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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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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

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Zimbabwe’s new currency faces headwinds five months on

Zimbabwe’s new currency faces headwinds five months on

Five months after its launch, Zimbabwe’s new currency is under pressure as increased grain imports eat away at foreign reserves, putting at risk the government’s plan to make it the only currency in the market by 2026. The gold-backed ZiG, which stands for Zimbabwe Gold, is the

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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

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'Rolex' and other East African terms added to Oxford Dictionary

'Rolex' and other East African terms added to Oxford Dictionary

Kitu Kidogo, Panya Route and Rolexand other words from parlances in East Africa are the latest entrants into the Oxford English Dictionary. Kitu kidogo is a Swahili word for money offered or accepted as an inducement or bribe while panya route is a secret path or roundabout route, esp

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Top 100 mid-sized firms urged to embrace digital transformation

Top 100 mid-sized firms urged to embrace digital transformation

Companies participating in this year’s Top-100 mid-sized survey have been advised to invest in digital transformation to scale efficiency and effectiveness. Speaking at the Top 100 Forum on Technology in Kampala yesterday, Mr Sam Barata, the general manager commercial at Nation Media G

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Louisiana's wild horses may have roamed Kisatchie Forest for centuries, but is this the end?

Louisiana's wild horses may have roamed Kisatchie Forest for centuries, but is this the end?

In Vernon Parish, a herd of wild horses has roamed the Kisatchie National Forest for years.Some people speculate that the horses have been there for centuries. And as far as the horses were concerned, the 48,000-acre forest in which they roamed was their habitat. After all, the Vernon Paris

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China and Africa on the journey of modernization

China and Africa on the journey of modernization

Themed “Joining Hands to advance Modernization and build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future,” the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was a big success and highlighted the common pursuit of China and African countries in realizing modernizat

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The silent crisis of air pollution in Kampala

The silent crisis of air pollution in Kampala

Kampala is projected to experience a population surge of at least 58 percent, growing from approximately four million to seven million by 2035, as detailed in the World Population Review based on the UN World Urbanisation Prospects. This report suggests that without appropriate interventions

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