TikToker Jayden out of danger after successful bone marrow surgery
Ugandan TikToker Timothy Kayanja, known as Jayden, is out of danger after successful bone marrow surgery following months of fundraising for treatment.Ugandan content cre...
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Uganda to split aviation regulator from airport operations by 2027
UCAA Director General Fred Bamwesigye addresses the media at the end of a full-scale aviation security exercise in Entebbe on June 26, 2026. Photo by Eve Muganga.The Ugan...
Violent crimes continue to unsettle Ugandans
The killing of Rugby Cranes player Sydney Gongodyo by a mob in Kira in Kampala on Friday has renewed concerns about public safety and the growing incidence of mob justice...
Winners, losers as MPs pass new taxes
Effective July 1, all importers of secondhand clothes will have to pay an extra charge of 30 percent, up from the current 15 percent, should the President sign into law t...
Fuel Levy Approved: MPs Clear UGX200 Tax Despite Public Outcry, Opposition Warns Of Economic Pain
Parliament has approved Government’s proposal to impose a UGX200 excise levy on every litre of fuel, a move expected to generate about UGX450 billion in additional reve...
Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance backs proposed tax rise on spirits
The Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance (UAPA) has thrown its support behind the government’s proposed increase in excise duty on undenatured spirits below 80% alcoholic con...
The good and bad 2026/27 govt tax plans
Activists show support to raising PAYE threshold but call for even a higher level of UGX 600,000.Kampala, Uganda | URN | The business community, economists and civil soci...
Gov’t Imposes New Taxes on Cement, Spirits
Alcohol consumers and the construction industry face fresh price hikes as the government tables the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeking to impose higher levies on...
Another country ‘closes airbase to US war planes’
Some US bombers’ were due to land at the base before heading to the Middle EastItaly has reportedly refused permission for US military aircraft to land at a Sicilian ai...
Haifa Oil Refinery Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at Bazan Oil Refinery in Israel Following Missile and Drone Attack
Mumbai, March 30: A significant fire broke out at the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa's industrial zone in Israel today, Monday, March 30, following a coordinated missile and...