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While financial management skills are key for the survival of any enterprise, most micro, small and medium size enterprises and savings groups lack this key aspect. This has seen many die before even celebrating their first birthdays. However, Computing Palace Technologies, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firm that specializes in software development, thinks many of these enterprises would be saved if they adopt financial management skills by simply investing in management systems. Computing Palace Technologies deals in a range of ICT oriented services including software development, development of financial products, websites design and hosting services, ICT consultancy, internship training,…
Patients in Kamuli District are avoiding seeking treatment at the district’s general hospital following the designation of the outpatient ward as a Covid19 isolation centre. Dr Fred Duku, the acting District Health Officer told the Parliamentary Technical Committee on Covid that ever since the services of the outpatient unit were suspended to create an isolation centre, the number of patients has dropped. “There is a lot of fear related to the Covid-19 pandemic that people have resorted to not coming to hospitals which is reducing service delivery in regards to health,” Duku said. He added that this was affecting other…
Outspoken former Makerere University senior researcher Dr. Stella Nyanzi has gone bare knuckles with the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) supporters. In a lengthy social media post, Nyanzi stated that all the attacks were sparked off when she gave her thoughts about the joint opposition coalition. “When I freely expressed myself about unity of all the opposition in Uganda, I was insulted, threatened, ridiculed and condemned by members of my political party – the FDC. Rather than debate the issues I raised, they attacked my person, my morals, my sanity and my loyalty to the FDC party. They mocked…
President Museveni has said that Uganda is stable and nothing can disturb us here. “We have been building a lot of capacity in security. People who thought would destabilize us just woke us up. Nobody can disturb our peace.” Museveni said during budget reading at Parliament. Museveni added that if anybody comes from the neighbouring countries or anywhere else, please report them immediately. President Museveni also revealed that apart from agriculture, minerals, forests, services like tourism, we must take advantage of products from the brain and the skills of the human hand. “We are paying a lot of money in…
Minister of Finance Hon. Matia Kasaija has implored Ugandans to remain focused on activities that bring about economic development. Speaking during the Budget reading session at Parliament this afternoon, Kasaija stated that our economy continues to grow despite the existence of the Covid19 Challenge. “Today, we face unprecedented times. The global Corona Virus pandemic has, without exception, impacted lives and economic activity across the world. The pandemic has worsened the effects of climate change and the locust invasion that Uganda and the region had already been grappling with. Uganda has been reasonably successful in dealing with these emergencies. Allow me…
Uganda’s permanent United Nations representative Ambassador Christopher Onyanga APARR is dead. His death occurred in Geneva yesterday, 10th/ June/2020. The late diplomat has served in numerous capacities, recently as Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva and Ambassador to Switzerland. He also previously served as Head of Mission at Uganda’s Embassy in Moscow & Uganda’s High Commission in Abuja. May His Soul Rest In Everlasting Peace.
Africa’s progress in empowering women risks being undone if authorities’ responses to the Covid-19 crisis do not take gender issues into account. Most notably, access to funding will be critical for the survival of many small businesses; yet we know that women entrepreneurs face significantly greater obstacles than men when it comes to accessing financial services. If policymakers are not cognisant of this in their responses, including in their fiscal stimulus packages, Africa’s strides forward in financial inclusion could be reversed in the months and years ahead. We must ensure that our responses are aligned to the UN’s Sustainable Development…
Uganda has recorded eight new cases of coronavirus disease, the lowest number to be registered in a period of two months. The eight were part of 2,423 samples that were tested on Tuesday. Four of the cases were picked from points of entry while another four were from alerts in the community; two from Kyotera, one from Kayunga and one from Amuru district. The country’s total confirmed cases stands at 665, out of which, 546 remain active in hospitals across the country. Additionally, 31 foreign truck drivers were sent back to their countries of origin after they tested positive for…
The downturn in the Ugandan private sector as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continued in May, with further reductions in output, new orders and employment registered. That said, business sentiment returned to positive territory amid hopes of an improvement in activity once the pandemic subsides. The headline Purchase Managers Index (PMI) rose to 41.9 in May from the reading of 21.6 in April. Although higher than in the previous month, the figure still represented a deterioration in business conditions across the private sector. The reading was also below the average since the survey began four years ago.…
Outgoing Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza is dead. The Burundi government announced the death on Tuesday, saying the head of state had succumbed to a heart attack. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi, at the Karusi Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital following a cardiac arrest on June 8, 2020,” the government said. Nkurunziza’s death comes just ten days after his wife Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza was airlifted to Nairobi after contracting COVID-19. Here are his last photos as president of Burundi.