December 22, 2022
Uganda: Uganda, DR Congo Sign Pact Over Transmission Line
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are undertaking a feasibility study for the construction of an electricity transmission line from Kasese to Bunia. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Uganda: Artisanal Gold Miners Defy Govt On Mercury Use
In October, President Museveni signed into the law the Mining and Minerals Act 2022. One of the key provisions in the law is the banning of mercury use in mining activities. Read more »
December 09, 2022
Uganda: Mobile Fraud Blamed On Abuse of SIM Cards
A few days ago, a music fan attended a concert and while there, his mobile phone was stolen. In a few hours, those that took his mobile phone were able to access his bank account,… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Uganda: Let's Create Housing Solutions a Common Man Can Be Proud Of!
Our lives seem incomplete when we do not have a place we call home. I am not talking about a rented house. I am referring to that place that you own, where you can raise children,… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Uganda: Uganda's Hipipo Ranked Among World's Top 20 Companies Escalating Innovation
The Global Business Leaders Magazine has named Uganda's HiPipo among this year's world's Top 20 companies escalating innovation in the digital financial services market. Read more »
October 05, 2022
Uganda: Lockdowns - 420,000 Ugandans Lost Jobs
An abridged report written by the Makerere University-based think tank, the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), lays bare the fullest and most detailed insight to date into the… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Named Worst Digital Rights Violator
At last week's Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2022, in Lusaka, Zambia, Uganda drew unwelcome criticism. Speaker after speaker described the east African country as the worst… Read more »
Uganda: Climate Crisis and How It Affects Uganda's Economy
To enlist the expression of Chinua Achebe in describing the state of affairs in his native Nigeria, this time in the Ugandan context, and through a meteoric frame of reference;… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Uganda: Ugandan Schools Must Continue With E-Learning Post-Covid, Govt Insists
Education institutions must develop post-Covid Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) strategies because e-learning is the future of education, the National Council for Higher Education… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Africa: Africa Can Boost Economies By Emulating Ghana to Relax Visas
One Saturday evening, I received a message asking me whether I could be in Accra in Ghana by Wednesday afternoon. Read more »
September 12, 2022
Uganda: Makerere Gets Uganda's First Smart Classroom
Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, the vice chancellor of Makerere University has commissioned Uganda's first smart classroom. The CreateView classroom is located in Block A of the college of… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Uganda: Why Kampala's Arcades Are Becoming Empty?
Kampala being the heart and capital city of Uganda, attracts multitudes including city hustlers, traders, customers, and traders with most of the businesses operating from city… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Uganda: Uganda's Public Debt Reaches Over U.S.$20 Billion
The recently released parliamentary committee report on the national economy and the state of indebtedness, grants, and guarantees indicates that Uganda's public debt stock had… Read more »
Uganda: Kabaale Airport to Be Completed in February 2023
The contractors of Uganda's second international airport, Kabaale International Airport, also known as Hoima Oil City International Airport, say the airport is due for completion… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Uganda: Kampala Should Learn Wetlands Conservation From Kigali
Does the pearl of Africa have some environmental lessons to pick from the land of a thousand hills? I answer in the affirmative. Read more »
August 25, 2022
Uganda: Corporate and Inter-Bank Demand Keeps Shilling On Back Foot
The Uganda shilling continued to slide opening Monday's session on the back foot at the 3,840 or 3,850 levels and due to continued corporate and inter-bank demand, the unit… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Airlines Operating Without Business Plan - Former CEO
Embattled former Uganda Airlines chief executive officer Cornwell Muleya has warned that the national carrier is operating without a business plan and may not break even in the… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Uganda: How Profitable Is Boda Boda Business Amid Fuel Crisis?
Mike Ssentongo is living the life. A boda body rider, stationed in the busy and cosmopolitan Kisementi area, Ssentongo cannot be more grateful for choosing the boda boda as a… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Uganda: Bank of Uganda's Move to Stop Price Increases Is Right
For a long time, economics has been perceived to be a discipline exclusive to the Brahmin, and has for the most part been left to the upper crust. Read more »
June 18, 2022
Uganda: Export Boss Calls for Joint Effort to Promote Ugandan Agricultural Products
Elly Twineyo Kamugisha, the executive director of Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB), has said there is need for a collective effort amongst stakeholders if Uganda is to maximize… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Uganda: 40 Days 40 Fintechs - Agrishare Is Using Fintech to Improve Farmers' Livelihood
No serious storyteller can narrate Uganda's post-independence story without giving prominence to the famous Luweero triangle. It is that pivotal but that is a story for another… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Fighting to Be Scrapped Off Money Laundering List
The Financial Intelligence Authority has intensified its efforts to fulfill a set of conditions that were set by the Financial Action Task force (FATF) - the global money… Read more »
Uganda: New Ura Software Easily Identifies Landlords Dodging Taxes
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has expressed dissatisfaction with the low collection of rental income tax despite the booming real estate industry. Read more »
Uganda: Low Funds Hold Back Fintech Growth
Finding people with the skills to develop and navigate through different software remains a big challenge, a factor that is holding back the growth of information, communication… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Uganda: Umeme's U.S.$765 Million Boosts Energy Sector
Power distributor Umeme's $765 million cumulative investments in the electricity sector have yielded positive results relating to reliability of the network but also servicing a… Read more »