Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has blamed the increasing poverty in the country on excessive alcohol consumption. He says local leaders in the country have failed to encourage Ugandans to work hard and left them to indulge themselves in alcohol consumption and gambling. Museveni was speaking during celebrations to the 55
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KPMG LLP’s South African unit appointed nine new executives in an attempt to restore trust in the auditing firm as clients continued to distance themselves over its involvement with the politically connected Gupta family, reports Bloomberg. Andrew Cranston, a partner and former chief operating officer of parent KPMG International, will
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Wealthy individuals in Uganda may soon be compelled to pay more taxes once government agrees to the High Net worth Individual Taxation (HNWIs) proposal. It is believed that through the High Net Worth Individual Taxation proposal, Wealthy individuals will pay more taxes so that income is evenly distributed. It also
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Marriott International on Tuesday announced further expansion plans in Africa with seven new hotel signings. This was revealed during the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) in Kigali, Rwanda. Marriott International was the first global chain to make a significant investment in Africa with the acquisition of Protea Hotels for $210
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At the Financial Times' 4th annual Africa Summit at Claridges in London, editor in chief Lionel Barber conducted an extraordinarily candid public conversation with Nigerian Aliko Dangote, Africa's most successful business leader, in the presence of Nigerian vice-president Professor Yemi Osingajo, Congolese presidential hopeful Moise Katumbi, and about 300 business
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President Yoweri Museveni has warned the opposition and Ugandans against the lifting of the age limit, noting that he will not allow the country be thrown into bloodshed again . Speaking metaphorically during Uganda’s 55th Independence celebrations held in Bushenyi district on Monday, Museveni said: “Uganda’s independence and democracy was
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The Uganda Cranes put up a spirited fight when they played Egypt over two legs in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. At home, the national football team managed a historical 1-0 win over the Pharaohs. When they went to Alexandria, they were no pushovers despite losing 1-0. But after losing
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Militants attacked two military bases in northeastern Congo early on Monday, killing one U.N. peacekeeper and injuring a dozen others, the U.N. mission and the army said. “I can confirm an attack on the MONUSCO base at Mamundioma this morning which killed one peacekeeper and injured 12,” said the spokeswoman
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Only four medical facilities in and around Kampala have properly stocked and road worthy ambulances. Ambulances are vehicles or means of transport equipped to take sick or injured people to and from the hospital in emergency situations. According to a disaster preparedness drill that was carried out in June this
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Uganda Cranes captain Denis Onyango has expressed his displeasure over the condition of the turf at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, where Uganda drew 0-0 with Ghana. “It was a disgrace to play the World Cup qualifier match on this pitch. The pitch must be looked after because we are
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