Government’s plan to double taxes on used clothes signals renewed industrial ambition but risks squeezing low-income consumers and destabilising a fragile garments sector. With local production still insufficient, the policy revives old debates: can protection drive growth without first fixing
Kyambogo University has officially opened online applications for the 2026/2027 Academic Year under the A-Level and Direct Entry Scheme for private sponsorship. If you are a recent A-Level leaver, diploma holder, or degree graduate looking to join one of Uganda’s largest public universities, he
MBALE: The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has recovered over Shs1 billion in fines from traders involved in the smuggling of phones and other electronics in the eastern region.The operation codenamed “You cannot smuggle a phone without paying taxes,” that started three weeks ago, was r
A team from the China-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park briefs President Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni. Far right is Luke Wang, Managing Director, Tian Tang Group, and Lucy Zhang, Group CEORWAKITURA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has approved a proposal to estab
Uganda’s Industrial Court has ruled that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) unlawfully dismissed former customs officer David Kalemera, awarding him about 51 million shillings, even as the judgment lays out extensive internal audit findings that link him to a major tax-evasion and transit-diver
Reaffirming its commitment to the Global South, India has dispatched a consignment of ...India sends 2.7 tonnes of life-saving vaccines vaccines to Venezuela as part of Global South commitment | India sends 2.7 tonnes of life-saving vaccines vaccines to Venezuela as part of Global South co
Reaffirming its commitment to the Global South, India has dispatched a consignment of ...India sends 2.7 tonnes of life-saving vaccines vaccines to Venezuela as part of Global South commitment | India sends 2.7 tonnes of life-saving vaccines vaccines to Venezuela as part of Global South co
How the rivalry between the two Gulf carriers has contributed to the growth of the local aviation industryEmirates and Qatar Airways, the two Gulf carriers dominating the global aviation industry are flexing muscles over the fast growing Ugandan market. Every week thousands of Ugandans dep
Uganda is in the middle of high-stakes negotiations with the United States, aiming to strike a new bilateral deal that could ease visa restrictions and lower tariffs on Ugandan exports.The talks, currently being held behind closed doors, have drawn in key player
Smugglers are becoming increasingly inventive, now using company-branded vehicles to disguise their illegal activities, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has revealed.In a recent operation, URA’s enforcement team in Malaba intercepted an MTN MoMo-branded Probox vehicle, registration num
