Boat mishaps: NEMA blames ageing wood, overloading
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has identified ageing wooden boats, overloading and submerged trees as major factors responsible for frequent boat acciden...
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Court backs URA in VAT dispute over the word “serviced apartments” with Kampala businessman
The Royal Palms Apartments in NakaseroThe phrase “serviced apartment” became the centre of a tax dispute between businessman Sharad Karia and the Uganda Revenue Autho...
UK’s leader calls for reflection after the death of former Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism
Torchbearer Jason Arday carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Sutton and Merton, in London, LONDON (AP) — Britain’s prime minister called for refle...
Fire Destroys Property Worth Millions at Plywood Factory in Kalungu
Property worth millions of shillings has been destroyed after a fire gutted Golden Home Plywood Factory in Lwera, Lukaya Town Council, Kalungu District.According to worke...
Today in History: Mwenda Granted Bail After Sedition Arrest
Andrew Mwenda behind cell at Nakawa Court during his appearance at courthouse on August 15, 2005 on sedition charges. Mwenda, then 33, was released on a cash bail of Shs5...
The Kabanda Gamble: Why Is Petroleum Authority Changing Course on the Eve of First Oil?
Rubondo, right, could turn out like the Biblical Moses who led Israelites through the wilderness before 'Joshua' Kabanda stepped in Uganda is preparing to enter the produ...
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...
Tension mounts in Namutumba over 500-metre border dispute
A section of Itonko residents gather under an avocado tree at Namutumba Town Council headquarters after delivering their petition.A row has erupted in Namutumba Town Coun...
MPs Probe How Tycoon Nzeyi Still Occupies 50 Acres of Land He Sold to NSSF
Parliament’s COSASE committee has questioned why businessman Amos Nzeyi remains in possession of 50 acres of NSSF land in Temangalo nearly two decades after selling the...
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...