The Parliament of Uganda has warned journalists against taking pictures of sleeping or rather ‘meditating’ government officials and projecting them in bad light. The stringent guidelines were issued on Monday ahead of today’s State of the Nation Address and Thursday’s reading of the budget. President Yoweri Museveni will this afternoon
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There has been further improvement in business conditions in Uganda, according to the Stanbic Bank Uganda Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for May. At 51.0 the seasonally adjusted PMI remained above the crucial 50.0 threshold for the fourth month in succession, signaling a continued expansion of the private sector. This is however
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When Kenya sneezes, Uganda catches a cold, for what affects Kenya, directly affects Uganda and the East African region at large. And as the East Africa’s largest economy goes to the polls in August this year, the stakes are high considering the 2007-2008 bloody and divisive elections. Accusations of vote-rigging,
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Corruption, mismanagement and political influence are undermining investment in Uganda’s mining sector and threatening people and environment, Business Focus reveals. The Global Witness report released on Monday (June5, 2017) indicates that pervasive corruption in Uganda’s mining sector allows crooked officials and the investors they partner with to profit at the expense
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Equity Bank Uganda has promised to continue closely working with the Church of Uganda for mutual benefits. Speaking at the dinner organized by the bank at Namirembe Guest House on Friday, Anthony Kituuka, the Equity Bank Uganda Executive Director expressed willingness by the bank to continue working with the church
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People are drinking fewer alcoholic drinks, according to a new industry report tracking consumption worldwide. Beer sales continued to slide last year and the trend towards cider sipping stalled. The global market for all alcoholic drinks contracted 1.3% in 2016, driven by a 1.8% fall in beer sales, the International
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Shocking details continue to emerge of the 'college of kids' fallen educationist, Professor Lawrence Mukiibi left behind with a local daily claiming he fathered 53 at the time of his death. Mukiibi breathed his last at Norvik Hospital in Kampala last Sunday after battling an illness. [caption id="attachment_1572" align="alignnone" width="614"]
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The United States of America (USA) government has released new guidlines on Uganda's relationship with the powerhouse under the AGOA arrangement. AGOA provides incentives for African countries to become more globally competitive by making economic and commercial reforms. The main incentive is the opportunity to export goods, from a list of
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Congolese President Joseph Kabila on Saturday said he had never "promised anything" about whether to hold elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, seeming to back away from a deal to hold a vote this year. "I have not promised anything at all," Kabila told the German weekly Der Spiegel
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Oil prices have risen after a political rift in the Middle East escalated with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates severing ties with Qatar. As a result Brent crude, which is a global benchmark for oil value, climbed 1.24% in early trading in Asia on Monday to
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