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Bobi Wine’s deputy dies at Mbarara hospital

Bobi Wine’s deputy dies at Mbarara hospital

The National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president for Western Uganda, Jolly Kyomugasho Mugisha is dead, the party leadership has announced. "It’s with great sadness that I announce the passing of Hon. Jolly Mugisha, the National Unity Platform Deputy President for Western Uganda," t

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Medicare Advantage Costs Soar in 2025 with Big Changes Ahead

Medicare Advantage Costs Soar in 2025 with Big Changes Ahead

Seniors across the nation are bracing for significant changes to their Medicare Advantage costs in 2025 as major updates are on the horizon for prescription plans. New Cost Caps and Premium Increases Medicare Advantage and Part D plans are in for a transformation that could have both positive an

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Rev. Fr. Mathias Kwehangana Urges Christians to Support Church Leaders

Rev. Fr. Mathias Kwehangana Urges Christians to Support Church Leaders

Christians have been encouraged to support their church leaders for the advancement and growth of the church. Rev. Fr. Mathias Kwehangana of Kabale Diocese made this appeal during the thanksgiving ceremony of Christ the King Parish catechist Maximiano Tushabomwe, held at his residence in Kigongi Cen

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How to coexist with pets in our homes

How to coexist with pets in our homes

Joviah and Samantha have been my friends for donkey years. Both love pets. But when I visited them last Sunday, they had complaints. Joviah owns a pet dog, Cooper. Her daughter, Samantha, owns a pet cat, Luna. Both animals are always fighting each other. Samantha explains first: “Her dog e

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Kawempe slum dwellers served free food

Kawempe slum dwellers served free food

Hundreds of slum dwellers from Nsoba slum in Kawempe Division thronged Nsoba gardens on September 22 to get lunch, a meal that is considered a luxury by most urban poor. By 8am, families that were mobilized by local authorities had already settled at the venue where food was to be

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Religious leaders call for sensitisation on EU coffee registration

Religious leaders call for sensitisation on EU coffee registration

The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has called for more sensitisation of coffee farmers about the registration exercise that seeks to comply with European Union export guidelines. With less than three months for Uganda to comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulations

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Kinshasa puts Uganda House on notice over unpaid taxes

Kinshasa puts Uganda House on notice over unpaid taxes

The Anti-Fraud Brigade of Kinshasa City in the DR Congo have threatened to seize a commercial house, Uganda House, owned by the Uganda government in Kinshasa over non-payment of property tax arrears to the tune of $443,000. A source, who preferred anonymity because he has no authority to

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What next after Uganda fails to wake up and smell the coffee?

What next after Uganda fails to wake up and smell the coffee?

Ugandan coffee shipments are overflowing the European Union (EU) as traders scramble to get their hands on beans before the year-end implementation of new environmental regulations. Under the EU's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), importers into the bloc will have to demonstrate that good

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URA Officers Manipulate Tax TINs to Steal UGX 319 Million

URA Officers Manipulate Tax TINs to Steal UGX 319 Million

(Kampala) – When you think of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), you imagine tireless civil servants keeping our tax money safe, right? Well, it seems a few of them have decided to play a different game—dodging the very taxes they’re supposed to protect. We are not talking about a few missed shil

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Income from telecom investments, bonds shore up NSSF assets to Shs22 trillion

Income from telecom investments, bonds shore up NSSF assets to Shs22 trillion

Telecom investments have shored up NSSF’s income, strengthening the Fund’s assets. National Social Security Fund (NSSF)'s earnings in the year ended June increased by 15 percent, from Shs2.2 trillion to Shs2.53 trillion, due to a surge in interest, dividend, and real estate inc

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