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@kfm Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:00:12
NSSF declares 10% interest payment to savers
By Monitor Team The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija Tuesday declared a 10 percent interest rate for National Social Security (NSSF) members for the 2022/2023 financial year, arguing that this is consistent with the Fund’s commitment made in 2013 to pay savers a real annual return, that is, at least 2 percentage points above the 10-year rate of inflation. According to the minister, the new rate which is equivalent to Shs1.591 billion in total, will be calculated and credited to the balance outstanding on the members’ accounts as of July 1, 2022. “Last financial year, the 10-year average rate of inflation was 4.2 percent. The rate I have just declared is 5.8 percent above the 10-year average, which means that […]
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@chimpreports Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:02:48
PDM: Tayebwa Buys Laptops, Printers for Parish Chiefs in Mitooma
RUHINDA – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has given out 25 brand new HP laptops to parish chiefs in Ruhinda North, Mitooma District, to help in the implementation of the Parish Development Model. Tayebwa, who is the Ruhinda North area Member of Parliament, also distributed six (six) brand new HP printers to all …
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@matookerepublic Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:17:56
Fik Fameica, Zulitums unveil collaboration ‘Manyi Mangi’ for this year’s COKE STUDIO project
Singer Fik Fameica and the multi-talented songwriter, performer, and producer Zulitums, representing Uganda in this year’s global COKE STUDIO, have unveiled their local collaboration, “Manyi Mangi.” The song is a harmonious fusion of their distinct vocal styles. For Fik Fameica, this marks his second appearance as Uganda’s representative in the COKE STUDIO project, while it’s […]
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@chimpreports Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:40:08
Ministry of Health Strengthens Continuity of Essential Health Services Amidst the Post-COVID-19 Era
Uganda’s history with life-claiming epidemics has had a negative impact on the development of the economy as more resources have been diverted to save lives. The COVID-19 pandemic strained health systems and disrupted essential health services in Africa and Uganda, due to the measures instituted to combat further infections. Some of the measures disrupted the …
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@matookerepublic Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:44:49
“I am now a fan,” Micho breaks silence after being sacked as Cranes coach
Barely two weeks after his dismissal by the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) from his role as the head coach of the Uganda Cranes, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has broken his silence, claiming that he harbours no ill feelings toward the federation. Micho, who returned for a second stint as the Cranes’ coach in 2021, […]
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@kfm Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:04:05
Byarugaba wants court to kick Ayota out of office
By Juliet Kigongo The former Managing Director of National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Mr Richard Byarugaba, wants court to overturn the appointment of his successor, Mr Patrick Ayota. He alleges that Mr Ayota,appointed in August, was ineligible because he was holding a substantive statutory position of deputy managing director on a fixed five-year term. The Gender minister on August 17 appointed Mr Ayota as the Fund’s MD. The orders sought are contained in an application in which Mr Byaruga- ba is seeking the court’s permission to amend his earlier pleadings in which he challenged Ms Betty Amongi, the Gender minister’s decision to reject his re-appointment as well as the new recruitment process that led to Mr Ayota’s appointment. In early […]
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@kfm Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:16:20
Dengue fever kills hundreds in Sudan, medics say
By AFP Outbreaks of dengue fever and acute watery diarrhoea have “killed hundreds” in war-torn Sudan, medics reported on Monday, warning of “catastrophic spreads” that could overwhelm the country’s decimated health system. In a statement, the Sudanese doctors’ union warned that the health situation in the southeastern state of Gedaref, on the border with Ethiopia, “is deteriorating at a horrific rate”, with thousands infected with dengue fever. Although Gedaref has been spared the direct effects of the brutal war between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), it has nonetheless been impacted by mass displacement and other humanitarian crises. More than five months into the war, 80 percent of the hospitals in Sudan are out of service, […]
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