BusinessFocus Reporter

Vivo Energy Uganda HSSEQ Manager Allan Kibaya at the company's annual Safety Day event. Vivo Energy, the pan-African retailer and marketer of Shell and Engen-branded fuels and lubricants, has held its annual Safety Day across the whole company, reinforcing the importance of Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Quality (HSSEQ) at

Current and former members of Parliament have been listed among the more than 800 individuals and companies that have defaulted government taxes to a tune of Shs 346 billion. This is contained in the Ministry of Finance’s response to the issues raised by the Opposition in Parliament on the charter

The Uganda Fish Processors and Exporters Association (UFPEA) has apologised for proposing that the local consumption of Nile Perch should be banned. Sujal Goswami, the chairperson of the association tabled the request to the agriculture committee of Parliament which is currently considering the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2021. The Bill

The newly elected Bishop for Mbale Diocese, Rev. Canon John Wilson Nandaah and his wife Harriet Nandaah. The House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda has elected Rev. Pons Ozelle as the new Bishop of Nebbi Diocese. He replaces Rt. Rev. Alphonse Watho-kudi who succumbed to COVID-19 in January,

UNATU General Secretary Filbert Baguma Educationists and retired academicians have poked holes in the radical overhaul of teacher education in Uganda, as the government moves to implement the 2019 National Teacher Policy. They say that although the new policy has a lot of good notions that might uplift the quality

Mathias Mpuuga The Leader of Opposition-LOP in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga has tasked President Yoweri Museveni to present a scorecard for the 10 security measures undertaken to secure Ugandans at the height of gun violence in the country. Mpuuga made the demand during the Wednesday press conference at Parliament in relation

Security checks at Sheraton Hotel There is a marked increase in the security measures around Kampala’s main public places like malls and high-end hotels, following two bomb explosions in the capital in two days. Hotels and restaurants are known to be among the main targets for terrorist attacks in East

Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba hands over title to Nabisunsa headteacher The Ministry of Lands will cancel the second title that is registered in the names of Nabisunsa Girls' School. This is after realizing that the school land had two freehold land titles registered in its name, which sparked a row

A number of people who have received the first COVID-19 shots can’t tell which vaccines types they were given. Dr. Misaki Wayengera, a member of the COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Committee says health workers have reported that upon turning up for their second jabs, some cannot tell whether they were given