Veteran Ugandan coach, Sam Simbwa has been named caretaker coach of Uganda Revenue Authority Football Club (URA FC). This development was revealed by URA Director of communications in a statement issued on Thursday two days after the team's coach Paul Nkata stepped down. Below is the statement. We confirm the
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The Deputy Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Lt. Gen Charles Angina has warned that unless Uganda ensures stability, the country will experience the infamous oil curse. Angina made this warning on Wednesday while speaking at the ongoing Oil and Gas Convention held at Serena Hotel, Kampala "The security
Read MoreEvery fourth Thursday in April is International Girls in ICT Day. This initiative by the International Telecommunication Union started in 2011 with over 300,000 girls and young women have taken part in more than 9,000 celebrations of International Girls in ICT Day in 166 countries worldwide.In Uganda, as we are
Read MoreKenya’s economy grew by 4.9 per cent in 2017, recording the slowest margin in five years amid prolonged electoral process and adverse weather. That pace of growth falls far below the 5.9 per cent recorded in 2016, data released today by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicate. The
Read MorePresident Yoweri Museveni has commissioned Baralegi Presidential Demonstration Farm, in Baralegi, Okwang Sub-County in Otuke District in Lango Sub-Region. The farm is the third of its kind in the country, after Kawumu Farm in Luweero District and Kityerera in Busoga Sub-Region. President Museveni said that it is unacceptable for the
Read MoreMembers of Parliament (MPs) have strongly rejected government’s proposal to reinstate corporation tax on Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) making profits. Government had exempted SACCOs from paying corporation tax up to June 30th 2027. Government through Ministry of Finance had hoped to get Shs10bn from this new tax measure
Read MoreA section of youth have explained why tax increment on alcohol is long overdue in Uganda. The youth on Wednesday appeared before the Parliament Committee on Finance to defend government’s proposal to increase tax on alcohol, arguing that this will reduce on its consumption rate and increase food production the
Read MoreMass graves have been discovered in Rwanda, 24 years after the country's genocide left about 800,000 people dead, BBC reports. Locals believe that graves contain the remains of close to 3,000 people who went missing in their area during the genocide. Their discovery comes just a week after an official
Read MoreKenya Forest Service officers seized 700 bags of charcoal illegally imported from Uganda, the Daily Nation reports. The officers arrested one person and impounded two Lorries in Nakuru that were ferrying the contraband on Tuesday evening. Mau Forest regional boss David Mutoro said one lorry was seized after it was
Read MoreThe Managing Director of National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Mr Richard Byarugaba, has urged employees to save for their future retirement. He said statistics in the region show that Ugandans have one of the least saving cultures compared to the other countries in East Africa “We save less than 10
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