August 21
Uganda: Grant of Tax Waiver to Companies Queried
Legislators on the Committee of Finance have questioned the manner and criteria the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)is using to extend tax waivers to companies and individuals. Read more »
August 18
Uganda: Russia's Public Health Watchdog Has Effective Vaccine Against Mpox
The Vector Center of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing has a vaccine for the prevention of mpox, previously known as… Read more »
August 15
Uganda: Gen Muhoozi Announces 1 Year Extension for Expiring ID Cards
With about 15.8 million Ugandan National IDs set to expire between August 2024 to December 2025, Government has decided to extend the validity of all these cards by one year. Read more »
August 14
Uganda: Parliament Declines to Proceed With Alcohol Control Bill
Parliament has rejected the Alcohol Control Bill, 2023 that sought to regulate the purchase, sell and consumption of alcohol. Read more »
Uganda: Kiteezi Tragedy - Police Says More People Still Trapped in the Waste Mass
The Ugandan police said Tuesday there are still more people trapped under the waste mass, following the landslide of the Kiteezi landfill in Kampala, the capital of Uganda,… Read more »
Uganda: Tamale Mirundi Is Dead, Family Confirms
Minutes after the family of veteran journalist, social and political critic Tamale Mirundi confirmed his death, NRM top official Rose Namayanja has hailed his contribution to… Read more »
Uganda: Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda Renews Partnership With Rwenzori Marathon
Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting athleticism and community engagement by renewing its partnership as the official hydration sponsor for… Read more »
August 13
Uganda: UK and Uganda Unveil £5 Million Clean Cooking Initiative
The UK, in partnership with Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, has unveiled a £5 million clean cooking programme designed to revolutionize cooking… Read more »
Uganda: MTN to Pay Shs 147.8bn As Interim Dividend
MTN Uganda is set to pay shareholders an interim dividend of Shs 6.6 per share, amounting to Shs 147.8 billion, following a strong financial performance in the first half of 2024. Read more »
Uganda: Special Report - an Eyewitness Account of Disaster At Kiteezi
It is impossible to describe the magnitude of tragedy that befell Kiteezi and Lusanja in a tweet. However, the picture below captures, in part, the mountain of rubbish that peeled… Read more »
August 12
Uganda: Kiteezi Tragedy - Death Toll of Garbage Dump Landslide in Uganda Climbs to 21
The names of those retrieved are: Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan Signs Nile Treaty
Last month on July 8, the South Sudanese parliament - the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) - ratified the Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), a modern… Read more »
August 11
Uganda: Kiteezi Tragedy - Museveni Orders UPDF to Join Rescue
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the UPDF Special Forces to assist in the rescue at Kiteezi landfill that collapsed and killed unknown numbers of people. Read more »
Uganda: Kiteezi Tragedy - Top KCC Official Arrested
Deputy IGG Ann Twino Muhairwe has ordered the arrest of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Head of Public and Corporate Affairs, Daniel NuweAbiine, for obstructing… Read more »
August 08
Uganda: Health Ministry Urged to Address Medicine Shortages in Hospitals
The Ministry of Health has been tasked to engage District Health Officers (DHOs) to ensure timely delivery of medicines to different health facilities in the country. Read more »
Uganda: Govt Asked to Rescue Ugandan Students Stranded in Iran
Igara West MP, Gaffa Mbwatekamwa, has called on government to account for and rescue Ugandan students stranded in Iran following an alleged fake scholarship scheme coordinated… Read more »
August 07
Uganda: Health Ministry Needs Extra Shs18 Billion for Interns
This revelation was contained in a statement to the House by the Minister of State for Health (General duties), Anifa Kawooya on Tuesday, 06 August 2024. Read more »
Uganda: Minister Muhwezi Promises Statement On MPs' Arrest
The Minister for Security, Jim Muhwezi, has promised to present a statement explaining the Monday arrest of two opposition Forum for Democratic Change legislators together with… Read more »
Uganda: 'Giant People-Attacking Crocodile' Captured
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said Tuesday that it had captured a 4.5-meter-long crocodile that mauled several people at a landing site in Ntoroko District in the Western… Read more »
Uganda: Paris 2024 - Oscar Chelimo Advances to 5000m Final
Long-distance runner Oscar Chelimo has qualified for the men's 5000-meter final after finishing fifth in heat two of the preliminary round on Wednesday afternoon. Read more »
August 06
Uganda: Monkeypox - Uganda On Guard Against Disease
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has provided Uganda's Ministry of Health with a set of 2,400 test kits to strengthen the country's response to Monkeypox through rapid… Read more »
Uganda: Paris 2024 - Uganda's Peruth Chemutai Takes Silver
Results of athletics women's 3,000m steeplechase final at Paris 2024 Read more »
Uganda: Paris 2024 - Peruth Chemutai Out to Defend Olympic Gold
Tonight, Chemutai enters the final of the same event at the Paris Olympic Games, aiming to replicate her Tokyo triumph. It will be Chemutai's best-ever-turn around since the Tokyo… Read more »
August 04
Uganda: Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Survives in Helicopter Crash
A helicopter carrying Ugandan Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Thomas Tayebwa suffered an accident on Saturday night in the western district of Mbarara, but there were no… Read more »
August 01
Uganda: Corruption in Uganda - a Catalyst for Increased National Debt
Corruption is a major obstacle to Uganda's development, impacting governance, economic stability, and the social structure. A severe consequence of widespread corruption is the… Read more »