Ministry of Public Service has declared Tuesday 10th July a public holiday to enable Ugandans to participate in the Village Local Council One elections. Nominations of candidates for LC 1 village Chairpersons which began yesterday...
Government has announced it will come up with a system that will require all social media sites operating in Uganda to pay tax to the state. Addressing journalists at Uganda Media Centre, Minister in charge...
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah had earlier defended the social media tax by claiming that the tax is not expensive at all for an average Ugandan. Oulanya was speaking at the launch of...
Government has been asked to roll out more treatment centres for victims of acid violence in the country. The End Acid Violence Uganda charity says many of the health facilities cannot adequately treat victims of...
Manafwa district authorities want government to resettle mudslide victims as a permanent solution to the problem. Mudslides have displaced hundreds of people from Kaato, Bunabutsale and Weswa Sub counties in the past few months. The...
Motorists around Kampala are crying out over the hike in fuel prices calling for government intervention. Pump fuel prices have been on the rise since the beginning of the year. Some analysts have expressed fear...
The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has ordered police officers in charge of the Very Important Person Police Protection Unit to provide extra security for three opposition politicians who reported threats against their...
The controversial lining up method of voting will come under its first test today, as the Electoral Commission conducts its first election at the Local Council level. The Commission is today conducting elections for Village...
Uganda Communications Commission Executive Director, Godfrey Mutabazi, says telecommunication companies will block Virtual Private Network applications commonly known as VPN, that are aiding Ugandans to evade social media tax. The Shs200 daily levy for Over...
Monday 2nd July 2018 – Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance Bank, has today announced a UGX40 million sponsorship of the Seals Swim Club gala scheduled to take place from 5th - 8th July, 2018...
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