The dark side of Uganda's boda boda boom
The number of people who died in traffic incidents in Uganda rose by more than 10 percent in the past decade, despite global road traffic deaths falling by five percent p...
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Insurance half year premiums grow by Shs104b
Insurance companies recorded an increase of Shs104.9b in gross written premiums in the first half of 2024. Details contained in the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) p...
Economy posts positive results despite negative predictions
The country’s economic performance got a positive nod in the second quarter of the year, between April and June 2024, expanding by 6.6 percent, despite predictions by a...
Quality Chemical to set up $50m TB, cancer drugs plant
Quality Chemical Industries, formerly Cipla Quality Chemical, is in negotiations to open a new manufacturing plant to produce new medications. The plant, if realised, wil...
Shs400b to be injected in Mbale industrial park roads
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has said government has already contracted China Railway Number 3 Group to design and build key infrastructure in the Sino-Uga...
Quality Chemical to set up $50m TB, cancer drugs plant
Quality Chemical Industries, formerly Cipla Quality Chemical, is in negotiations to open a new manufacturing plant to produce new medications. The plant, if realised, wil...
Atiak Sugar Factory: Billions spent, no production
When the machines at the factory first started roaring over a decade ago, its senior management pledged to turn the venture into “an engine for development to support t...
Corruption scandal rocks State House
A presidential assistant and four clerical staff in the Office of the President are being held for questioning as part of a wider investigation into alleged corruption at...
Govt seeks Shs36.6b to equip refugees with vocational skills
The government faces a Shs36.6 billion shortfall needed to equip refugee learners with vocational skills, threatening efforts to help them secure jobs and become self-rel...
Why Ugandans can't build good homes
Ugandans are too broke to build a decent house, with only three in 10 able to acquire land, buy construction materials, and pay for labour to construct one. Ms Judith Nab...