Starlink Shuts Down All Uganda Terminals After UCC Crackdown
Starlink has officially confirmed that no satellite internet terminals are currently active in Uganda, following the company’s swift enforcement of new restrictions in...
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Exclusive: URA bans Importation of Elon Musk’s Starlink Equipment without Gen. Muhoozi’s clearance
Uganda Revenue Authority has issued an immediate restriction on the importation and clearance of Starlink satellite internet equipment, tightening controls around the fas...
Local manufacturers cry out to Museveni over imports influx undermining BUBU policy
Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo, Head of the Office of the National Chairman, in a group photo with Mr Kaka Kasim, Executive Director at Ahmed Raza Foods Industries Ltd and his st...
Mpondwe Border Traders Decry Harsh Taxes, Urge Leaders to Act
Trade at the Mpondwe border point in Kasese District is thriving, fuelled by high demand from the Democratic Republic of Congo.Yet behind the apparent boom, small-scale v...
Over 70% of Rwanda’s Imports Pass Through Dar es Salaam Port
Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Hon. Amb. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, and Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Coope...
Govt Slaps New Taxes on Cigarettes, Beer
The government has announced new tax measures on cigarettes, beer, imports, and agricultural by-product exports in the 2025/26 national budget, in a bid to boost domestic...
Business community blames UNBS on substandard goods in shops
Retailers engage with UNBS over standards. PHOTO URNKAMPALA, UGANDA | Retailers in and around Kampala have blamed the continued presence of counterfeit and substandard p...
Dar es Salaam Port Eyes Reducing Vessel Waiting Time With New Innovations
Tanzania East Africa Gateway Terminal Limited (TEAGTL), the private operator of Terminal 2 has successfully implemented the Fixed Berthing Windows (FBW) concept at the Da...
URA, BAT move to tighten noose against contraband boosts DTS
The British American Tobacco team led by Chris Achola, Cluster Head BAT East and Southern Africa met with URA to identify ways on curbing illicit trade in cigarettes in t...
Govt to finally implement local insurance for importers
Effective January 1, next year, all importers will be required to insure their cargo using local companies. The new requirement is provided under the Marine Cargo Insuran...