Uganda: Opposition Adopts New Budget Approach

The Opposition in Parliament is adopting a new approach to the National Budget moving away from responding to the government's propositions to developing a completely different… Read more »

Uganda: Government Must Urgently Address Road Accidents

Road accidents are on the rise like never before and it is important for us to interrogate the major causes. This is not the first time we are raising this issue. In just eight… Read more »

Uganda: Petroleum Authority Predicts Further Reduction in Fuel Prices

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda is predicting a further fall in fuel prices in Uganda on the back of increasing supply chains and frugal monetary policies by the Central Bank. By… Read more »

Botswana: Botswana Reports New Omicron Subvariant

Botswana has discovered the new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, said a government official in a press release issued on Friday. Read more »

Uganda: Law That Criminalised Stella Nyazi, Kakwenza Kicked Out

When former Makerere University Research Fellow Stella Nyanzi was in April 2017 picked by security agents from a fundraising function at Mackinnon Suites Hotel in Kampala, her case… Read more »

Uganda: World Praises Uganda for Quick Stop of Ebola

Shortly after Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Uganda's Minister of Health declared Uganda free from Ebola on Jan.11, her colleague, Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma; the Acting Director General of the… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Revenue Authority to Lose U.S.$271 Million in Tax Exemptions

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) may lose Shs2.8 trillion to tax exemptions, credits and deferrals for the financial year 2022/2023. Read more »

Uganda: MTN Uganda Inks Deal With Huawei Technologies to Modernize Its Networks Towards 5g

MTN Uganda has announced a five-year strategic partnership with Huawei Technologies, a global ICT solutions provider, to transform and modernize its network towards a Cloud-native… Read more »

Uganda: Why Ugandan Businesses Should Embrace Risk Management Amid Global Volatility

Even as humanity collectively embarks on the painstaking journey of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in Uganda, Sub-Saharan Africa and the world over are currently… Read more »

East Africa: East Africa Community Must Safeguard DRC for Its Own Good

I recently wrote a piece on what to do to avoid inter-member conflicts in the new East African Community (EAC). Sadly, nobody's interested in it. It died an unnatural death.… Read more »

Southern Africa: Zambia Halts Electricity Exports

The Zambian government on Friday announced that it has halted electricity exports to some neighboring countries due to reduced power generation capacity the southern African… Read more »

Burundi: Burundi Declares Cholera Outbreak

Burundian Public Health and AIDS Control Minister Sylvie Nzeyimana on Sunday evening declared an outbreak of cholera in the east African country's commercial capital Bujumbura. Read more »

Uganda: China Moves to Fast-Track Agriculture Production in Uganda

On a hot December day in the Wakiso district in Uganda's Central Region, 56-year-old Chinese agriculture expert Chen Taihua, gazing at the fish ponds at the Chinese-built… Read more »

Africa: Regulation of Medicines in Africa

Africa's limited pharmaceutical industry, high costs of raw materials, and dependence on imported medicines have long hampered citizens' access to the medicines they need. Read more »

Uganda: Leader of Opposition Courts Church on Constitutional Reforms

The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga, has rallied the church to support efforts by the Opposition to amend the Constitution. Read more »

Uganda: The Government Owes Media Houses Shs 13 Billion

Exorbitant taxes, non-government payment for media services delivered and a repressive regulatory framework were cited as the key inhibitors to the growth of the media industry. Read more »

Uganda: Tension, Uncertainity Ahead of Makerere Convocation Elections

Makerere University Convocation is set to elect a new executive Committee on December 30, 2022. However, the new leadership will not take office until April 2023. Read more »

Uganda: URSB Celebrates Customer Engagement Week 2022

Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), a national government registrations body, on Dec 16th, closed its Customer Engagement Week 2022, a week-long celebration to recognize… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Sends First Set of Silk Yarn to Europe

In a bid to start commercial silk production, Uganda under the Tropical Institute of Development Innovations (TRIDI) sent its first samples of silk yarn for testing in the European… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Receives a Special Envoy From the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

President Yoweri Museveni last week received a Special Envoy from the President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, His Excellency Brahim Ghali who paid a courtesy call on him… Read more »

Uganda: Finance Minister Presents Shs 49.9 Trillion National Budget Framework

Government has tabled the National Budget Framework Paper totaling Shs49.9 trillion for the Financial Year 2023/2024. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Calls for Renewed Fight Against HIV/Aids

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has rallied citizens to step up the fight against HIV/AIDS to cut down the number of deaths associated with the virus. Read more »

Uganda: TotalEnergies Unveils Joshua Cheptegei as Brand Ambassador

TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda unveiled Joshua Cheptegei as its brand ambassador for its renewable energy solutions for the next three years. Read more »

Uganda: President Museveni Was There for Me - Senior Superintendent of Police Agasiirwe

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nickson Agasiirwe, who is currently in the General Court Martial battling cases of kidnapping Rwanda elements and arming Kitata of Boda Boda… Read more »

Uganda: Electoral Commission to Close Jinja Road Office

The Electoral Commission (EC) announced that their head offices along Jinja Road will be closed to the general public effective Friday, December 16. Read more »