PARLIAMENT – MTN Uganda and Airtel Uganda have urged the government to slash the excise duty on mobile money withdrawals from 0.5 percent to 0.25 percent and introduce a cap of Shs5,000 per transaction.The telecom giants made the appeal on Wednesday when their officials appeared before P
In what could mark a turning point in government communication, Allan Kasujja, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre (UMC), has rolled out an ambitious blueprint to redefine how Uganda tells its story to the world.A seasoned journalist and former BBC broadcaster
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In the quiet hours of April 11, at exactly 02:20am East African Standard Time, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander of the UPDF and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, dropped a message that would ripple across Uganda’s governance and infrastructu
Kampala is no stranger to vibrant nightlife, but now and then, an event rises above the usual routine and leaves a lasting impression. Club Canvas was one such experience. By the time April 11 arrived, the quiet buzz that had been building across the city finally came to life.As the day ea
President Yoweri Museveni has issued a new set of directives aimed at strengthening coordination, boosting agricultural production, and improving accountability in government programmes, as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders’ retreat concluded its sixth day at the National Le
Singer Fik Gaza has opened up about his frustration after his collaboration with Sheebah Karungi was pulled down from YouTube shortly after its release.He revealed that the song had stayed unreleased for quite some time, as both parties had initially agreed to wait for the right moment to
Food prices in Nebbi town have risen following the eviction of street vendors by municipal authorities.The vendors had been operating in kiosks and makeshift structures within the town. The move has left many vendors struggling to make ends meet, while consumers, particularly low-income ea
First XIJAMES TRAFFORD (MANCHESTER CITY)Tottenham, who expect to sell Guglielmo Vicario to Inter Milan, are among Trafford's admirers, while Aston Villa have long-standing interest should Emi Martinez depart. There is also interest from abroad but City will not sell the Engla
Afrobeats singer, Omah Stanley Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has claimed that the Nigerian music industry is divided between loyalists of Davido on one side and Wizkid’s loyalists on the other side.The Soso crooner made the claim in a recent interview with American outlet, The Fade
The woman alleged that in 2019, while she was married to the suspect’s father, she returned home one afternoon and found her one-year-and-three-month-old son deadMinister of Youth and Children Affairs Balaam Barugahara has directed police to investigate fresh allegations linking the susp
