The committee on trade, tourism, and industry has tasked the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) to account for the 360 million shillings spent during the Dubai 2020 Expo. UTB led by its Executive Director Lilly Ajarova today appeared before the committee…
Stanbic Bank and traders under the umbrella body, Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), recently signed what they described as a ground-breaking trade and tax partnership pact that will ease the clearing of their imports. Stanbic Bank and KACITA say their…
Uganda has secured a new market for its milk in Zambia following a long unresolved impasse with Kenya which was the largest market for Uganda’s exports. Since December 2019 when Kenya authorities ceased at least 3000 bags of powdered milk…
Uganda Airlines is planning to increase frequency on its Entebbe-Dubai route following impressive passenger traffic after the launch on October 7. Speaking at a launch ceremony in Dubai on October 9, the airline’s acting chief executive Jennifer Bamuturaki said that…
Whereas several Ugandans are struggling to access their savings with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the managers of the Fund are literally swimming in billions of cash. Credible sources within this government entity have revealed to this website that…
“Mr. Kanyagoga was irregularly recruited as he didn’t meet the criteria in the advert and lacks the requisite integrity to run such a highly specialized agency with regulatory powers,” said a Whistleblower. A whistleblower only identified as Jabbe Pascal Osinde…
Telecom giant MTN Uganda, a subsidiary of MTN South Africa, has announced that the company has decided to give Ugandans an opportunity to buy shares 20% of the company’s ordinary shares worth Shs4.4Bn following approvals by the Capital Markets Authority…
For 10 years now, Forbes has published an annual definitive compilation/list of young people changing the world by building brands, creating jobs, and transforming lives in their respective fields. Today, 08th October 2021, a call for nominations for the class…
Officials of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) have come under fire from several Ugandans who are faulting them for not only embarrassing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni but also the entire country during the Dubai Trade Expo, where they failed to…
The strategy by telecom giant MTN Telecommunications Company of getting Ugandans involved as partners in its activities has been described as very important by President Yoweri Museveni who said it allows Ugandans and Africans to be partners in all the…
PHOTO: Michael Atingi-Ego the Deputy Governor BOU, Wim Vanhelleputte the MTN Uganda CEO, Anne Jjuuko the Stanbic Bank Uganda CEO, Godfrey Baluku Kabyangga the State Minister for National Guidance, Irene Ssewankambo, the Executive Director UCC and Andrew Bugembe, the MTN…
Transformation of Uganda into a modern, prosperous society as laid out by the National Development Plan III will largely depend on how fast Uganda can harness, protect and utilize intellectual property, the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Registrar General Mercy Kainobwisho…
Stella Alibateese is the new the National Director of the Personal Data Protection Office at The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA–U), the agency has announced. Personal Data Protection Office is an independent office under NITA Uganda for protection of personal data…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Commander Engineering Brigade Besigye Bekunda has said that they have the capacity to execute Government construction projects in a timely manner because of the experience and the expertise they have in the sector for…
Multi-award winning journalist Solomon Serwanjja has quit the Naguru based NBS Television. Serwanjja announced his decision via his Twitter handle. “On 31st July, I will be leaving @nbstv. It has been such an honour to serve for the last 6…