Experts Call for Reduction of Mobile Money Withdrawal Tax
Economists, researchers and small business operators are urging government to reduce the 0.5 percent excise duty on mobile money withdrawals, warning that high transactio...
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How a failed government supply deal put MTK Uganda on the brink of collapse
The death of Xavier Kitaka, the founder of MTK Uganda, has put the firm on the brink of collapseMTK Uganda, once regarded as one of Uganda’s biggest agro and animal hea...
Army thought I was hiding Anitah’s cash’ - Nameere speaks out on arrest
The army operatives, according to Nameere, believed that the money was meant to bribe MPs not to vote for Jacob Oboth, who had been endorsed by the NRM leadership for Spe...
Fear grips Njeru after kidnap of school proprietor
Jinja, Uganda | URN | Police in the Ssezibwa region have intensified the search for Moret Komugisha, the director of St. Abel Primary School, who was reportedly kidnapped...
No Separate UACE Examination for Repeat Candidates, UNEB Confirms
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has confirmed that there will be no separate Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examination for repeat candidat...
Panic, Fear Lock Police As M7 Rejects Directors Contract Renewal Amidst Serious Investigations
Directors in the Uganda Police Force are reportedly living in fear and uncertainty after receiving intelligence that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the app...
Karamoja Welcomes First Home-Grown Ministers, Urges Them to Avoid Corruption
KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders and residents in Karamoja have welcomed the appointment of John Baptist Lokii and Esther Anyakun to lead the Ministry of Karamoja Affairs, cal...
Parliament Officially Approves Museveni Decision to Increase Number of Ministers
The decision followed a motion tabled before the House by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, shortly after Parliament approved her appointment together with that of Vice Pr...
MUST student collapses and dies moments before entering examination room
The Mbarara University of Science and Technology community is in mourning today after one of its students, Nowembabazi Marvin, collapsed and died on campus this morning �...
All cross-border markets in Uganda closed over Ebola
Tensions are mounting at the Mpondwe-Lhubiriha border post in Kasese District following a decision by authorities to temporarily close cross-border markets as part of mea...