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...
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Uganda's Treacherous Path: A Shs34tn Gamble on Debt and Unproven Revenue
A stark warning has been issued from the corridors of parliamentary oversight, painting a grim picture of Uganda's fiscal health.The Shadow Minister for Finance, Ibrahim...
Govt Targets Grassroots Prosperity with Expanded Wealth Creation Budget
The Ministry of Finance has announced that over Shs 8.03 trillion has already been channelled into Uganda’s key wealth creation programmes—namely the Parish Developme...
Turkish Contractor Preliminary Work in Tororo SGR Project
The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project took a significant step forward as Turkish contractor M/S Yapi Merkezi Insaat Ve Sanayi A.S was formally introduced to the leader...
Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies
Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as "Pepe", has died at the age of 89.The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world's "poor...
BoU Maintains CBR at 9.75% as Uncertainty Looms
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has maintained the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 9.75% signalling a cautious “wait and see” approach in response to growing global economic unce...
Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies
Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as "Pepe", has died at the age of 89.The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world's "poor...
ActionAid Urges UN to Lead Global Debt Resolution as IMF, World Bank Face Criticism
ActionAid has criticised the outcomes of the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), calling for the United Nations to take over the...
Museveni summons the NRM Parliamentary Caucus to State House Entebbe
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus will meet at State House Entebbe on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 12pm.The meeting was confirmed by Denis Hamson Obu...
Mukono Residents Block Kampala- Jinja Highway in Protest Over Dust
Residents of Kigombya village in Mukono Municipality on Friday blocked the Kampala–Jinja highway, setting fires in the middle of the road to protest its deteriorating c...