WORKERS BEWARE! New PAYE Tax Kicks In Next Week
Starting next month, Ugandans will wake up to new tax adjustments and tax administration measures, including the Income Tax (Amendment)...
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GAME CHANGER! Gov’t Moves To Lift Millions Of Small Businesses
By Evans Najuna KAMPALA — The Government of Uganda has intensified efforts to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), urging...
SMEs Get Major Lifeline As Equity Bank Backs Top 100 Survey!
Our Reporter Equity Bank through their support and commitment to Uganda’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are yet again partnering...
NCBA Bank Partners With MAT Abacus to Strengthen SME Growth through Enterprise Development Program
By Brian Musaasizi NCBA Bank Uganda has today signed a strategic partnership agreement with MAT Abacus Business School to deliver...
LAKE VICTORIA GETS GLOBAL LIFELINE! Foundation Pledges Massive 100,000-Litre Plastic Cleanup as Pollution Threatens Millions
Lake Victoria has received a major environmental boost after the Saad Kassis-Mohamed Center announced a commitment to fund the removal...
BIG MONEY TALK! MTN Chairman to Headline SBG Securities Investor Day This Friday
MTN Uganda Chairman and prominent businessman Dr Charles Mbire is set to headline the inaugural SBG Securities Investor Day on...
CHARCOAL BILL SLASHED! How Polland Food Centre Cut Fuel Costs by 60% and Boosted Profits with Ecostoves
By our Reporter When Polland Food Centre opened its doors in 2025, the aroma of sizzling delicacies filled the air....
AGE 6, 12 AWARDS & COUNTING! Meet Pretty Amiirah, Uganda’s Tiny Superstar Rewriting the Rules of Child Talent
By Janet Nkusi While most six-year-olds are busy learning their ABCs, Pretty Amiirah is busy collecting international awards, releasing hit...
SITAANE ATTACKED MAAMA! M7 Gives Health Update On First Lady, Says She’s Recovering Well
President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that First Lady Janet Museveni suffered a serious illness three months ago and narrowly survived...
IPOD CASH BONANZA! NUP Gives Zedriga Powers Sign Deal for Bobi Wine
The National Unity Platform-NUP, the leading opposition political party, has asked the Inter-party Organisation for Dialogue-IPOD to allow Dr Lina...
GULU DVC BATTLE! Four Professors Fight for Top University Seat
Gulu University has shortlisted four senior academics to compete for the institution’s first-ever Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration...
SALARY WAR AT MAK! Non-Teaching Staff Cry Foul Over Selective Pay Rise
More than 120 non-teaching staff at Makerere University are demanding answers over a salary harmonisation exercise they say left them...
GO CASHLESS! Centenary Bank Launches Gonza Pay to Drive Uganda’s Digital Money Revolution
Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading microfinance commercial bank, has launched GonzaPay, a secure, bank-backed digital wallet designed to bridge the gap...
POWER BILL PAIN! Stanbic Tells Schools: Go Solar or Go Broke
Stanbic Bank Uganda has urged education institutions to adopt renewable energy solutions as a practical way to cut rising operational...
CASH, CREDIT & OPPORTUNITY! Equity Bank Brings Refugees into the Financial Mainstream
As the world marks World Refugee Day, a growing number of displaced families in Uganda are moving beyond survival and...
‘ARREST ME IF YOU CAN!’ Ex Mbarara LCV Boss Tabaro Dares Accusers As KIU Land Kickback Storm Explodes
By Amos Tayebwa MBARARA – Former Mbarara District LC5 Chairperson Didas Tabaro has broken his silence and launched a fierce...
MTN’S BIG PAYDAY! Telecom Giant Boosts Uganda’s Digital Future With Sh54Bn Injection Into UCC Fund
MTN Uganda has contributed UGX 54.27 billion to the Uganda Communications Commission’s Universal Service and Access Fund (UCUSAF), reinforcing its...
SICK OR STALLING? Ex-Speaker Among Health Claims Fuel Speculation Plans To Leave Country As Investigations Approach Decisive Stage
Just when the heat appeared to be rising around investigations linked to former Speaker Anita Annet Among, a dramatic health...
ALTAR EXODUS! Six COU Bishops Exit as Succession Battle Brews, KAZIMBA’S TIME UP!
Six bishops from different dioceses under the Church of Uganda are set to retire later this year and early next...
NO MEN IN SKIRTS! EC Warns Gays, Transgenders Off Women Council Elections, Insists: ‘Biological Women Only’
KAMPALA – The Electoral Commission (EC) has thrown down the gauntlet ahead of the upcoming Women Council Elections, making it...