September 30, 2023
Uganda: Social Security Fund Plans Savings Packages For Ugandans Working Abroad
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has announced plans to design a special savings package for Ugandans living and working overseas. Read more »
September 29, 2023
Uganda: How Service Cops' Digital Platform, Schoolpay Is Digitising Education System, One School At a Time
SchoolPay, a digital school management and payments platform, is a brainchild of Service Cops, a Ugandan technology company with a presence in the Great African Lakes region. Read more »
Uganda: A Moneylender Charging an Interest of 20% Per Month? Enough Is Enough, Says Museveni
President Museveni has directed the Ministry of Finance to issue a statutory instrument in two weeks on interest paid by borrowers to moneylenders in the country. Read more »
Uganda: Cnooc Sends Ugandan Students to China Further Their Oil and Gas Studies
The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Uganda, the operator of the Kingfisher oil field in the Albertine region, has flagged off Ugandan students to China to further… Read more »
September 28, 2023
Uganda: Entebbe Airport Passes Icao Safety Audit
Uganda's Entebbe International Airport has successfully passed a safety audit by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and confirmed high level of compliance with… Read more »
Uganda: Cabinet Issues New Orders to Govt Officials On Flying Uganda Airlines
Cabinet has issued a new directive instructing all government officials to at all times use the national carrier, Uganda Airlines for travels abroad. Read more »
September 27, 2023
Uganda: One in Four Customers Dissatisfied With Their Insurer, Study
A study by the Insurance Regulatory Authority(IRA) has indicated that one in four customers are dissatisfied with their insurer and the services they get from them. Read more »
September 25, 2023
Africa: What Happens When an African Country Declares Bankruptcy?
There is a report from the international financial experts showing that a number of African countries are facing the real risk of becoming bankrupt. Read more »
Uganda: Opposition MPs Push for Full Disclosure of Lugogo Cricket Oval Stadium Agreement
Opposition Members of Parliament are pushing for full disclosure of the Lugogo Cricket Oval Stadium agreement amid concerns over past instances where public land was given to… Read more »
September 24, 2023
Uganda: Local Investors Asks Govt for Tax Waivers
Local investors have asked government to consider tax waivers for them as a way of boosting their investments and creating more jobs. Read more »
September 22, 2023
Uganda: Orange Growing in Uganda - Soroti Fruit Factory
In this dissertation, I intend to examine the possible reasons why the Teso Fruit Factory and the entire effort of promoting orange growing in Uganda have failed. My interest in… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Preaches Money Economy in Bukedi
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the people of Tororo District to join the money economy in order to fight poverty. Read more »
September 20, 2023
Uganda: NEMA Tightens Noose Around 'Investors' Mining Sand in Lwera Wetland
Environmental body NEMA has in a move to save the swamp along Masaka highway has announced no permit for investors involved in mining sand in Lwera wetland. Read more »
Uganda: Infrastructural Breakdown Forces Management to Abandon Entebbe Grade A Hospital
Entebbe Grade A Hospital, which has long grappled with deteriorating conditions, has taken the bold step of relocating its services to the National Isolation Centre in Entebbe. Read more »
September 19, 2023
Uganda: Kenya High Commissioner and I&M Bank Uganda Discuss Joint Environmental Conservation Efforts
The Kenyan High Commissioner to Uganda, His Excellency Rtd Maj. General George A. Owinow has today Monday 18 September 2023, hosted a delegation from I&M Bank Uganda, led by… Read more »
September 18, 2023
Uganda: The National ICT Job Fair - a Catalyst for Job Creation and Economic Development
In just a week, the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance and Huawei in Partnership with Nile Post and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development will host the National… Read more »
September 16, 2023
Uganda: Uganda to End Costly Clinker Imports in Move Towards Self Reliance
In a significant move towards self-sufficiency and economic empowerment, Uganda is poised to halt its costly imports of clinker, a crucial raw material used in cement production. Read more »
September 15, 2023
Kenya: Kenya to Scrap Container Deposit Fee at Mombasa Port to Ease Trade With Uganda
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has agreed to scrap the container deposit of $3,000 (about shs12 million) per container at Mombasa port as a commitment to easing business for Uganda… Read more »
September 14, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's Insurance Sector Defies Odds to Continue With Growth Trajectory
Uganda's insurance sector has continued with its growth trajectory to ensure premiums grow to shs898.10billion representing a 16.5% growth to the half year results released on… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Uganda: U.S.$500 Million Vaccine Plant Commissioned By Museveni Put Up for Sale Over Debts
In a shocking turn of event, a $500million( approximately shs1.8trillion) pharmaceutical drug and mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Kigogwa, Matugga, in Wakiso District… Read more »
September 14, 2023
Uganda: Cotton Factory Transforms Cassava Farmers' Fortunes
Growing up, Aleje Modesta's future seemed bleak. She was raised in a humble setting in a small village in Bukedea District. Read more »
September 11, 2023
Uganda: Digital Number Plates Project Must Go On - Museveni
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has insisted that the digital motor number plates project must go on as planned, saying it will be vital in fighting crime in Uganda. Read more »
Uganda: Ugandans Urged to Fully Utilise Islamic Banking as Salaam Bank Secures BoU Licence
The permanent secretary to the treasury Ramathan Ggoobi has urged Ugandans to fully utilise Islamic banking regardless of their faith. Read more »
September 10, 2023
Uganda: Tayebwa Sells Uganda As a Premier Investment Destination
Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, addressed investors in the United Kingdom, highlighting Uganda as a prime location to ensure the success of their projects due to its… Read more »
September 09, 2023
Uganda: Salaam Becomes First Bank to Get Islamic Banking Licence in Uganda
Salaam Bank Limited has become the first financial institution in Uganda to be licenced to offer Islamic banking services in the country. Read more »