Students, Vendors Ask Kadaga To Revisit New Taxes
Makerere University Guild and a section of mobile-money vendors have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to intervene and...
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UNFFE STRESSES VALUE ADDITION AS THE JINJA SHOW DRAWS CLOSER
As a norm, Jinja town has become a busier town in July every year than usual because the Uganda National...
Ntagali Asks Gov’t To Ease Taxes On Non-Profit Universities
The Chancellor Uganda Christian University and Archbishop Church of Uganda The Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali has asked government to exempt...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Uganda seeks USD340m For Uganda Airlines Planes
The Uganda government has said it needs 340 million U.S. dollars to purchase six passenger aircrafts as the country pushes...
Nigeria Now The Poverty Capital Of The World
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to end extreme poverty by 2030 is unlikely to be met—no thanks, in...
Diplomats Express Concerned Over ‘Age limit’ Case Delay
A section of diplomats accredited to Uganda have raised concern about the delayed ruling on consolidated petitions challenging the Constitution...
NSSF Wins 3rd African Investment Award
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Uganda has, for the third time, won an Investments award, the 2018 Africa Investor...
South Sudan Set To Issue 500 Pound Note
South Sudan Central Bank recently announced that it will issue a new 500-pound banknote that will reduce the burden of...
Catholic Church Suspends Priest For Rapping
A Catholic priest in Kenya has been suspended for one year after rapping in church. Father Paul Ogalo, 45, of St....
Airtel, Kwese Offer Exciting Football Moments
Airtel Uganda has launched a partnership with KweseIflixTV – a provider of decoder TV services in Uganda to launch Mobile...
Museveni Orders On Gun Record Keeping
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the sub-committee of the National Security Council (NSC) to immediately embark on the 'fingerprinting' of...
Report: Refugee Children Out Performing Ugandans
Refugee children are performing better at school compared to their counterparts in the refugee hosting communities, according to findings by...
Chief Justice Rejects Museveni’s No Bail Directive
The Chief Justice has refused to be swayed by presidential directives and has insisted that the Judiciary will not bend...