Search Results

Fighting Eacop is a lost cause

Fighting Eacop is a lost cause

At the conclusion of the Climate Summit Conference of Parties (COP) 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in December 2023, member states committed to rapidly decarbonising their energy systems to keep global warming within the 1.5°C threshold. This requires accelerating the clean energy

Ultimate Uganda

UN mission won’t leave DRC in Dec

UN mission won’t leave DRC in Dec

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Monusco, will not exit the country by December 2024. UN Undersecretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who visited the Congo this weekend, said that December 31, 2024, which was supposed

Ultimate Uganda

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

Ultimate Uganda

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

Ultimate Uganda

Are arguments tearing your relationship apart?

Are arguments tearing your relationship apart?

In Uganda, where family and community ties are strong, maintaining a healthy relationship is essential to ensuring harmony both within the home and in the larger community. Here are some signs that your arguments with your partner might be unhealthy. Constant blame When disagreements

Ultimate Uganda

Govt targets to triple tourism arrivals to 3.8 million in 10 years

Govt targets to triple tourism arrivals to 3.8 million in 10 years

Government, under the Tourism Policy for Uganda, will seek to more than triple annual tourism earnings in the next 10 years. The policy, which forms the bedrock of government’s legal instruments, strategies, and plans for developing the tourism sector, indicates that in the 10 years

Ultimate Uganda

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

Ultimate Uganda

Speak up against domestic violence

Speak up against domestic violence

September 5 will always be remembered as the day Uganda lost one of her sports giants Rebecca Cheptegei, a promising young athlete and runner. Cheptegei’s death was not a result of illness or accident, but of domestic violence—a crime that continues to claim the lives of many women acros

Ultimate Uganda

Kadondi eager to better herself in Nottingham Forest

Kadondi eager to better herself in Nottingham Forest

She Cranes defender Faridah Kadondi will cherish her moments at new English Super Netball League outfit Nottingham Forest when the 2025 – 2026 season starts but her focus remains on growing and bettering her skills. Kandondi surprised many after being included on the Nottingham Fores

Ultimate Uganda

UAHEB reports improved performance in 2024 Allied health exams

UAHEB reports improved performance in 2024 Allied health exams

The Uganda Allied Health Examinations Board (UAHEB) has noted an overall improvement in the performance of candidates in the June 2024 final exams. While presenting the 16th series of final semester examination results at the UAHEB office in Kyambogo, Kampala, yesterday, the board’s ex

Ultimate Uganda