Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is opposed to the proposal to export unprocessed raw materials such as sugar cane. The Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Minister Amelia Kyambadde stated this while presenting a statement to parliament on the issue of excess sugar cane in Busoga sub-region. Kyambadde told …
Read More »Shocking Kaddu miss costs Uganda in Zimbabwe draw
Uganda 🇺🇬 1 (Okwi ’12) Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 1 (Billiat ’41) Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Incredible open-goal misses by Patrick Kaddu and Knowledge Musona proved costly for both sides as Uganda were held 1-1 by Zimbabwe in a game of many missed chances at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday. …
Read More »Rethinking tax incentives
Researches, experts say there is limited evidence to show these offers attract investors Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Tax incentives are part of Uganda government’s top priorities for attracting foreign investors and new businesses. From prospective investments in agribusiness to hospitality, and from steel to textile industries, tax incentives …
Read More »How you will benefit from the 2019/2020 budget
It is pro-growth, pro-poor; what is important is pushing for its effective implementation Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | On June 13, Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, delivered the Shs40trillion National Budget for the Financial Year 2019/2020 under the theme “Industrialization for job creation and shared …
Read More »Ebola Zaire tests Uganda’s response
WHO warns big outbreaks becoming `new normal’ The Independent | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | On June 9, a 5-year old boy travelled from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with his mother after attending a burial of his grandfather who succumbed to Ebola; the deadly hemorrhagic fever. The grandfather was a pastor …
Read More »Kampala city’s deadly floods
Why experts now want KCCA to cope with, not fight rain Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | For hundreds of thousands of Kampala residents, the onset of the rain season these days means suffering, losing property and even lives and this year’s rainy season has not been any different. There …
Read More »BoU multi-billion currency saga
What went wrong? Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | “This is a serious issue,” muttered Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime Mutebile when he heard about at it. A plane chartered to transport new currency notes to Uganda from France had on April 27 landed at Entebbe Airport with cargo not …
Read More »Uganda Cranes end 41-year wait for Africa Cup victory
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Uganda ended a 41-year wait for an Africa Cup of Nations victory when they upset the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-0 Saturday in a Group A match in Cairo. The Cranes last won at the showcase of African football in March 1978, defeating Nigeria …
Read More »LIVE: Uganda 2 DRC 0
FT: Uganda 🇺🇬 2 (Kaddu) DRC 🇨🇩 0 💠 IT’S OKWI & KADDU ✅ ✅!!!!! 💠 #Uganda 🇺🇬 2 DRC 🇨🇩 0 💠 Uganda’s first #AFCON win in 41 years 💠 Uganda top of the table 💠 Cranes debuts for Abdu Lumala & Bevis Mugabi Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda secured a …
Read More »Cranes eager to snatch first AFCON win in 41 years
Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Uganda Cranes will be seeking their first win in 41 years at the Africa Cup of Nations finals when they take on neighbours DRC in their opening match. This is Cranes’ second straight return to the Nations Cup finals, having featured in …
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