KAMPALA, UGANDA- In a bid to re-introduce classic movies, Bohemian Pictures, a local company, lanched a week ago at the National Theatre with a pledge to bring back the now lost but educative classic films. “The Seven Year Itch” a 1955 American romantic comedy happened to be the first ever classic movie that revealers were […]
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Can City Oilers make history
Kampala, Uganda-Best of seven finals fixture Falcons vs City Oilers KCCA Leopards vs UCU Lady Canons They have emerged champions right from third division four years ago through second division to qualifying to play in the national basketball league last season, now City Oilers are eying becoming champions of Uganda’s topflight basketball league on their […]
James Tumusimes What makes Africans laugh
KAMPALA, UGANDA-Reflections of an Entrepreneur in humour, Media and Culture, Tumusiime offers not only a ray of hope, but also seeks to questions the positions of African elites in the post-colonial era, about the place of culture and indigenous knowledge systems in modern political and cultural reasoning. At different turns in the book, he questions […]
Inter university games set
Kampala, Uganda–Twenty three universities in Uganda are set to participate in the 2013 National University Sports Federation of Uganda (NUSFU) Games. The Championships will take place between 15th to 21st December at UCU, main campus in Mukono. The championship also known as INTER UNIVERSITY GAMES is expected to attract 2776 athletes who will compete in […]
Bills critical to establishing EAC Monetary Union tabled
KAMPALA, Uganda–Two key Bills critical to the establishment of the East African Community Monetary Union were yesterday tabled before the East African Legislative Assembly sitting in Kampala Uganda for first reading. The two bills are the Monetary Institute Bill 2017 and the EAC Statistics Bureau Bill 2017 which were tabled by the Chair of the […]
The Uganda Shilling shows resilience against U.S dollar
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Uganda shilling traded stable against the U.S dollar on Thursday, partly supported by a local currency tightening operation by the Central Bank. The USDUGX pair owed solidity to low dollar demand from both inter bank players and importers from the manufacturing, telecom and energy sectors. The pair was quoted at the 3685/3705 levels, […]
Shilling stable against USD as BOU maintains lending rate
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Uganda shilling traded flat at the 3685/3705 levels against the U.S Dollar on Monday, as the Central Bank of Uganda maintained its key benchmark lending rate at 9.00 per cent. The regulator noted that risks to inflation were balanced and inflation was expected to rise gradually to around 5 percent by the end […]
MARKETS: The shilling closed the week strong against USD
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Uganda shilling was unchanged against the U.S dollar at last week’s close, supported by hard currency inflows from commodity exporters amidst waning importer and interbank demand. The USDUGX duet was detained within the 3685/3705 levels. This week, market sentiment alludes to a relatively stable pair as mid-month tax payments offer support to the […]
Good supply for grain eases prices in EAC
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, Uganda–A new monthly market report for the month of April on East African grains indicates that prices for staple grains in East Africa remain relatively stable thanks to good supplies for grains to the markets in the region. A report from the East African Grain Council titled “East Africa grain markets […]