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                  12 May '25
                
                
                St Augustine of Hippo once said, “The world is a book and those who don’t travel read only one page.”For Laura Kagame, 41, life has been built around the intricacies of tour and travel. When she speaks about travel, her eyes light up because of the 
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  10 May '25
                
                
                Uganda Bikers Association (UBA), better known for their love of speed on motorbikes, has decided to slow down long enough to engage in city-to-city cleanliness campaigns. UBA kickstarted this initiative with a Soroti city drive in late April, which they promise will be a yearly commitment.
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  06 May '25
                
                
                Private sector operating conditions during April remained encouraging as the headline Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (Stanbic PMI) rose to 55.3, up from the 52.9 recorded for March.Readings above 50.0 signal an improvement in business conditions on the previous month, while readings 
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  01 May '25
                
                
                Firefighters participate in emergency drill at Mbale Industrial Park.MBALE – A major industrial park in eastern Uganda, the Sino Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, has put its emergency response procedures to the test with a large-scale fire drill. The exerc
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  28 Apr '25
                
                
                A section of traders at Nyumanzi Market in Ajugopi Parish, Dzaipi Sub-county comprising both nationals and refugees are counting heavy losses following a devastating fire outbreak on Sunday evening.James Ondoga Okido, the Dzaipi Sub-county Local Council III Chairperson, said the 
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  27 Apr '25
                
                
                Sheikh Umar Ibrahim Gugumiza has been officially sworn in as the new Kadhi of Kayunga Muslim District during a ceremony held at the District Main Mosque.The oath of office was administered by Haj Yunus Kamya, the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) Electoral Commission Regional Commission
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  26 Apr '25
                
                
                Patients and health workers at Mpuggwe Health Center III in Masaka City are set to benefit from improved maternal health services following a donation of essential medical equipment worth shs.25 million from Stanbic Bank Uganda.The donation, part of the bank’s ongoing Corporate Social In
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  14 Mar '25
                
                
                General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the newly appointed Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of Uganda, holds one of the most powerful positions in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF).His salary, estimated at UGX 15 mil
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  11 Mar '25
                
                
                Ugandan businessman and investor Charles Mbire has emerged as one of the country’s highest individual taxpayers, with a staggering UGX 5.4 million deducted daily in taxes from his MTN Uganda dividends alone.Foll
                
               
             
                      
              
                
              
              
                Business •
                  06 Mar '25
                
                
                Airtel Money and Mastercard have unveiled a new virtual card that enables customers in Uganda to shop using their mobile money account at more than 100 million merchants across 200 countries through Mastercard’s global network.Airtel Money Uganda Managing Director, Japhet Aritho hailed t