The Ministry of Water and Environment has re-echoed its commitment to providing 100% water coverage in the country by 2030. Eng. Ian Arebahona, the Principal Engineer at the Ministry made the reassurance last Thursday while […]
By Molly Kyakuhaire Car importers have petitioned parliament over the exorbitant car import inspection fees charged by Uganda National Bureae of Standards (UNBS). In a petition presented to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, the […]
The falling out over Uganda’s recently introduced social media tax could intensify after Facebook warned it will hold back infrastructure investments worth millions of dollars it was planning in the country. Kojo Boakye, Africa public […]
Not drinking in middle age can increase the risk of dementia as much as drinking too much, according to a report. The study tracked the drinking habits of 9,000 London civil servants between the ages […]
Val Kalende, a female Ugandan gay rights activist has quit the gay lifestyle, telling her church in Kampala that she was tired of living a life of “same sex sin”. Kalende was so into the gay […]
In spite of the fact that government has recently recruited 3200 extension workers, Uganda has continuously faced a growing deficit in extension services. The standing ratio of extension workers to farmer households is 1:1800; Not […]
A picture of bunch of banana’s has literally taken the internet by storm and debate is raging. When the internet was asked what the “perfect” ripeness of a banana, it may come as no surprise […]
Israel’s Together Pharma Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of medical cannabis, said Monday it has placed an order for cannabis seeds for a farm it is setting up in Uganda, targeting sales of cannabis produce […]
Makerere University Guild and a section of mobile-money vendors have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to intervene and cause the review of the recently passed Excise Duty (Amendment) Act. The law imposes a […]
Want to look dope? Don the latest African print? Look cool amongst your peers? Well, MTN Uganda has three words for you – “TWAMBALE ku Pulse”. MTN Uganda has today picked TWAMBALE Apparel, a […]
The Information and Communication Technology Association of Uganda (ICTAU) has issued a statement demanding government reconsiders its position to introduce taxes on Mobile Money and Over-The-Top (OTT) services. ICTAU is an umbrella association that brings […]
Makerere University has abandoned its plans of paying student allowances through mobile money, according to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe. “We tried it out last semester and you remember students opposed it. So we […]
The Uganda government has said it needs 340 million U.S. dollars to purchase six passenger aircrafts as the country pushes to revamp the national carrier before the end of this year. Bageya Waiswa, permanent secretary […]
The High Court at Kampala has ordered the immediate and unconditional release of Simpson Birungi the owner of Movit cosmetics company. Birungi has been in detention by security forces for close to two weeks now. […]
Refugee children are performing better at school compared to their counterparts in the refugee hosting communities, according to findings by Uwezo. The findings, released ahead of the World Refugee Day, are based on studies conducted […]
MTN Uganda handed over three more cars to winners in Buyende, Mukono and Kyotera last week. The three Toyota Premio cars are part of the weekly three cars for the MTN Nyabo Promotion. The handovers […]
Government is considering electrifying of Entebbe expressway fence to put to an end the vandalism of road infrastructure, according to a declaration by President Yoweri Museveni. The President made the remarks while commissioning the Kampala […]
A 24-year-old Ugandan software engineer has won the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Brian Gitta is the first Ugandan to win the prestigious Africa Prize, and the youngest winner to date. Gitta and his team […]
MTN Uganda has today visited Ngabo Academy of Science and Vocational Studies in Mbarara and boosted its ICT curriculum with a Ugx 50 million donation of 10 computers fully connected to the internet for a […]
Again, I express my deepest felt condolences for the peace-lover, Hon Ibrahim Abiriga, killed by criminals on Friday evening. As the investigations are still going on, we cannot rule out personal motives for the murder. […]