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By Julius Businge The Uganda Manufacturers Association has issued a statement opposing the Electricity Regulatory Authority’s (ERA) planned move to review and implement the automatic power tariff scheme for the next seven years, the body said in a press statement published in a daily newspaper on Dec. 5. “UMA is …

By Ronald Musoke Scott DeLisi, the US Ambassador to Uganda has rallied Ugandan youths to come forward and be leaders in transforming Uganda and in changing the current face of HIV/AIDS. DeLisi was in the company of Ugandan youths and the US Peace Corps volunteers who converged at Kisubi Seminary …

By Sarah Namulondo The Uganda communications commission (UCC) has announced its contribution to the first ever Nile Diaspora International Film Festival (NDIFF) to be held in Kampala this weekend. Unveiling a Sh10m sponsorship package for the event at UCC House, the Executive Director of UCC, Mr Godfrey Mutabazi, said the …

By Julius Odeke The three heads of states of Rwanda, Dr Congo and Uganda are yet to meet tomorrow to chat a way forward on how to meet the demands of the M23 rebels. The Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), …

By Julius Businge The Bank of Uganda has today-Dec. 7 announced that the 1987 series banknotes will cease to be legal tender on March 30, 2013. Addressing a press conference at the Bank’s head offices in Kampala on Dec. 6, Louis Kasekende, the deputy governor said the public should not …

By Julius Businge Uganda, which is the third largest economy in East Africa expects to record over $700million as remittances earned by Ugandans living in foreign countries, a top Bank of Uganda official has said. Speaking to journalists at the Bank’s head office in Kampala on Dec. 4, Adam Mugume, …

By Julius Businge The Bank of Uganda Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, has said that if donors go ahead and cut aid to Uganda, the country’s economic growth rate will reduce by about 0.7%. “That’s if they cut because we hear some have cut and others haven’t,” Mutebile told a press …

By Julius Businge The participants in the World Conference on International Telecommunications meeting in Dubai have overwhelmingly supported the importance of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirming the right of all people to freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom to hold opinions without interference …

By Joan Akello There are 7,700 United Nations Volunteers (UNV) worldwide. Today they are celebrating their efforts to prevent conflicts, help societies recover from fighting and promote sustainable development, Volunteering embraces all people, from activist who work full-time and the occasional citizen. Volunteers aim at showing compassion, sharing their skills …

By Ronald Musoke Two goals in each half were enough to see hosts Uganda advance to the semi-finals of the on-going CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup at the expense of Ethiopia. The game played at the Nelson Mandela national stadium saw youthful Geoffrey Kizito slot home as early as the 4th …