Matia Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning & Economic Development (C), presents the Excel Award to the Nile Breweries Limited team: Eunice Muheirwe (R), Head of Finance; Njuki Emmanuel (2R), Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs; and Doreen Flavia Nakisozi (2L), Tax Manager, during the 2025 Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Taxpayers
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Extension officers inspect cocoa pods for pests during a field study organized by CoCoDev in Mayuge The Coffee and Cocoa Value Chain Development Project (CoCoDev) has rolled out a new cocoa extension toolkit among public and private extension agents countrywide to boost production, productivity, and value addition of Uganda’s 2nd
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Kate Kiiza, dfcu Bank’s Executive Director and Chief Corporate & Institutional Banking Officer, speaking at the event dfcu bank has urged farmers and entrepreneurs at all levels to utilize its unrivaled financing solutions including unsecured loans to unlock their growth potential. Kate Kiiza, dfcu Bank’s Executive Director and Chief Corporate
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Total's oil drilling rig at work in Buliisa The UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), which has been taking place in Brazil, came to an end on early Saturday, after two weeks of negotiations about curbing global warming. While climate activists return to their countries disappointed, Uganda and other emerging oil
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A delegation of the South Sudan Revenue Authority senior management team together with the leadership of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) launched the South Sudan Electronic Cargo Tracking System Tax bodies from Uganda and South Sudan have agreed to jointly enforce the new digital permits across their borders. The electronic permit
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Government has so far transferred UGX 3.261 trillion directly to 10,589 parishes for Parish Development Program (PDM). According to Matia Kasaija, the Minister of Finance, this is the first time in Uganda’s history that such capital has reached the ordinary citizen without passing through intermediaries. He made the remarks while
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Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director the Petroleum Authority of Uganda Uganda’s petroleum sector has recorded an important milestone with an increase in its oil and gas resource estimates. This was confirmed by Mr. Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) during a media engagement on ten
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Officials from Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAS) and their partners The Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAS) have received the highest number of entries ever, from top brands and agencies, ahead of the 5th anniversary of the annual awards gala, slated for December 11, at Kampala Serena Hotel. This year presents
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Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere In a move to confront a painful history of child abuse in Catholic institutions, the Archdiocese of Kampala has launched a binding Child Safeguarding Policy. The new policy, unveiled by Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, sets uniform protection standards across all
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Foodstuffs in a Kampala Market/Courtesy photo Researchers have identified significant food loss and wastage in Kampala’s fresh food markets, which they say could be reduced through the enforcement of simple quality controls by city authorities. A survey conducted by the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) at Makerere University, in collaboration
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