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Despite Covid 19 pandemic, Uganda Clays Limited registered shs4.89 billion in profits during  2020 financial year that ended on 31 December. Eng Martin Kasekende Uganda Clays Limited Board Chairman announced the development during the company’s Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday at Sheraton Hotel. During the first phase of Covid, many companies suffered from restrictive government measures put in place ...

As night draws closer, traders in the Ugandan capital at the country’s biggest market prepare for another long night’s sleep. They sleep between the fruit and vegetable stalls, cold as ice because they are forbidden to return home after a day’s work. When the strict 42-day lockdown came into action, vendors at Nakasero market in downtown Kampala were allowed to ...

The government has said that those who were unemployed before lockdown are not the target for their Covid-19 relief funds. This money is for those whose work has been affected by the 42-day lockdown. This was said by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi. “Before the lockdown, you were not working, even during the ...

The welcome got from Saudi Arabia by Uganda’s U-23 players became a rude one due to the high temperatures. The country experiences temperatures as high as 50 degrees as compared to Uganda’s 20-27 degrees range Ugandans are used to. The team is in Saudi Arabia for the training camp as they prepare for the 2021 CECAFA senior challenge cup in ...

Members of Parliament on the opposition side have asked the government to halt the planned expenditure on the relief funds. Their reason for this is to have the matter fully debated in Parliament. The government recently announced that it will soon release Shs54 billion to help over 1 million people in 500,000 households. This is majorly to benefit people around ...