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What you need to know about jobs in oil sector The waiting is over and the real hard work of preparing to extract the oil that is buried hundreds of metres beneath the rocks of the Albertine Graben in Western Uganda is set to begin next year. Initial estimates indicate that some 13,000 high-paying direct …

Government must certify Ugandan workers now or never  Uganda has entered one of the most important phases of its oil industry; described generally as the development phase. Estimated to last about four years, it will be characterised by heavy construction activities and this will require the supply of goods and services including steel and metal …

  President Museveni and his bush war comrades including Kizza Besigye (circled) in Kampala in 1986 There are two conflicting things lawyers often say. The first is, “You better have it [a contract, agreement or memoranda] in writing.” The second is, “If only my enemy had sent me a letter.” We have all heard about …

The long awaited elections for the new taxi drivers’ leadership is set to take place in March next year, The Sunrise has learnt. The decision follows a stake holders’ meeting chaired by the Minister for Kampala Beti Namisango Kamya held on Monday this week at the president’s office. According to sources who attended the meeting …

Uganda is a land locked country. This means that as a country we incur a heavier cost in importing and exporting goods than our neighbours Kenya and Tanzania that have access to sea. This has adversely affected the competitiveness of our businesses in the region, not to mention the impact of rapid damage it brings …

FLIGHT THROUGH THE TIMES   More than a century ago, the world was a very different place.  Transportation was making strenuous steps that were to see the world a changed place. The internal combustion engine was invented in the late 19th century, unveiling possibilities of motive force. The automobile was to replace the horse, and …