UNBS: PVoC Guidelines Operational Despite Strike
Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS says the Pre-Export Verification of Conformity of Standards-PVoC is in force despite the three days...
Business
MTN Rewards Entrepreneurs In ‘Cash Hour’ Competition
Mobile Telecom giants MTN has rewarded participants of the 'sawa Ya Cash' business competition with start-up capital. MTN Boss Mazen...
Petroleum Graduates Jobless
The head of Uganda Petroleum Institute, an institution established to provide training on the necessary skills required in the oil...
Samsung Electronics Introduces 2- year Warranty In Africa
Robert Ngeru, Samsung Electronics East Africa Chief Operating Officer The on-going national anti-counterfeit drive has received an extra boost with...
Uganda Govt Wants Chinese-Built Infrastructure Repaid With Oil
Uganda will offer most of its infrastructure projects to Chinese companies because they can be repaid from future oil revenue,...
Uganda Wins For Africa At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2013
Uganda was the only country that managed to take a place at the Microsoft Image Cup held Thursday in St....
URA in Fresh Dilemma As Smuggling Escalates
Uganda Revenue Authority-URA officials in Arua district are puzzled with the escalation of smuggling in the region. URA boss Allen...
DRC Oil Companies Seek ‘Refuge’ In Uganda
Insecurity in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is forcing oil companies to operate from inside the Ugandan territory to conduct...
Kibaale Farmers Count Losses As Rainstorm Devastates Gardens
Farmers in Kasambya Sub County Kibaale district are counting loses following a heavy rainstorm that devastated their crop gardens. The...
Ginnery Owners and Operators To Blame For Anomalies – CDO
Officials from the Cotton Development Organisation (CDO) have put the blame of anomalies in Ginneries on the Ginnery owners and...
UN names Uganda top Investment Destination
Uganda has emerged as a favourite destination for foreign investors in the East African region ahead of traditional rival, Kenya,...
Work yet to start on Fuel Reserves
A government plan to build reserves to ensure sufficient stock of petroleum products on the market has failed to start,...
Parliament Question Relevance of Cotton Development Organisation
Members of parliament on the Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises-COSASE have tasked Jolly Sabune, the executive director Cotton...
Kilembe Mines Sold To Chinese Company
Over 30 years since it was shut down, former copper giant, Kilembe Mines Ltd is set to resume production after...
Uganda tops EastAfrica in Diaspora Investments
According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report released on June 26th, Uganda re-emerged...
Tullow: Govt, Oil Companies Making Progress On Oil Deals
Government and the oil companies in the country have made substantial progress in discussions expected to end in the signing...
PIPELINE: Govt won’t Extend Procurement Deadline
Government has declined requests for more time from companies seeking to procure the contract for establishing an oil pipeline, according...
Gov’t Insists Taxes on Fuel, Kerosene, Water Are Minimal
Justine Lumumba, the government chief whip Government still insists that the taxes proposed in the 2013-2014 Budget on Fuel and...
Jinja Drivers call off strike
Drivers in Jinja have called off their strike and resumed normal services following the intervention of Richard Gulume, the Jinja...
Umeme Announces Extension Of Prepaid Meters To 42,000
The electricity distribution company, Umeme has announced that it intends to extend the coverage of the prepaid metering system in...