Hope Ekadu joins the Banks senior management team and will provide strategic leadership to the Operations function with a focus on driving operational excellence. With a banking career spanning over 13 years, she has held several roles at management level including Head of Business and Institutional Banking, Head of Operations and Business Technology as well as Head of Retail Banking. Hope joins dfcu from Housing Finance Bank. Prior to Housing Finance Bank, she worked in various roles within the Operations department in Barclays Bank Uganda and was an active member of the change and diversity/ inclusion committees. Hope’s expertise in…
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The role of effective, consistent, localized and recurring communication in the fight against the coronavirus cannot be underestimated. Governments, health organizations, brands and even individuals have for the past 8 months used every avenue at their disposal to help communities prepare for and adjust to a world that no longer plays by our rules. It is worth noting that communication focused on behavioural change, socioeconomic changes and psychosocial adjustments is key to how humanity will recover from this crisis. But, like a famous adage goes, the science of doing “Everything in moderation” is as important to what lessons will stick…
Kampala is among the three top districts that account for the biggest percent of all confirmed cases in Uganda, the Ministry of Health has said on Thursday August 13 — naming the capital as the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot. “Kampala has joined the hotspot districts and I want to encourage Ugandans that the direction in which this pandemic will go in this country will be determined by the population, Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said in televised address to the country. “If we’re responsible, people we’ll keep it under control but if we’re careless then it may blow out…
The four semi-final winners from the regional phase of the Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC) have been selected and will now face off during the finale scheduled for September where they will showcase their business plans at the ultimate stage. Mentor Secondary School emerged as semi-final champions in the Northern region, Mpumudde Seed Secondary School (Eastern); Kyabembe Girls SS, (Western) and Nabisunsa Girls emerged winner from Central region. The winners were given UGX 1.5 million in total of which UGX 500,000 is to implement the Covid-19 related business in the next four weeks while the UGX 1 million…
15 members of staff attached to International Distiller of Uganda limited (IDU), have been fired after they were found to be the masterminds behind fake products bearing the brand name of their employers. A source claims that IDU, the manufacturers of spirits; Uganda Waragi, V&A and Bond 7 noticed fake products in the market bearing their brand names. According to the source, IDU were able to notice the fake brands after the counterfeit products flooded the market without Digital Stamps, a new tax system implemented nine months ago by the Uganda Revenue Authority. The source adds that certain IDU employees…
The demolition of the St Peters Protestant church in Ndeeba, a Kampala suburb, a township on the outskirts of the capital city, by court bailiffs has caught the sympathy and imagination of Ugandans of all walks of life. Politicians, church leaders, and common folks, have condemned the ungodly act of demolition of the house of worship belonging to the Church of Uganda. St Peter’s Church in Ndeeba, sitting on contested land, was demolished in the middle of the night. The action has led to the arrest of police officers who oversaw the demolition. The land conflict pitied the church members…
Nutrition is fundamental to ensuring healthy development for children and families. Having a balanced diet is one of the basic requirements of nutrition. A balanced diet implies having a meal that contains different kinds of foods in certain portions such that the body’s requirement for nutrients is met. While a balanced diet should be a must have in every family, in this fast paced era it can be a challenge for parents to ensure that their families are eating healthy and nutritious foods. The lack of time often forces families to either stick to one type of meal for…
City business man and music promoter, Paul Owor is a reknown name in the entertainment industry of Uganda, he is behind names like Toniks, Latinum, Shena Skies and many others. He has previously signed artistes to his label GMG, lately ventured into singing but his latest plans are far different from doing music. Paul Owor yesterday announced he was going to contest for MP Busiro South, a position he maintains he will win. Amidst cheers, Paul Owor was welcomed by his esteemed voters. Paul will begin his campaign trail as soon they are open and we wish him the very…
Over a year after the Supreme Court upheld the Constitutional Court decision that rejected extension of the current term of Parliament and local councils for seven years, MPs are seeking other options to have the term of office extended as they had sought in the presidential age limit petition last year. The extension of the term for all political offices to seven years is not among the proposals Ndorwa East MP Wilfred Niwagaba included in his Private Member’s Bill seeking to amend the Constitution to change the structure of government, but the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has proposed the…
Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday morning that Russia has registered the world’s first vaccine against coronavirus. He says the dose is effective in forming immunity against the deadly pathogen which has spread globally. “As far as I know, a vaccine against the coronavirus infection has been registered this morning (in Russia) for the first time in the world,” the President told members of the government. “I thank everyone who worked on the vaccine – it’s a very important moment for the whole world. Putin insisted that vaccination in Russia should only be carried out on a voluntary basis, with nobody forced to accept immunization.…