China unveils New supercomputer
China has developed a new supercomputer, which is twice as fast as US and Japanese systems, early tests show. The...
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Govt Reinstates Pre-Verification Programme To Curb Counterfeits
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has re-introduced the Pre-Export verification guidelines to deal with the explosion of products...
BOU Slashes Lending Rate To 11%
Bank of Uganda(BOU) has reduced the commercial bank benchmark lending rate from 12% in May to 11% for June ,2013....
Investors shun Uganda’s Flower industry
Speaking at the Economic Policy Research Centre Forum today, Musoke provides a comparison of Ethiopia, a recent entrant in the...
Uganda Could Earn $50b From Oil
Aidan Heavey Chief-Executive-Officer Uganda's Government can expect to earn 50billion Dollars on behalf of its people from its oil reserves...
Investment Authority Reclaims 184 Acres in Namanve
While making the announcement, Minister of State for Investment Ajedra Gabriel said the 74 entities were issued up to 184...
Coffee Twig Borer Invades Busoga Plantations
Sulaiman Mwangu, a coffee farmer in Nakabango village in Mafubira Sub County says he has lost about one acre of...
EAC Asked to Reduce Dependence on Donor Funds
East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) committee on general purpose has noted the continued dependence of the East African Community (EAC)...
South Western Uganda Farmers Count losses As Mildew Disease Strikes Apples
Apple farmers in Kabale district are counting losses following an outbreak of the Powdery mildew also known white Ash disease....
Traders Complain of Low Sales as Pilgrims Continue to Stream into Namugongo
They were allocated space off Kyaliwajala road, which they say has made it difficult for pilgrims to access their stalls....
MPs Decry Declining Agriculture Sector Performance
Members of Parliament have expressed concern over the declining performance of agriculture and national food and nutrition in the country....
Bageine Tables 300 Billion shs EAC Budget
East African Community Affairs Minister Shem Bageine East African Community Affairs Minister Shem Bageine on Thursday presented the EAC Budget...
Shs.1 Billion Lost During Monitor Closure – Official
The Monitor Publications has lost over 1.1 billion shillings in revenues during the 10-day police siege and closure which ended...
EALA Passes Vehicle Load Contol Law
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) sitting in Kampala has passed the Vehicle Load Control (VLC) bill, 2012 into Law....
WENRECo to introduce pre-paid metering in West Nile
Uganda’s electricity consumers yearn to pay the right price for the power they utilise. To empower its customers to live...
Red Pepper Siege day 8: Public Relations Group Condemns Media Siege
STATEMENT BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION OF UGANDA ON THE ON-GOING IMPASSE BETWEEN UGANDA GOVERNMENT AND SOME MEDIA HOUSES The...
MEDIA SIEGE DAY 5: NAADS Staff Fear for Their Jobs as Restructuring Exercise starts
NAADS officials Educating Farmers Tension is high at the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) secretariat over the ongoing restructuring exercise,...
Uganda Starts Digital Migration as UN Deadline Looms
As the international deadline for the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting draws nearer, questions have been raised whether Uganda...
Bank Of Uganda Awaits Cabinet Decision On Diaspora Bond
Bank of Uganda, the country’s central bank has said it is waiting on cabinet to approve the proposed Diaspora bond...
Oil: Gov’t Opens Environment Assessment Report to Public Scrutiny
Irene Muloni, Uganda's Energy Minister Government has asked members of the public to submit their concerns about how to manage...