Opposition leader Moise Katumbi has lashed out at the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after being barred from entering the country where he is expected to lodge his papers to participate in December’s […]
Several Passengers today rushed to Gaagaa bus terminal in Arua town to book for travel to Kampala while others came ready to travel following the removal of the ban on operations of the company buses […]
The falling out over Uganda’s recently introduced social media tax could intensify after Facebook warned it will hold back infrastructure investments worth millions of dollars it was planning in the country. Kojo Boakye, Africa public […]
Israel’s Together Pharma Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of medical cannabis, said Monday it has placed an order for cannabis seeds for a farm it is setting up in Uganda, targeting sales of cannabis produce […]
Want to look dope? Don the latest African print? Look cool amongst your peers? Well, MTN Uganda has three words for you – “TWAMBALE ku Pulse”. MTN Uganda has today picked TWAMBALE Apparel, a […]
Mozambique boasts giant coal, ruby and gas deposits but one of the southeast African nation’s biggest exports may be something a lot more sinister: heroin. As much as $800m worth of the narcotic is shipped […]
The co-founder and chairman of the giant Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has died after a fall off a wall in southern France. His company has confirmed that Wang Jian, 57, “accidentally fell” in Provence, while […]
The Information and Communication Technology Association of Uganda (ICTAU) has issued a statement demanding government reconsiders its position to introduce taxes on Mobile Money and Over-The-Top (OTT) services. ICTAU is an umbrella association that brings […]
Cabinet has directed telecom companies to stop taxing people depositing cash on their personal mobile money accounts. The State Finance Minister, David Bahati, disclosed this during the cabinet presser at Uganda Media Centre today. On […]
The revival of the Uganda Airline has been pushed to April 2019. State Minister for Finance, David Bahati said that cabinet on Monday discussed the essentials of reviving Uganda Airlines such as financing and operation […]
The Speaker of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda Rt Hon Rebecca Kadaga last week opened National Social Security Fund (NSSF)’s new Jinja office, Red Pepper reports. This ultra-modern building, called the Jinja City House […]
Uganda Communications Commission Executive Director, Godfrey Mutabazi has said that telecommunication companies will block virtual private networks (VPN) applications that are aiding Ugandans to evade social media tax. The Uganda shilling 200 per day Over […]
The Uganda government has said it needs 340 million U.S. dollars to purchase six passenger aircrafts as the country pushes to revamp the national carrier before the end of this year. Bageya Waiswa, permanent secretary […]
Airtel Uganda has launched a partnership with KweseIflixTV – a provider of decoder TV services in Uganda to launch Mobile TV services. This partnership comes just a few weeks after Airtel Uganda announced countrywide 3G […]
Government is considering electrifying of Entebbe expressway fence to put to an end the vandalism of road infrastructure, according to a declaration by President Yoweri Museveni. The President made the remarks while commissioning the Kampala […]
South Africa’s MTN Group said on Wednesday it was excited by the potential opening up of the Ethiopian market “as it would be a natural fit for MTN’s existing pan African footprint”. “Ethiopia presents many […]
Former US President Barack Obama is set to visit Kenya on July 16. The one-day visit will see him hold talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi, before travelling to his ancestral home of […]
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday flagged off the first consignment of crude oil destined for export from the East African nation under a pilot scheme. Kenyatta flagged off trucks loaded with crude oil from […]
Parliament has approved 67 billion shillings for the establishment of the National Ambulance service system. The system is mandated to offer pre-hospital and emergency services in Uganda. In November 2015, Government launched the first 10 […]
A new census report showed that the number of the endangered mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif shared by Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has increased to 604 from 480 when […]