Public Servants Must Resign Before Contesting LC Polls
The Electoral Commission has reversed an earlier decision to allow public servants to stand as candidates in Local Council elections....
Month: July 2018
Chinese Tycoon Dies After Falling Off A Wall In France
The co-founder and chairman of the giant Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has died after a fall off a wall in...
Zimbabwe Rugby Team Sleep On The Street In Tunisia
RUGBY Africa and the Tunisia Rugby Union have apologised to Zimbabwe after their players slept on the street following problems...
ICT Gurus Blast Govt Over Social Media Tax
The Information and Communication Technology Association of Uganda (ICTAU) has issued a statement demanding government reconsiders its position to introduce...
Makerere Abandons Mobile Money Over Taxes
Makerere University has abandoned its plans of paying student allowances through mobile money, according to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas...
Germany Coach To Stay On Job Despite World Cup Failure
Germany coach Joachim Loew will stay in his post to lead a national team overhaul after the current world champions...
Cabinet Stops Tax On Mobile Money Deposits
Cabinet has directed telecom companies to stop taxing people depositing cash on their personal mobile money accounts. The State Finance...
Govt Puts Off Uganda Airlines Project To 2019
The revival of the Uganda Airline has been pushed to April 2019. State Minister for Finance, David Bahati said that...
South Sudan Proposes Bill To Extend President’s Term
South Sudan’s government proposed a bill to extend President Salva Kiir’s term for three years, undermining peace talks with opposition...
WORLD CUP SPECIAL: FORTEBET Rewards Lira, Luwero Customers
Punters in Wobulenzi, Luweero and Lira ‘tasted’ Fortebet’s World Cup special offer to its clients. This give-back offer was in...
Kadaga Wants NSSF Act Reviewed
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called for an amendment to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Act to...
Neymar Shines As Brazil Beat Mexico To Storm Quarters
Neymar barged his way into the World Cup limelight with a goal, an assist and another helping of histrionics as...
Kadaga Opens NSSF’S Jinja Office Complex
The Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda Rt Hon Rebecca Kadaga last week opened National Social Security Fund...
British MP Concerned With ‘Torture’ Of MP Nambooze
A British Member of Parliament, Dr. Paul Williams has raised concerns over the torture of Mukono Municipality Betty Nambooze. In...
SOCIAL MEDIA TAX: UCC wants Telecoms To Block VPN Access
Uganda Communications Commission Executive Director, Godfrey Mutabazi has said that telecommunication companies will block virtual private networks (VPN) applications that...