Posts By JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | REPORTER
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631BusinessGov’t stays taxes on fabrics and garments
Minister of State for Trade, Hon. Harriet Ntabazi has told Parliament that the government stayed imposition of the specific duty rates of...
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302ENVIRONMENTAfrica Climate Week kicks off in Kampala, calls to action sound loud and clear from leading voices
Calls to action sounded loud and clear from leading voices from across the region as Africa Climate Week 2021 kicked off. The...
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134NewsPicks from Bobi Wine interview with Baba TV
Below are excerpts from Bobi’s interview with Baba TV this Tuesday morning; “There is nothing for us to move on. We can...
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312Life styleMerck Foundation CEO to celebrate and mentor the winners of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother’ FASHION Awards 2020 through a virtual award ceremony
Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, plans to conduct an Award Ceremony via a Video Conference to celebrate and...
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172BusinessJuly business slows down on account of 42-day lockdown
KAMPALA — The recently concluded nationwide 42-day lockdown intended to lessen the spread of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic across...
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259Tours & TravelExcitement as Uganda Airlines launches direct flights to South Africa
A cross-section of Ugandans who reside in or usually travel to South Africa are excited about Uganda Airlines flying direct to and...
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460InvestigationsUrban poor, refugees worst hit by COVID-19 prevention protocols
KAMPALA – The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis that touches everyone. Countries including Uganda since the start of the year 2020 imposed...
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7294National ArchivesInside the life of President Milton Obote
KAMPALA — Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005) was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence...
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9662Tours & TravelKampala city; Uganda capital city
Kampala City is the Uganda capital city and so far the largest town of Uganda. The city is located in the central part of Uganda and...
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396BusinessAfrican Development Bank blacklists Japanese construction firm Global Interjapan-Kenya for 36 months for corruption, fraudulent practices
NAIROBI — The African Development Bank Group has on 16 February 2021, announced the 36-month debarment of Global Interjapan (Kenya) Limited with...
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1.3K3FEATURESPROFILE: Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo: | Biography, Facts, Career, Life
KAMPALA —Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo is a Ugandan lawyer and judge. He is the Deputy Chief Justice-designate of Uganda, pending approval by the...
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1.1KSpecial ReportsICC conviction of LRA commander provides overdue justice for victims of decades-long campaign of abuses
Following today’s International Criminal Court (ICC) conviction of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group for...
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169ENVIRONMENTHow Solar Power is lighting up rural health centers, saving pregnant mothers in Uganda
KASESE — Charles Kabagambe Bwambale is a volunteer health worker at the rural Mukathi Health Centre, in Maliba Kasese, miles from a...
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558Tours & TravelCoronavirus in Africa could reverse 30 years of Wildlife conservation gains, harming interconnected communities and livelihoods
By Edwin Tambara, African Wildlife Foundation For wild animals in Africa on the verge of extinction and the tight knit communities who...
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621InvestigationsChinese construction firm CICO blacklisted over corruption and fraud awarded three contracts in Uganda
KAMPALA — A Chinese construction firm Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) that was recently blacklisted by African Development Bank (AfDB) over corruption and massive...
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3632National ArchivesGen. Kasirye Ggwanga top 10 quotes
KAMPALA — Maverick and always controversial, Maj. Gen. Kasirye Ggwanga who died today, Tuesday June 9, 2020 on Heroes Day was no stranger...
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488Life styleEmirates takes A380 experience to new heights, unveils Premium Economy plus enhancements across all cabins
Dubai, UAE — Emirates is taking its signature A380 experience to the next level with the unveil of a brand-new Premium Economy...
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314ENVIRONMENTHow Solar power is changing Uganda’s rural schools
KASESE — When Kisamba Primary School was opened in 1986, there was no chance of connecting to the electrical grid. Located in...
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46NewsEXCLUSIVE! Key scandals that forced Museveni to sack ISO boss Kaka
KAMPALA – The scandals that have dogged Col Kaka Bagyenda’s three-year reign at the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) prompted the President to...
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196BusinessHamis Kiggundu asks court to throw out DTB Bank defense in UGX120bn case
KAMPALA – Youthful tycoon Hamis Kiggundu has asked the Commercial Division of the High Court to throw out the defense evidence presented...
