Parliament has granted leave to Moses Magogo (Budiope East) to introduce a Private Member's Bill entitled, the National Sports Bill, which will regulate the operation and administration of national sports associations, federations and community sports clubs. Magogo who also doubles as President of Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) is proposing
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Part of the road equipment The Ministry of Works and Transport-MoWT has unveiled equipment secured from different countries to construct and upgrade three roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The road equipment including excavators, tractors, rollers, vehicles for monitoring, trucks and containers installed with office, accommodation and health facilities
Read MoreHigh Court Confirms Tax Appeals Tribunal Ruling, Allowing URA To Collect Shs21.5bn In Taxes From Game Discount World
George Okello, URA’s Assistant Commissioner Legal The Commercial Division of the High Court of Uganda, on 1st December, 2021, delivered Judgment in an Appeal lodged by Game Discount World against Uganda Revenue Authority, seeking to overturn the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruling. The Tribunal had dismissed the case of Game Discount World
Read MoreGeoffrey Ocakacon checks on some of the Sasso bird breeds at his poultry farm in Unyama B village in Gulu City. When Geoffrey Ocakacon foresaw minimal chances of his contract being renewed by his employer in December 2020, he knew it was time to prepare early for life away from
Read MoreGreen Gold In Karamoja: Pioneer Coffee Farmer Shares His Experience, Says Cash Crop Can Transform Lives
Robert Owili inter-cropped his coffee with Matooke to provide shade for the young coffee plants Karamoja is emerging out as new coffee frontier for Uganda. Karamoja has traditionally been considered a land of nomadic pastoralists with limited farming activity. Today, the story is changing. Following the introduction of coffee to the region by
Read MoreEmpty classroom Parents, teachers and other education service providers remain green about the school reopening process nearly a month to the scheduled resumption of physical teaching and learning activities. It is expected that educational institutions will re-open in January 2022, after nearly two years of closure, according to an announcement
Read MoreAlexander Matsiko (L) one of the best amateur players from the Pro-Am Tournament receives an award from Mumba Kalifungwa, Absa Bank Uganda's MD (R). Absa Bank Uganda will sponsor the 10 best amateur players from the 2021 Uganda Golf Open to attend the Magical Kenya Open slated for March 2022
Read MoreThe Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda (BoU), Michael Atingi-Ego (pictured) commends Centenary Bank for accelerating digitalization in the country. He made the remarks while officiating at the launch of Centenary Bank’s platinum Mastercard debit card on Monday 29 November, 2021 at Serena Hotel, Kampala. In his speech, he pointed out that
Read MoreGovernment has acknowledged the high prevalence of teenage pregnancies and defilement cases, revealing that 649,955 teenage pregnancies were recorded between 2020 and 2021 in Uganda. This was revealed by Vice President Jesica Alupo in a statement on the national campaign against defilement, early marriages and failed parenthood that is slated to be
Read MoreIn efforts to understand the state of Uganda’s technology landscape. The Innovation Village in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation yesterday, released the developer survey report dubbed “DevScape” to analyze the current state of the developer landscape in Uganda and find ways to harness tech talent and nurture young developers. The
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