Air Uganda, RwandAir sign partnership deal
Air Uganda and RwandAir have signed a new deal with to allow passengers booked on both airlines travel at their convenience. ...
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Biscuit Factories on the Verge Of Closure Over High Costs
Biscuit factories are on the verge of closing business citing high operational costs. They attribute the problem on the heavy...
MTN’s CEO Says New Taxes Threaten Telecom Performance
Telecom Companies have recommended that Parliament limits the tax on International Calls to Minimum saying that this will reduce the...
OIL: M7 Signs Second Bill Into Law
The nascent oil industry in Uganda has received a second piece of legislation to govern its midstream activities, four months...
Telecom Companies Want Law To Protect Infrustructure
Telecom Companies have asked Parliament to enact a law to protect Telecom infrastructure as National Security assets. Mazen Mroue, the...
Compensation Compalaints Arise Ahead Of Karuma Commissioning
As government moves to commission construction of the 600megawatt Karuma Hydro plant today, people affected by the project are complaining...
KARUMA DAM: MP Questions Chinese Capacity
Kabale Municipality Member of Parliament Andrew Baryayanga has said SynoHydro, the company that was finally contracted to build Karuma Hydro...
FORT PORTAL: M7 Commissions Waste Recycling Plant
President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the Kitere Municipal Solid Waste Composite Plant in Fort Portal’s West Division and a power...
UBL Roots For Bartender Training
Key Accounts Manager for Uganda Breweries presents The Sanctum Bar manager James Kawuke with Johnnie Walker Red Label as the...
MAK DON: Govt Should Invest In Commercial Agriculture
There is need for the Agriculture sector to invest in industrial based commercial farming, in order to meet demands locally...
MPs Task Minister to Explain Loadshedding
Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources Committee have tasked the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Irene Muloni to...
UTODA Buses Begin Operations Today
Following the signing of a 12 month contract with Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association...
UEPB: Preferential Tax Rates a Good Incentive for Local Exporters
Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB) is encouraging local exporters to take advantage of the Preferential Trade Agreements that give opportunities...
Water Tax To Affect the Rich – Kamuntu
The Ministry of Water and Environment has defended the recent tax that was reinstated on water saying it will not...
BOU Maintains CBR, Attributes Inflation To Dry Spell
As Bank of Uganda maintains the Central Bank Rate-CBR at 11% for the month of August, inflation seems to be...
Govt, CSOs Clash Over Oil Refinery Compesation
Government and civil society organisations are trading accusations over the construction of the oil refinery in Hoima district. While members...
Rwanda Switches Off Unregistered SIM Cards
The Rwandan government has switched off a total of 485,867 mobile subscribers for failure to register their Subscriber Identity Module...
Tour Operators Oppose Purchase Of Gorilla Permits Online
While Ugandans are being advised to modernize tourism in a bid to enhance the country’s untapped but potential sector, tour...
UTB Wants Increment in Airport Tax
The Uganda Tourism board, which is entrusted with the duty to promote tourism, is proposing an increase of four US...
Exporters Urged to Maintain Standards for Regional market
Exporters of locally manufactured products have been tasked to familiarize with the regional export procedures and standards that will validate...