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Covid-19 Effect: KCCA Cabinet Suspends Trade Licenses, Market Dues & Commercial User Fees
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) cabinet has suspended Trade Licenses, Market Dues and Commercial User fees upto December 2020 to allow business Community recover from the toxic effects of the pandemic. The Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago who chaired the meeting said, cabinet reached to a conclusion after a thorough assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Be Innovative, Kadaga Advises Cavendish Graduands
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga, has urged graduands of Cavendish University Uganda to be more innovative and work on improving import substitution. Kadaga, who was officiating at the university’s 9th graduation ceremony held at Speke Resort, Munyonyo, appealed to graduands to think outside the box and be more innovative as they have…
Parliament Passes Bill Regulating Mobile Money
The Parliament of Uganda has passed the National Payment Systems Bill, 2019, that will among others regulate and provide for the safety and efficiency of payment systems and issuance of electronic money. The Bill presented to the House by State Minister for Finance, Hon. David Bahati on Thursday, 14th November 20l9 seeks to create a…
Secrets Behind Uncontrollably Sinking Of Private University In Uganda Unmasked
By Steven Masiga Most Universities especially private ones face a number of problems, prominent among which are: funding, lack of permanent academic staff and poor infrastructure among others. Funding is the biggest problem and it is the major reason we are witnessing calls by owners of private universities for the government to take over the…
In Uganda: Covid-19 Cases Rise To 317 As 36 Test Positive
Uganda on Thursday May 28, recorded 36 more coronavirus cases – 24 drivers and 12 contacts to previously confirmed positive drivers. According to Health Minister, Dr. Ruth Aceng, Uganda’s cumulative total of confirmed cases has now risen to 317. Dr. Aceng says 20 of the positive truck drivers arrived from Elegu border entry with South…
Premier League Set To Resume On June 17 With Man City vs Arsenal Among The first fixtures
Premier League football is poised to return after a three-month shutdown, with top-flight games in England provisionally set to resume on Wednesday, June 17. Aston Villa vs Sheffield United and Manchester City vs Arsenal are scheduled to be the first two games when the Premier League resumes next month, with a full round of matches…
In Uganda: Covid-19 Cases Rise To 281 As 28 Truck Drivers Test Positive
The Ministry Of Health has on 27 May, 2020, registered 28 new COVID-19 cases out of 2,004 Samples tested. 21 new cases in Uganda are truck drivers who arrived from South Sudan via Elegu while 7 cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 7 positive foreign truck drivers (4 Tanzanians,1 Eritrean,1 Congolese and 1…
Crooked ‘Alain Goetz’ Gold Smuggler Guarded By UPDF Busted!
Two Belgium nationals (brothers) Alain Goetz and Sylvain Goetz who were recently found guilty by a court in Antwerp of money laundering, fraud and given 18-month suspended jail sentences, have hired the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) commandos to guard them. According to our sources, the duo (owners of the Africa Gold Refinery) (AGR) located…
Democratic Party Dies Natural Death As Fights Between Mao, MP Ssegona Escalate
One of Uganda’s legendary political parties, the Democratic Party (DP), is at the verge of collapsing, after being ravaged by internal wrangles that have since seen the party leader Norbert Mao fire stalwarts Medard Lubega Ssegona and Matia Lwanga Bwanika, after developing irreconcilable differences with them. Mao fell out with Ssegona and Lwanga a few…
Just In! Energy Mafias Rock Parliament As Patriotic Young Turks Question AIGP Akullo’s Involvement In Min. Energy Corruption
Panic has rocked Parliament as renowned Parliamentarian and Lawyer Hon. Paul Akamba an Independent legislator representing Busiki County, in Namutumba District wrote to the Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga disowning his own signature as a seconder of a motion that was to be moved on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday 26th May…