URA Telecom Tax Collections Rise 79% to Shs1.59 Tn on Digital Monitoring
KAMPALA — Uganda’s tax collections from telecom services have risen 79% to Shs1.59 trillion over five years as the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) increasingly uses di...
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800 km an hour in 5 seconds: China's bullet train breaks its own world record
Maglev trains in China and Japan typically run at around 320 kmph, while China's fastest commercial high-speed rail services are capable of reaching 350 kmph.China's magl...
Arrest by Ministerial Command is Not the Rule of Law
Uganda's fight against corruption must be firm and visible, but recent ministerial arrest directives raise serious questions about due process, institutional independence...
Parliament Probes Shs1.2tn Entebbe Expressway Contract
A parliamentary inquiry into the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway has exposed alleged contractual and financial irregularities, including missing equipment, disputed tolling ar...
Angry maize suppliers block factory entrance over Shs2.6b debt
Some of the protestors seen at PRO Industries Limited in Butuntumula Sub-county, Luweero District on August 13, 2026. Operations at PRO Industries Limited in Butuntumula...
NRM MPs to pay Shs250,000 monthly to for party, caucus activities
Under the arrangement, Shs150,000 from each contribution will go to the NRM Party, while Shs100,000 will be allocated to the Caucus Secretariat to support mobilisation an...
Hut 8 Scam: Ugandans Count Losses as PDM Beneficiaries, Students and Families Lose Millions
More than Shs5 billion is emerging as an estimated loss, although authorities have not yet published a final audited figure.Victims include PDM beneficiaries and universi...
Who loses when medical interns stay home?
Who loses when medical interns stay home?At a time when Uganda’s public hospitals are already struggling with too few health workers, more than 2,000 young doctors stay...
Verdict on World Cup being stripped from Spain, Portugal and Morocco after migrant crisis
The verdict on the 2030 World Cup hosts being stripped has been The situation regarding the 2030 World Cup has been called into question (Image: Getty)Football fans have...
Kalonzo Shakes Up Wiper Leadership as Edwin Sifuna Overtakes Him in Latest Opinion Poll
Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has reshuffled the party’s top leadership as he seeks to strengthen his political machinery ahead of Kenya’s 20...