UCC clarifies tax study after social media backlash
UCC Executive Director Nyombi Thembo announced the return of web services Jan. 18, while keeping a temporary ban on social media and messaging apps.Uganda’s communicati...
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NGOs Urge Mayuge District to Sustain Development Gains as Heroes Programme Ends
Implementing partners operating in Mayuge District have called on local authorities to establish deliberate sustainability mechanisms to preserve the gains achieved by no...
Climate Change Linked to Increasing Domestic Violence In Homes
Gender based violence is increasingly being linked to the effects of climate change.Ann Nassamula, a Senior Programme Officer at the Centre for Domestic Violence Preventi...
BoU Allays Fears of Cash Withdrawal Caps at Banks
The recent announcement by the Bank of Uganda introducing new limitations to over-the-counter cash withdrawals and check payments have has raised questions over the motiv...
Legal claims against Uganda government surge to Shs6.4 trillion in three years
Finance Ministry PSST Ramathan Ggoobi identifies the ATMS sectors as the primary engines for Uganda’s economic growth and job creation over the next decade.KAMPALA, Uga...
Oil pipeline layoffs signal job cuts surge in sector
As construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) nears completion, the project company has initiated mass layoffs in Uganda and Tanzania, triggering anxiety...
PDM Boosts Household Incomes as Ntungamo Farmers Scale Coffee and Piggery Enterprises
The Parish Development Model is steadily reshaping rural livelihoods in Ntungamo District, with Shs46.2 billion already disbursed to 129 parishes to support smallholder e...
Fuel-Saving German Tech Comes to Uganda amidst Rising Prices
A German-Engineered fuel-saving technology, Fuel Eco Tec (FET), has entered the Ugandan market targeting motorists stretched by high fuel consumption. FET is designed to...
Fuel tankers must get off roads once oil pipeline is complete – Museveni
Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has renewed a push to move petroleum transportation off Uganda’s roads and into pipelines, a strategy that could dramatically...
Govt to save Shs24b in holiday spending cuts
The government expects to save about Shs24 billion annually after suspending funding for national public holiday celebrations beginning Financial Year (FY)2026/2027, the...