Most of the applicants are companies operating radio stations/Courtesy photo At least 33 media houses have jointly sued the government and Kampala Capital City Authority challenging double taxation on trading licences despite numerous court decisions declaring such actions illegal.The media houses are Radio One, Akaboozi, Radio Simba, Basoga Baino FM,
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A year since the commencement of the Presidential Initiative on Wealth Creation dubbed Emyooga, the initiative has so far disbursed Shs 200 billion to SACCOs for online disbursement to the parish-based group. However, many would be beneficiaries say they have not yet received the money, with some doubting that they
Read MoreThe agency in charge of water and sewage in Uganda has dismissed a news report that a massive biodigester electricity project had failed because the waste collected from Kampala residents did not produce enough methane. The state-linked New Vision news site had quoted Dr Florence Grace Adongo, the director of water resources
Read MoreBrazil’s Coffee Sector Faces Murky Future As Country Runs Out of Water
Severe drought has farmers worried they will not have enough water to get through the dry season/Courtesy photo Brazil, the world’s biggest exporter of coffee, sugar and orange juice, just had a rainy season that brought hardly any rain. Soils are parched and river levels are low in the nation’s
Read MoreGet Back To Work Or Abandon Internship – Health Ministry Tells Striking Medical Interns
Dr Henry Mwebesa, the Director General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health The Ministry of Health has asked all medical interns who are striking to either go back to work or leave the programme. They would be allowed to return when the government is able to meet their
Read MoreBy Leo Chen, President of Huawei Southern Africa Region Over the past year or so, digital transformation accelerated at an unprecedented rate in societies around the world. Whether we were working, learning, or staying in touch with friends and family, being online became more critical than ever. Even as vast numbers
Read MoreNFA's Encroachment prevention specialist Jimmy Owuna at one of the Bugoma forest cleared sites The Uganda Law Society and two Civil Society Organisations have filed another petition challenging the planned giveaway of part of Bugoma Forest Reserve in Kikuube district. Bugoma, a tropical forest gazzeted in 1932, comprises 410 square kilometres
Read MoreCathy Adengo, Stanbic Bank Uganda Head of Corporate Communications speaks at the official launch of the campaign at Namboole Stadium on May 18. Stanbic Bank Uganda has partnered with Vivo Energy Uganda, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Uganda Breweries Limited and Next Media Services to promote sustainable environmental protection in
Read Moredfcu and UCI Executives during the ground breaking Ceremony today dfcu Bank has extended support to the Uganda Cancer Institute with the construction of a 100-seater shelter to provide the outpatients with a secure and decent waiting area as they access health services at the Mulago institute. The shelter valued
Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidance saying that expired Covid-19 vaccines should now be destroyed. This contradicts earlier advice from the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr John Nkengasong. Last month, he urged countries to use out-of-date vaccines saying that they were
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