Month: January 2025

Father Richard Mugisha of Bisanje Catholic Parish, Masaka Diocese, has been summoned over the death of a suspected thief. Trouble for Mugisha started on Wednesday night when the suspect shattered the priest’s car window and hid inside it. Ronald KyeyuneKyeyune, a resident of Bisanje village in Kimanya-Kabonera division, Masaka City,

World Food Programme and Agricultural researchers are demanding that the government invests more funds in climate warning systems and the right agricultural research technologies to support farmers in the face of unpredictable climate change. Emily Doe, the head of the World Food Programme in Southwest region says once government invests

(L-R) Crystal Kabajwara, Fabian Kasi, Ruth Biyinzika and Abel Kagumire formed the panel. Right is NBS TV’s Mildred Tuhaise (moderator). Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has kicked off the third edition of the e-bomba ya business summits with discussions on survival of businesses in the wake of the effects of COVID-19

The Uganda shilling is depreciating fast on the forex exchange market. It has gone above 3,600 Uganda shilling exchange rate (both buying and selling). This is according to the Bank of Uganda exchange rate. As of today 15th October 2021, the shilling is selling at 3613.04 and buying at shilling

Abel Kagumire, URA’s Commissioner in Charge of Customs Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has set its revenue collection target at Shs 24.6 trillion in the 2021/22 Financial year. This is outside the Shs 22 Trillion target set by the government through the line ministry, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic

The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) has announced the appointment of Dr. Rashid Mbaziira – a Ugandan national – as its Executive Secretary. The announcement came at the end of an Extra Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of AMCOW and takes effect from 08 November 2021.  A Rhodes Scholar,

Bolloré Transport & Logistics has appointed businessman Patrick Bitature as the Chairman of the Board for itsUganda subsidiary.Bitature is a well-respected entrepreneur and philanthropist in Uganda, and is the founder and Chairman of Simba Group of Companies, an East African conglomerate, with interests in telecommunications, Hospitality, Real Estate, Education, Energy,

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has reassured its members and the country that it has funds to meet mid-term payments when the NSSF Amendment Bill is passed by Parliament and assented to by the President.Section 24A of the Bill provides that “a member who is forty-five years of age

Najjera progressive school is indefinitely closing Proprietors of private schools have rejected the government offer of accessing some loans from the Microfinance Support Centre. Following the closure of schools due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, many private schools have been threatened with auctions due to loans acquired, rent