Economists, researchers and small business operators are urging government to reduce the 0.5 percent excise duty on mobile money withdrawals, warning that high transaction costs are undermining financial inclusion and hurting small businesses.Mobile money has become one of Uganda’s most
Michael Carrick could welcome a world-class striker to Old Trafford this summer (Image: Getty)Manchester United have the opportunity to swoop for Robert Lewandowski and bolster a crucial area of their squad this summer. The seasoned striker is departing Barcelona, handing Michael Carrick's
Four female students of St Peter`s SS Naalya were injured on Sunday after a vehicle they were travelling in collided head-on with a fuel tanker along the Kampala–Gulu Highway in Nakasongola District.The crash occurred at about 9:30am in Kakindu Village, Wabinyonyi Sub-county. It involved
Manchester UnitedNottingham Forest have come to a decision on the availability of one of their star men, who is on the radar of Manchester United for the summer window.United have a number of positions they want to improve in the summer. Two new midfielders have been top of their wi
Hull City have been promoted to the Premier League in the most dramatic fashion. Oli McBurnie scored in stoppage time to see the Tigers past Middlesbrough and back to the top flight.It was only the second shot on target of a drab affair under the Wembley arch in searing heat. McBurnie fini
The directive, issued by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, places the investigation into alleged corruption, unexplained wealth, and procurement irregularities at the center of what has now evolved into a high-stakes political and institutional inquiry affecting Parliament and its leadership circ
source at the residence of outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has said heavily armed security personnel raided the premises in the early hours of Saturday morning, sparking a violent confrontation with guards attached to the residence.According to the source, the operation started
recently got into a taxi, exhausted from the noise of the world. Like many people trying to steal a moment of peace in Kampala’s endless rush, I leaned back, plugged in my AirPods and disappeared into my own quiet space.But somewhere along the journey, my attention shifted.Three w
Things have taken a dramatic twist in the past 24 hours, with Anita Among’s speaker race withdrawal announcement – a decision that has changed things in her favour, giving her hopes for a soft landing. Sources now tell The Pearl Times ‘AAA is not going to prison.’Yet before Anita A
suspect in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, accused of masterminding a notorious radio station that urged on the brutal massacres, died Saturday, according to the international court in The Hague where he had faced trial.Felicien Kabuga, who was in his 90s, died in hospital earlier Saturday, sai
