Uganda’s rising debt, shrinking lives
How government’s borrowing spree is leaving citizens bearing the country.At dawn, the roar of engines rises above the quiet streets of Entebbe as David Tumusiime, 47, p...
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YES IT’S TRUE: State House Finally Reveals Why M7 Banned Daily Monitor And NTV From His Events.
On Tuesday, parliament of Uganda resumed sessions with top on the order paper approving loans totaling to Shs8 trillions which government is borrowing from different fina...
Parliament to Approve Shs8.2 Trillion Borrowing Amid Soaring Public Debt
Parliament is today set to authorize a staggering Shs8.2 trillion in new borrowing, a move that signals the nation’s spiralling public debt already at Shs116.2 trillion...
Panic in Russia as 'paranoid' Vladimir Putin fearing a dramatic coup
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused the exiled opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky and 22 members of the Russian Anti-War Committee of plotting a coup...
Parliament Approves Shs772 Bn Loan to Tackle Water Crisis in Four Districts
The Parliamentary Committee on the National Economy has approved a government request to borrow Shs772 billion to address long-standing water supply challenges in four Ug...
Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
President Donald Trump has said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, a major escalation in his battle against the US central b...
Court of Appeal Clears Vantage Fund to Enforce $10m Loan Against Bitature’s Simba Companies
“The mere act of lending money without a physical address in Uganda does not create an obligation for the appellant as a foreign lender to register. The appellant has a...
High Court upholds Equity Bank’s $10m loan against Simbamanyo, dismisses fraud claims
Simbamanyo house which was acquired by tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia.The Commercial Division of the High Court has dismissed a high-profile legal challenge filed by Simbamanyo...
Ghana’s search for Umeme
Ghana is considering reform in the energy sector, with Umeme in mind How this West African country is looking to the success Uganda has just destroyed to solve its elect...
Govt Slaps New Taxes on Cigarettes, Beer
The government has announced new tax measures on cigarettes, beer, imports, and agricultural by-product exports in the 2025/26 national budget, in a bid to boost domestic...