The Uganda Communications Commission (The Commission) has directed the suspension of Producers, Head of News and Head of Programmes in the following broadcasting stations; AKABOOZI FM, BBS TV, BEAT FM, BUKEDDE TV, CAPITAL FM, CBS FM, KINGDOM TV, NBS TV, NTV, PEARL FM, SALT TV, SAPIENTIA FM and SIMBA FM.
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The Finance Committee of parliament has recommended the amendment of the Income Tax Act to exempt agricultural supplies from withholding tax. In its report to parliament, a copy of which URN has seen, the committee recommends the amendment of Section 118 of the Income tax Act to exempt agricultural supplies
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Caster Semenya has lost a landmark case against athletics' governing body meaning it will be allowed to restrict testosterone levels in female runners. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) rejected the South African's challenge against the IAAF's new rules. But Cas said it had "serious concerns as to the
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The use of technology in the humanitarian and development sector is growing fastest in Asia, followed by Africa, the 2nd Annual survey of ICT use released on 30th April 2019 at Speke Resort Hotel in Kampala has revealed. It was released at the start of the 11th Information Communications Technology
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A study carried out by experts on sexual and reproductive health from Guttmacher Institute and partners have revealed that in Uganda, sexual and reproductive health services and information fall short for adolescents, noting that a comprehensive approach is essential to improve the well-being of young women. The authors recommend taking
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A study that examined older Americans' well-being before and after medical marijuana laws were passed in their state found reductions in reported pain and increased hours worked. The study, co-written by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Temple University, suggests medical marijuana laws could be improving
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The 2018 financial results of Centenary Rural Development Bank Ltd commonly referred to as Centenary Bank will leave a smile on its shareholders after the bank posted impressive results again. According to the bank’s financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2018, Uganda’s biggest indigenous bank recorded Shs107.63bn net
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has urged German investors to consider pumping their monies in Uganda in the fields of wildlife conservation, tree planting and fire fighting. Museveni made the appeal on Tuesday during a meeting with some investors led by the European nation's envoy to the country. Below is the
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Amnesty International has said that the incarceration of Kyadondo East legislator, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine is an attempt silence dissents. The organisation's Deputy Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, Seif Magango said a statement released on Tuesday that Uganda government's harassment of the pop-star turned
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Members of Parliament have asked Government to go slow on the proposed zoning of sugar factories, saying it will hurt out growers and the sugar industry. The parliamentary Committee on Trade and Industry included zoning in the Sugar Bill 2016 after it was returned by the president. Museveni argued that the
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