MTN Uganda has on Saturday March 12 experienced a huge system breakdown, in what industry experts have described as a likely ‘major hack’ on its mobile money system again. During the system breakdown, all digital enabled transfer services including buying internet or voice bundles and other financial transactions completely went down after being slow for…
The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has clarified that the developer (Speke Resort) did not dump soil into Lake Victoria as allegedly purported by some media platforms. NEMA officials made remarks after a thorough assessment on Wednesday March 09, 2022. Officials clarified that the developer was clearly following the guidelines by NEMA as per the…
Ambassador Abbey Walusimbi, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, has said government is fully concerned over the increasing cases of human rights violations against Ugandan migrant workers. Amb. Walusimbi made the call while speaking to over 100 recruitment companies that attended a three-day retreat organized by the Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA)…
The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has finally agreed with Speke Resort and the Convention Developer on how the project can continue without compromising the integrity of Lake Victoria. This website has learnt that NEMA Management Team and Board members visited the site on Wednesday March, 9, 2022 to assess how the project could exist…
A cow traced back to President Museveni’s Kisozi Ranch herd sold for R2.1m (Shs491.5m) in an auction on Saturday on South Africa President Cyril Ramphosa’s ranch. According to the state-run New Vision, the three-year-old Ankole cow is called Fafa. Ramaphosa used artificial insemination by getting the embryos of 43 Ankole cows more than 15 years ago.…
The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kabuleta has revealed that most foreign investors in Uganda are employees of greedy and powerful politicians in the country. According to Kabuleta, some politicians scoop lucrative government deals and get foreigners like Indians and Chinese whom they use as proxies for their multi billion businesses. The former…
The Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication has announced a new Board of Directors for Uganda Airlines to replace the one that was suspended in May last year on the orders of President Museveni. Reports quoting a source from the Ministry of Works say that the new Board is headed by Ms Priscilla…
Uganda Airlines has revealed that it is set to roll out its Self-Handling Project before the First Quarter of 2022 ends. This was confirmed by Shakila Rahim Lamar, the Corporate Affairs & Public Relations Manager at Uganda Airlines in a recent interview. “This will involve passenger, baggage and cargo handling, maintenance, security, and general ground operations,” Lamar…
The shareholders of Greenland Bank Ltd have petitioned the Commercial Division of the High Court over liquidation of their bank that is yet to be concluded after more than two decades. The 27 aggrieved shareholders, led by Mr Sulaiman Kaweesi, state that their bank was placed under liquidation 21 years ago, but the process is…
Kasese: The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kabuleta has rallied Ugandans to guard their land jealously and avoid the temptations of selling it. Kabuleta said land is a priceless natural resource which will help Ugandans overcome poverty in future when the current government led by President Yoweri Museveni is out of power. The…
