Teachers stuck in debt trap
Today’s economic hardship is real, with many Ugandans, especially teachers, feeling the pinch. The burden of debt is palpable, and it is affecting the quality of e...
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Joel Ssenyonyi challenges Hon. Baryomunsi on equal application of social media rules for all
The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, has challenged ICT and National Guidance Minister Chris Baryomunsi to ensure that calls for responsible condu...
Mbarara City Gives Churches 90 Days to Comply or Relocate
MBARARA CITY, Uganda — A growing push to restore urban order in Mbarara City has placed dozens of churches, particularly Pentecostal ministries, under pressure to...
Balancing Sovereignty and Openness: Regulating Foreign Influence without Stifling Growth
No man is an island, Entire of itself; Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main.â€The European poet who wrote those words 400 years ago has become r...
Police Arrest Hoima District Boss in Shs16m Job Sale Expose
Hoima District Vice Chairperson Hellen Mulumba is in police custody over allegations of extorting Shs 16.5 million from a job seeker, as authorities probe a growing patte...
Withholding Tax Exemption Returns to Six Months: What It Means for Businesses
withholding tax exemption allows qualifying businesses to receive income without deductions at source, improve cash flow management, and reduce administrative burden rela...
Shs46bn Idle Funds for Science Ministry leave MPs furious
The Budget Committee has summoned officials from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to explain why Shs 46 billion meant for innovation remains unuti...
Operators oppose plan to remove old taxis from Uganda's roads, demand more time
Taxi operators in Kampala have asked government to extend a planned crackdown on unroadworthy vehicles, warning that the directive risks disrupting livelihoods and was is...
Kawempe daycare baby dies after falling in hot tea saucepan at school; director arrested
A daycare director has been arrested after a four-year-old boy died from burns sustained after falling into hot tea at a Kawempe schoolA four-year-old boy died after fall...
Gen. Muhoozi takes over road contracts
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In the quiet hours of April 11, at exactly 02:20am East African Standard Time, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander of the UPDF and Senio...