29 March 2022 – Kampala, Uganda – Over 40 Standard Chartered Bank Staff volunteered to conduct a community initiative at the Salaama school for the blind located at Kisoga – Mukono where they painted and renovated a classroom block and planted 300 fruit and indigenous trees as a way of preserving the environment and catering for […]
© Reuters/ZOHRA BENSEMRA The Wider Image: Dreams on hold: Afghan girls and women are desperate to get back to class (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council has expressed deep concern over a decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to deny girls access to high school education and called on the group to reopen schools for female
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MTN Pulse, has today awarded Victoria University scholarships to 10MTN pulsers who are set to commence their studies at Victoria University this month. The scholarships comprise of 5 full and 5 partial scholarships to Pulsers who will commence studies in the university’s March intake. MTN Pulse and Victoria University launched their partnership early this
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Sri Lanka cancelled exams for millions of school students as the country ran out of printing paper with Colombo short on dollars to finance imports, officials said Saturday. © Getty Sri Lanka, Ceylon, North Central Province, Kandy, UNESCO World Heritage city, Sunday school Education authorities said the term tests, scheduled a week from Monday, were postponed
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Kampala, 16.3.2022; Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Uganda, in partnership with Boundless Minds, has today launched season III of the Elevate program aimed at promoting economic inclusion of young people by empowering them through mentorship. One of the beneficieries sharing her testimonial Elevate Season three is designed to fill the vacuum created by the Covid-19
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New Zealand introduced a new policy on Tuesday that will allow close to 4,000 family members of Ukrainian-born citizens to move to the country and announced another 4 million New Zealand dollars ($2.7 million, €2.4 million) in humanitarian aid. © Provided by DW New Zealand is stepping up its support of Ukraine as Russia’s invasion continues
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By Julius Mugaga/ KMA Updates. Makerere University, Kampala-Uganda: Makerere University with a grant from the United Kingdom to a tune of 1 Million USD through the World Bank with recommendation from Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development has put up a Public Investment Management (PIM) Centre of Excellence expected to bridge the gap in
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As he enters Kigezi Sub-region where he is set to commence a series of party activities this week, the NRM Secretary General Rt. Hon Richard Todwong has today paid a courtesy visit to the family of the late former Governor of Bank of Uganda Prof Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile in Kabale District. Rt. Hon Todwong prayed
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has called for more commitment from state governments to eliminate open defecation in the nation. According to the ministry, having only 76 open defecation-free local government areas in the nation is a far cry from its target. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, said this during
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|Stakeholders in the technology and digital sector want the youth and women to use the internet to expand their opportunities to earn a living. Speaking yesterday during the Nation Digital Summit in Mombasa, the industry players want 1.2 million Kenyans who are working and earning from online work to expand their opportunities. They urged the
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