In a bid to promote cashless banking by encouraging increased usage of debit and credit cards, Stanbic Bank Uganda today held a trolley dash for three lucky frequent Visa and MasterCard users off the Stanbic card machines in a promo dubbed “Merry Madness”. The three lucky customers Gad Rogers Tusiiime,
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Women are typically less happy than men until they are 85-years-old, a new NHS survey has found. According to psychiatrists, this might be because they have been widowed by that age, The Times reports. The survey of 8,000 British adults also revealed that women are more likely than men to
Read MoreThe Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax year-end is looming in most East African territories, and governments are clamping down on non-compliance among businesses and individual taxpayers as they strive to raise more funding for public spending. That means businesses must ensure that their payrolls are fully compliant with the
Read MoreUganda's President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that salaries of science teachers in secondary schools across the country be increased with immediate effect. The President revealed this at a retreat of secondary school heads at State House, Entebbe on Wednesday. "Officiated at the closure of a two-day retreat for secondary school
Read MoreThe United States has imposed economic sanctions on two Africans accused of using the illegal ivory trade to funnel weapons and money to Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army. Okut Lukwang, a Ugandan serving as an LRA intelligence officer, and Musa Hatari, a Sudanese merchant, are the two individuals
Read MoreUganda's ruling party, the National Resistance Movement, has proposed scrapping the age-75 limit for presidential candidates and extending the length of a presidential term from five to seven years. The proposal, which would require a constitutional amendment, has the backing of President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled Uganda for over
Read MoreZuckerberg Emphasizes Long-Term, Tech-Focused Philanthropic Strategy In Reflection Letter
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a brief hiatus from paternity leave on Wednesday to reflect on the philanthropic work he and his wife Priscilla Chan have pursued over the past year through their charitable foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In a co-authored note on the social network, Zuckerberg and Chan
Read MoreBus fares to upcountry areas have shot up as the Christmas festive season draws closer. A mini survey conducted by local news agency, Uganda Radio Network, in bus terminals in Kampala shows that transport fares have shot up by between Shillings 5000 and 20, 0000 Shillings as the volume of
Read MoreUganda Communications Commission (UCC) has been accused of deliberately failing to renew licenses of media houses that are critical to the ruling NRM government. The remarks were made by Busiro East MP, Medard Ssegona Lubega while on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday. “… There is a high level of
Read MoreA US report has recommended a full investigation into France's role in the Rwandan genocide should be carried out. The Muse Report, commissioned by the Rwandan government, concluded senior French officials "were aware of and aided the actions and goals of both the Habyarimana government and the génocidaires who seized
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