Tax Push Sparks Backlash as Experts Warn Shs4.8tn Drive Could Stifle Growth
Economists and tax experts warn that government’s plan to raise Shs4.8 trillion through new taxes, including a fuel levy, could increase inflation, slow construction ac...
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Ex-VP Ssekandi Donation Enhances Learning at St Mugagga Vocational School
Former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has donated television sets, decoders, and a public address system to St. Mugagga Vocational Secondary School in Masaka, im...
Internal Wrangles Threaten NRM Gains in Masaka
Internal conflicts among NRM leaders in Masaka City are raising alarm within the party, with some members warning that opposition parties could exploit the divisions to r...
King Saha Declares Himself Speaker of People’s Parliament
Outspoken singer Mansur Ssemanda has taken a bold swipe at Uganda’s legislative body, declaring himself the “Speaker of the People’s Parliament.”Speaking in an in...
Trump, Bush, Schwarzenegger Eulogize Chuck Norris
Hollywood legend and martial arts icon Chuck Norris who died at 86, prompted heartfelt tributes from three larger-than-life American figures: President Donald Trump, form...
6 Ugandans Arrested in Connection to USD 3.4 Mn Equity Bank Rwanda Digital Heist
The cross-border heist signifies a new frontier in the evolving nature of financial crime, where digital fraud is increasingly sophisticated, fast-moving and now, transna...
OIL PALM PROJECT IN TROUBLE! Billions Idle, Land Unused, Factory Stalled — Has Masaba Outstayed Her Welcome?
The National Oil Palm Project (NOPP), once hailed as a transformative agro-industrial lifeline for Uganda’s rural farmers, is now sinking under the weight of delays, un...
BIG INTERVIEW: Boda-bodas will be reduced in the city under new transport plan - Gen Katumba
'Boda-bodas have provided employment. If tomorrow we decided to remove them, what would happen to the young men who depend on them? Each rider supports several people. So...
Shock in Dokolo: Widow Found Murdered After Repeated Death Threats Over Land Dispute
Dokolo, Uganda | Residents of Odeye Village, Adagnyeko Parish, are reeling after a widow in her 50s, Cidon, was found dead in her home on Thursday, two days after she was...
Ugandan lawyers reject Shs 5Billion from President Museveni, cut ties with State House
ULS president and senior counsel Isaac Ssemakadde announced that the Society will neither pursue nor accept the pledge which was originally promised for construction of t...