BusinessFocus Reporter

Members of Parliament have decried the shrinking space for freedom of expression at Makerere University. The MPs were on Wednesday speaking as parliament debated a motion to celebrate Makerere University’s 100 years. Bugiri Municipality MP, Asuman Basalirwa said that Makerere University needs freedom in its total sense. “I recall during

Statutory authorities involved in the financial sector regulation have admitted that some of the business cooperators find it a burden to comply with the requirements of the different regulators. With new businesses coming up, including cryptocurrency trade, collective investment schemes and use trading agencies, as well as technological advancements, entrepreneurs

The government has announced a five billion Shillings grant for elderly persons aged 60 to 79 years who are not beneficiaries of the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) program. The new grant will target 1,896,190 old people. This was revealed by State Minister of State for Elderly Affairs, Dominic

Six health workers at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital have tested positive for Ebola Virus Disease. According to Herbert Luswata, the General Secretary of the Uganda Medical Association, three are medical workers, two are interns and one medical student. The samples of the health workers were sent to the Uganda Virus

Officials from Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) have decried the ban imposed on government entities against foreign travels, saying this has left the University incapable of paying the Cuban professors hired to teach students at the institution. “Because the element of foreign travel was suspended, for two years

PELA Commodities in Soroti has recently completed the installation of Uganda’s first Aflatoxin removal machine (TOXI-SCRUBⓇ). The machine was designed by Eye-Grain and delivered together with the grain handling equipment by Perry Engineering Ltd who is an authorized reseller of the TOXI-SCRUBⓇ system. It was installed by Eye-Grain ApS, its

Patrick Kachope, the truck driver(L) explaining to the URA officer how he had always managed bypass security at the DRC border. The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Customs team has seized smuggled cigarettes concealed as charcoal. In an intelligence-led operation last evening, the team busted the racket in Koboko at on

The KACITA team led by their Chairperson, Thadeus Musoke (2nd right) presents a gift to the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Thomas Tayebwa (right) after their meeting on Tuesday 27 September 2022 Traders under the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) have petitioned the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, on the high