JULY UTILITY PRICE HEADACHE! Water, Power & Fuel Bills Spike As Food Prices Fall
By Evans Najuna KAMPALA – Ugandans faced another cost-of-living squeeze in July after fresh figures from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)...
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SIX YEARS LATER! NUP’S ‘Machete’ & Other Eight Supporters Walk Free After Amnesty
Nine supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP), who have been in military custody since the aftermath of the 2021...
END OF AN ERROR! IGG Orders Chris Obore’s Interdiction
KAMPALA: Parliament's corridors of power have been rocked after the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala,...
FROM REMITTANCES TO RICHES! BoU Deputy Governor to Lead High-Impact Equity Bank Webinar on Turning Diaspora Cash Into Lasting Wealth
As Uganda's diaspora continues to send record remittances back home, Equity Bank Uganda is strengthening its efforts to help turn...
FINAL WARNING! URA Gives Importers 30 Days to Save Mombasa, Naivasha Cargo
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has issued a public notice giving importers and owners of goods stored at the Customs...
CEMENT WEIGHT WAR! UNBS Breaks Silence On Underweight Bags
Complaints about underweight cement bags are linked to tampering and contamination along the supply chain rather than underfilling by licensed...
CAUGHT IN BED, DEATH FOLLOWED! Jilted Man Hacks Ex-Lover, New Lover to Death After Bedroom Discovery
A suspected love triangle has left two people dead in Kibaale District after a man allegedly hacked his former lover...
KADAGA FUMES! “Some Negotiators Don’t Read Deals”…As Regional Currency Plan Crawls
Uganda has entered into debt, trade and investment agreements that have disadvantaged the country because of poor decisions by technocrats...
RETIRING BITATURE ON THE SPOT AS UMEME FREEZES DIVIDENDS! Shareholders Face Tough AGM After Sh223.6bn Loss…But Company Rules Out Winding Up, Plots Energy Comeback
Business mogul Patrick Bitature is set to face shareholders for another term on the Umeme Limited board as the electricity...
STEEL MEETS STATS! Roofings, UBOS Team Up to Drive Uganda’s Industrial Revolution
KAMPALA – Uganda's industrial giant Roofings Group has joined forces with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) in a strategic...
DFCU BLEEDS! Sh15.8bn Loss Sparks Investor Panic As Crane Curse, Court Wars & Internal Turmoil Hit Bank
KAMPALA – For the first time in years, dfcu Bank has been thrown into the red, posting a shocking Shs15.8...
DON’T EAT YOUR FARM PROFITS! Equity Bank Schools Farmers on Money Mistakes Killing Agribusiness
KAMPALA – Equity Bank Uganda has urged farmers across the country to stop treating farm income as household cash, warning...
COFFEE GOLD RUSH! Brazil Harvest Delay Sends Prices Soaring, Ugandan Farmers Smile
September arabica coffee (KCU26) on Monday closed up +10.75 (+3.43%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed up +42 (+1.12%)....
ROKE GOES CULTURAL! Internet Giant Roke Telkom Keeps Thousands Connected at Bakiga Nation Mega Party
The vibrant sounds of cultural music, the aroma of traditional Kigezi cuisine, and the unmistakable warmth of community filled Millennium...
NCBA Bank opens the Next Chapter of Digital Banking with NCBA NOW and NCBA ConnectPlus
By Brian Musaasizi NCBA Bank today unveiled NCBA NOW, its next-generation retail banking platform, and NCBA ConnectPlus, its new corporate...
MBARARA LC1 POLLS! MP Mpaka, Speaker Tashobya Dragged Into Election Chaos
By Amos Tayebwa Mbarara Mbarara City's Local Council One (LC1) elections descended into chaos on Wednesday after violent clashes, teargas,...
Chef Amiri Mutebi: From the Kitchen to a Symbol of Uganda’s New Entrepreneurial Spirit
In the vibrant and rapidly evolving entrepreneurial landscape of Uganda, where innovation and resilience are increasingly defining success, Chef Amiri...
URA’S TAX CRACKDOWN PAYS OFF! Standard Chartered Loses Sh1.1Bn Tax Fight
The Tax Appeals Tribunal has ruled in favour of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in a major tax dispute involving...
POWER BUG! Mbale LC1 ‘Chairman For Life’ Extends 40-Year Reign
Sixty-one-year-old Silver Ngobola has secured another term as Local Council I (LC1) chairperson for Kanikwa A Cell, Namanyoyi Ward, in...
MAKERERE’S FERTILITY BANK HITS A BRICK WALL… Sperm Bank Fails to Progress to Egg Banking
Five years after it opened with big plans of addressing the rising fertility challenges in the country, the Makerere University...