The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Amelia Kyambadde, has appointed ten members of the 8th National Standards Council (NSC) for a period of three years. The NSC is the supreme governing body of UNBS that is responsible for providing oversight and policy guidance to management to ensure effective service
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By REUTERSMTN Uganda has denied government accusations it has been understating its revenues and said it was fully meeting all its tax obligations. Relations between the telecoms firm and the country have been strained over a series of issues including deportations of its top executives, accusations of under-reporting revenues and
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Over 100 Ugandans teaching in different schools in Nyagatare district, in the Eastern part of Rwanda are in trouble after being found without resident permits According to Rwanda local media, KT Press, the teachers have been given one week to process them or face legal action. On top of not
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Kenya is spending 68 percent of its revenue on repaying loans, raising questions about the exact extent of the government’s indebtedness, the Daily Nation reports. This translates to KSh1.1 trillion (UShs40.2 trillion) of the KSh1.6 trillion (UShs58.5 trillion) the government collects, meaning that services are financed by the balance of
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By Drake Nyamugabwa Market vendors who have been affected by the widening of the Kampala-Hoima road will be relocated to the new market which will be located about one kilometer away from the old one. Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Acting Executive Director, Eng Andrew Kitaka released the roadmap for
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The released Parliamentary Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) report on the controversial closure and sale of seven defunct banks by Bank of Uganda (BoU) has recommended that the Central Bank pays billions of money to some of the bank owners for causing them financial loss. The
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Ugandans have abandoned the internet in the millions after the government imposed a social media tax last year, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has said. President Yoweri Museveni had pushed for the taxes to boost government revenue and to end "gossip" on WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter. Subscribers have to pay
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There is growing international concern about fighting between rival armed groups in South Sudan. Thousands of people have fled over the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days to escape the violence. Norway, the UK and the US - known as the Troika - say they are
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Enwealth Financial Services, one of the leading pension administrators, has expanded its operations to Uganda after being licensed by Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (UBRA). Enwealth that offers pension retirement training and consultancy services was founded in Kenya in 2011, and currently manages pension assets worth over USh2 trillion and
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Premier Recruitment Ltd, a labour recruitment company has sent its first batch of 8 Ugandan ladies to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where they will work as domestic workers on a two- year contract, Kyamutetera reports. The labour exporting agency entered Uganda’s private labour recruitment market barely 6 months ago.t The 8
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