Police probe man found dead in lodge room in Rubaare
Ntungamo, Uganda: Shock and uncertainty have gripped residents of Rubaare Town in Rushenyi, Ntungamo District, following the sudden death of an unidentified man at Amahor...
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Why MPs approved 30% tax on second-hand clothes: How you'll be affected
Members of Parliament have approved a 30 percent levy on imported second-hand clothes as part of wider tax reforms aimed at raising revenue and supporting local industrie...
Winners, losers as MPs pass new taxes
Effective July 1, all importers of secondhand clothes will have to pay an extra charge of 30 percent, up from the current 15 percent, should the President sign into law t...
Fuel Levy Approved: MPs Clear UGX200 Tax Despite Public Outcry, Opposition Warns Of Economic Pain
Parliament has approved Government’s proposal to impose a UGX200 excise levy on every litre of fuel, a move expected to generate about UGX450 billion in additional reve...
Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance backs proposed tax rise on spirits
The Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance (UAPA) has thrown its support behind the government’s proposed increase in excise duty on undenatured spirits below 80% alcoholic con...
56 year-old die of Alcohol in Kasese
A 56-year-old man, John Kibaya Bwambale, has died, reportedly due to excessive alcohol consumption, Kasese Guide Radio can reliably report.No official statement from Poli...
25 year-old man admitted over alcoholism
A 25-year-old man has been admitted to Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital in Kasese Town on allegations of excessive alcohol consumption, Kasese Guide Radio, can reliably report.N...
Kampala Gets a Boost in Road Safety as New Enforcement Tools Arrive to Fight Drink Driving
The Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety in Kampala has received a major boost in its efforts to improve road safety after being donated new traffic enforcement equipme...
Leaders Raise Alarm Over Road Accidents as Kikuube LC5 Chairman Banura is Buried
Mourners, including government officials and political leaders, have raised concern over the rising number of road accidents in Uganda during the burial of Peter Banura.B...
Activists Demand Urgent Action as Alcohol Abuse Tightens Grip on Kampala Youth
Civil society actors warn that rising alcohol dependency among young people in Kampala’s informal settlements is fuelling illness, unemployment, and social breakdown, c...