President Yoweri Museveni has banned trucks carrying timber logs from entering or leaving Mubende and Kassanda districts, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak. In a televised address to the country Tuesday night, Museveni said although...
Parliament's Committee on Public Accounts – Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE), has started querying the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), seeking explanation for the Shs35 billion per kilometer average cost of the 51km...
Uganda has started paying back a $1.44bn loan to China. However, the flagship 600MW Karuma hydropower project that the government paid for is not finished, an official tells The Africa Report. Researchers say Uganda is responsible for...
Jinja district has recorded its first Ebola fatality, becoming the ninth district in Uganda to register the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). This was after samples from Dan Waiswa who died on Friday at Buwenge Health...
Victoria Motors, a leading Vehicle dealership in Uganda, has handed over the first batch of seven Renault Trucks to EnviroServ Uganda, a waste management services company to manage oil and gas waste. The handover took...
The remarkable performance by Uganda’s national netball team, the She Cranes has re-ignited discussions on the prioritization of the sports sector with Parliament directing government to ensure funds allocated in the 2022/2023 financial year are...
In Tanzania, at least 19 people are dead after a small passenger plane plunged into Lake Victoria on Sunday due to bad weather. The plane, carrying 43 people, was on approach to the airport in...
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Director Richard Byarugaba has been elected the African region representative to the International Social Security Association (ISSA) Bureau. The election was confirmed at the 34th ISSA General Assembly...
Kampala, November 4th, 2022 – TotalEnergies EP Uganda has today signed a Solar project agreement with the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development for the possible deployment of 120 MW...
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill will address the issue of inefficient utilisation of energy in Uganda, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Ms Irene Bateebe has said. The remarks...
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