MoU document together with Stanbic Business Incubator Chief Executive Tony Otoa after the signing (PHOTO/Courtesy). KAMPALA – The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) and the Stanbic Business Incubator (SBIL) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see 500 micro, medium and small enterprises (MSMEs) trained and supported to become compliant and sustainable businesses annually for the next five years. The partnership and collaboration will focus on training SMEs about URSB services and enterprise development under SBIL’s Enterprise Development Program. Mr. Tony Otoa, the Chief Executive, SBIL, and Mrs. Mercy K.…

Tanasha Donna’s son Naseeb Junior, who shares a birthday with his dad Diamond Platnumz was celebrated by his family as he turned two Diamond shared a photo of his son without a caption, while Mama Dangote noted the young boy resembles his dad Diamond’s other baby mama Hamisa Mobetto also sent her love to Naseeb PAY ATTENTION: Click ‘See First’ under ‘Follow’ Tab to see Tuko.co.ke news on your FB Feed On Saturday, October 2, Naseeb Junior, the son of Kenyan singer Tanasha Donna and her Tanzanian counterpart Diamond Platnumz turned two years old. Naseeb Junior received love from his…