Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has Tuesday suspended the House after the army allegedly took over Parliament. This was after Lucy Akello, the Amuru Woman MP that soldiers had invaded Parliament’s Catholic Chapel. “Why are soldiers invading our places of worship? I am not happy with what is happening.
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has announced 125 companies and institutions that will be exempted from 6% withholding tax for the period January–June 2018. The list includes top companies and institutions such as City Oil (U) Limited, CNOOC Uganda Ltd, Bank Of Uganda, Hariss International Limited, Jesa Farm Dairy Limited, Kampala
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Private Sector Credit (PSC) growth has continued to recover supported by Bank of Uganda’s monetary policy easing, Business Focus reports. The Monetary Policy Report for December says that average annual PSC growth for Quarter to October 2017 was 6.2% relative to 5.6% in the previous quarter. However, the report adds
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General Constantino Chiwenga, who led the Zimbabwean military ouster of long-term leader Robert Mugabe, will quit the army, the government said. Chiwenga will depart while awaiting “redeployment” to another position, according to an emailed statement by the government on Monday which didn’t give further details on his next assignment. General
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It’s now four years since Airtel Uganda took over the sponsorship of Uganda football senior team, the Uganda Cranes from MTN. Over this period, Airtel has enjoyed unprecedented publicity, thanks to the appealing brand of the Uganda Cranes. In November 2017, Airtel announced a new sponsorship deal worth Shs10bn (approx
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South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has selected Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the party's leader, reports BBC. The country's deputy president defeated former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Mr Zuma's ex-wife, after a marathon voting process. Mr Ramaphosa is in a strong position to become president
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The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has issued three Location Licences to over 500 small scale artisanal miners in Mubende, signaling the resumption of small mining operations. According to a statement from Engergy Minitry dated December18, 2017, the licenses were awarded to Kayonza-Kitumbi Miners Association covering an estimated area
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The troubles of Brian White Kirumira have worsened with police denying ever assigning him Police body guards. Kirumira has been moving around with four armed police officers. Kirumira was picked up last week for shooting and injuring Victor Bitwire, outside his home in Buziga, a Kampala suburb. A police search
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The recently released Local Government scorecard indicates that district councillors affiliated to opposition parties are performing relatively better than their counterparts in the ruling National Resistance Movement party. According to the 2016/17 Local Government Councils Scorecard Assessment, councillors affiliated to Uganda People's Congress (UPC), the Democratic Party (DP) and Forum
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Uganda's State Minister for Lands, Honorable Princess Persis Namuganza on Monday morning dared an opposition lawmaker to cross her path as debate on the controversial age limit ensued. [caption id="attachment_7081" align="alignnone" width="960"] The moment Hon Persis warned the MP to keep in his lane[/caption] This was after opposition MPs shouted
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