Kenya-Uganda-Cairo RVR Route In Offing
A Rift Valley Railways train. In September, RVR rehabilitated 500km of the railway linking Kampala to northern Uganda. Rift Valley...
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Tullow Eyes Bigger Cash Flow
An Oil Rig in western Uganda Oil and gas firm, Tullow Oil, on Friday promised that its critical oil exploration...
Ex NSSF Boss Onegi Obel Remanded Again
Mr Onegi (C) and another suspect are led to Luzira Prison on Monday, August 2 2010 The former Board Chairman...
Cotton Export Earnings Fall Massively
Uganda’s cotton export earnings in 2013 dropped by 58.6percent due to a fall in the quantity of exported cotton. Cotton...
Tullow May Sell Ugandan Oil Field
Africa-focused oil and gas explorer Tullow Oil PLC is considering selling part of its stake in a Ugandan oil field...
Taxi Bosses Granted Shs198M Pay Off
Masaka High Court Judge Justice Margaret Oumo Oguli has ordered Masaka Municipal council to pay a compensation of UGX 198...
Cocoa Farmers Cite NAADS, Gov’t Snub
Cocoa farmers in Hoima say they are struggling on their own without any help from the district agriculture department. They...
Umeme To host suppliers & contractors conference In Kampala
Umeme's George van der Merwe Umeme Ltd will host a suppliers and contractors conference at the Kampala Serena Hotel from...
Diageo Serengeti Takeover Delayed
Workers at a beer bottling plant. FILE Photo East African Breweries Limited’s Tanzania subsidiary Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) will wait until...
Mineral Curse Hits Karamoja
HRW Africa researcher, Maria Burnett (L) and Daniel Bekele, addressing journalists at Makerere The mineral boom in Karamoja is slowly...
Uganda’s Exports To South Sudan Drop By 46% – BOU
Formal exports from Uganda to South Sudan in December 2013 declined to 23.5 billion shillings, a drop of 45.9percent, according...
Leather Industry Gets COMESA Boast
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), through the Leather and Leather Products Institute (LLPI), has announced a...
Govt, Oil Companies Finally Sign MoU
An Oil Rig in western Uganda The Uganda Government and Oil Companies – Tullow, Total - have finally signed an...
Ugandans Advised to Invest in Gov’t Securities
Ugandans have been advised to invest in treasury bills and bonds as government looks forward to borrowing Shs 1trillion for...
Synovate Bosses Risk Jail
Maggie Ireri, Ipsos Synovate Kenya Managing Director Jail terms and hefty billions of shilling in fines for failure to seek...
Cable Cars, Buses For Kampala
Kampala Capital City Authority Executive Director Jenifer Musisi has beseeched private investors to join the Authority and secure 5,000 buses...
EAC Single Customs Territory Phase II For June
President Museveni (R) and his Kenyan counterpart Kenyatta at Mombasa Port recently. Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda want the system fast...
Counterfeit Dimes On The Raise
Masaka Police are holding two suspected fraudsters after they were found in possession of counterfeit currency worth 3 million shillings....
H+K ACCESS To Ease Communication Of Chinese Firms in Africa
Chinese presence in Africa is widespread, and for this fact, PR giants Hill and Knowtlon Strategies Uganda have unveiled H+K...
Gov’t, Oil Firms Complete MoU Talks
An Oil Rig in western Uganda The government, Tullow Oil, CNOOC and Total have negotiated and agreed all the elements...