BoU’s Kasekende Blames SMEs For High Bank Rates
The Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda Louis Kasekende has put the blame of high interest rates charged by Banks...
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SANCTIONS: US Tightens Noose Around South Sudan’s Neck
The United States on Wednesday placed sanctions on 15 South Sudanese oil-linked operators it said were substantial sources of revenues...
Govt To Pay South Sudan Traders For Losses
Government is in the process of finalizing an agreement with South Sudan after which it will pay traders who lost...
Kenya Approves Use Of Drones
The Kenyan Government has approved regulations providing for the use of all kinds of drones in its airspace. Kenya becomes...
PRESS BRIEFING: Cabinet Decisions
This is a press release from Uganda Media Centre. Its neither editorialized nor edited by this website. CABINET DECISIONS...
Uganda Spends $18M On Military Purchases
Uganda spent $18 million on Military purchases in 2017, a sharp rise from the less than $1million they spend the...
Tonnes Of Gold Fall From Plane In Russia
MOSCOW—Russian news reports say the hatch of a cargo plane carrying precious metals accidentally flew open upon takeoff — scattering at...
FIFA Says 1.3 Million World Cup Tickets Already Sold
Over 1.3 million tickets have been allocated both to domestic and international football fans after the closure of the first...
Apparent Suicide In Entebbe Cabin Crew Incident
A female member of Emirates Airlines is at a hospital in Entebbe after she apparently jumped off her plane at...
Salva Kiir Sacks Military Chief, Finance Minister
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Monday dismissed army commander Marial Chanuong Yol and Finance minister Stephen Dhieu Dau....
Stella Nyanzi Stings Makerere Over Male Only Team
Renown researcher Stella Nyanzi has lambasted Makerere University for selecting a gender insensitive staff management team that is devoid of...
Kenya Top Location For Africa’s Super Rich
Kenya is among the top-five favourite property investment locations for Africa’s super-rich, with nearly a quarter (24%) already owning real...
ACP Bakaleke On The Spot Over Extortion
A senior police officer is on the spot following revelations he could have participated in the scamming of North Korean...
UNBS Warn On Eating South African Meat Products
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has cautioned the public against consuming meat products imported from South Africa but fell...
MTN Staff Remanded Over SIM Card Fraud
Buganda Road Court has sent on remand two MTN staff accused of defrauding prominent personalities in a SIM Card swap...
Trump Man Tillerson Falls Sick In Kenya
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has canceled a day of events in Kenya due to illness. “The Secretary is...
Kenya Airways Looks For Premium Customers
When Sebastian Mikosz took over as CEO of loss-making Kenya Airways last June, he immediately shut its outlet in Nairobi's...
CRIME WAVE: Telecoms Suspend Sale Of New SIM Cards
Following an upsurge in criminality, telecom companies in Uganda have suspended the sale of new SIM Cards after fresh directive...
Ugandan Author Wins Huge Cash Prize
A UK-based Ugandan author whose debut novel was initially rejected by British publishers has won one of the world's richest...
Plan To Open Up Pension Funds Ditched
Uganda has ditched a long-standing plan to liberalise private-sector pensions after concluding the reform would hand foreign firms an advantage...