[Observer] Prospects within Uganda's oil and energy sector continue to attract foreign interest, with the Uganda Investment Authority noting that a new crop of foreign investors - together with other players eying sectors like forestry - were licensed in the first quarter of this year, and are to create more than 6,000 jobs. … [Read more...]

[Observer] Mbale - The Government in partnership with the Private Sector Foundation Uganda is targeting to create a million jobs by 2015 in an attempt to reduce the levels of unemployment in the country, the state minister for investment has said. … [Read more...]

[New Vision] Uganda attracted $806.6m worth of planned investments in the first quarter of 2012. The development is largely attributed to the growing strength of emerging market countries clawing their way here. … [Read more...]

[BuaNews] Pretoria - The salaries of South Africa's soldiers will be adjusted to recognise years of service in an effort to improve their low salaries and boost morale in the military, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu announced on Thursday. … [Read more...]

[AIM] Maputo - Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Thursday urged Mozambicans to commit themselves to work to increase production and productivity as the only way to achieve a better distribution of the gains won thanks to independence. … [Read more...]

[Observer] At the beginning of the year, the ministry of Health posted a medical doctor to Kalangala district to fill a vacuum that had existed for several years. … [Read more...]

[Observer] Lawmakers abolish constituency fund, but share the Shs 2.9 billion … [Read more...]

[Observer] Last Thursday, the ministry of Education and Sports landed in a spot of bother after Parliament realized that their proposed budget for the next financial year did not reflect a promised 30% increment in teachers' salaries. … [Read more...]

[Citizen] Last Tuesday, I happened to be in Nimule Border Checkpoint, on a trip to clear the newsprints for The Citizen and there one can see some improvements. At least there is a face of administration that one can call the government settings. I did not stay the usual longer hours to learn what brought the new face in what used to be known as deformed … [Read more...]

[BuaNews] Pretoria - In a moving ceremony on Wednesday, nurses at Weskoppies Hospital rededicated themselves to their calling. … [Read more...]

[BuaNews] Pretoria - A total of 240 graduate trainees have been recruited by the Department of Water Affairs to help strengthen the institution's capacity. … [Read more...]

[BuaNews] Pretoria - With the country celebrating Youth Day next month, Cabinet has urged the South African nation to rally behind government's efforts to find cost effective solutions to deal with the scourge of youth unemployment. … [Read more...]