New flag mast at the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in MbuyaKAMPALA, Uganda — Perched atop Mbuya Hill, a giant new national flag towering above the Uganda People’s Defence Forces and Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affai
The Bank of Uganda will hold a public townhall meeting in Kabale Municipality aimed at increasing awareness about the economy, financial services and opportunities for business and agricultural financing in the Kigezi sub-region.Bank of Uganda is set to meet residents and stakeholders in K
KAMPALA — Internal government documents have revealed that suspended Principal Road Safety Officer Ronald Amanyire’s promotion to a senior position in the Ministry of Works and Transport was halted after concerns emerged over engineering qualifications and Public Service recruitment requireme
Musician Spice Diana has publicly accused events promoter Abitex of failing to pay her outstanding balances for performances at several events.While addressing journalists in Abitex’s presence, Spice Diana claimed that the promoter has repeatedly failed to clear payments owed to artistes
Ntungamo District authorities have officially handed over the site for the construction of St Benedict Seed Secondary School in Kagarama Town Council to Vidas Engineering Services Construction Company, marking a major step toward expanding access to secondary education in the area.The long
Justine Namere, a key champion and promoter of Anita Among, has been arrested in Masaka and the cause and details surrounding her arrest couldn’t be readily established.Namere who has lately been controversial and very outspoken is also the new woman MP for Masaka city where here win is
The NRM chief treasurer Barbra Nekesa Oundo has moved on by kicking her husband Suleimam Lumolo out of their Muyenga home in Bukasa village.Nekesa’s close friends now say that Lumolo is too local and overly jealous to be a man of her standards. They say Nekesa is a high class person and
Dr Kizza Besigye, the opposition behemoth who has been in detention for more than one year, is unlikely to regain his freedom before the conclusion of court proceedings against him, the minister of Information Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has said.Speaking to journalists after being sworn in for a
There are few tragedies more painful than betrayal from those who once stood shoulder to shoulder in a common struggle. That is precisely what Africa witnesses each time xenophobic violence erupts in South Africa. When mobs descend on Nigerians, Zimbabweans, Ghanaians, Ethiopians, Somalis, Mozamb
There is a silent frustration growing among Ugandan employees. Not because people do not want to pay taxes.Most salaried workers already understand that taxation is part of nation-building. Every month, Pay As You Earn (PAYE) is deducted before salaries even hit bank accounts. Employees ha
