Kampala Capital Authority (KCCA) physical planning directorate has proposed a range of new taxes and also hiking the existing ones in a bid to tap potential revenue sources. The new proposed tax schedule was presented to the Kampala city authority council meeting on Thursday in Entebbe and sent to physical
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has decided not to take up an invitation from Saudi Arabia to attend an Islamic summit at which US President Donald Trump will be guest of honour. Mr Bashir, who cited "private reasons", is wanted for alleged war crimes in Darfur and the US was reportedly
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Ugandan President Museveni on Saturday assumed the chair of the East African Community (EAC), with the head of state making an impassioned plea for East African integration. Speaking at the 18th Ordinary Summit of the of the Heads of State at Dar es Salaam State House minutes after assuming the
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Davis & Shirtliff Uganda has urged Ugandans to embrace the culture of donating blood in order to save lives. The call was made on Friday during the company’s blood donation campaign held at their head offices in Kampala, where at least 50 units of blood were collected. Hadijah Lunkuse Mayanja,
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Last week, media reports indicated that MTN Uganda had switched off Africell subscribers from calling MTN numbers over what it called non-compliance. However, both Africell and Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) say MTN’s actions unlawful and that MTN did not consult the regulator on the alleged “non-compliant” operators. Africell Legal team
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Cracks are emerging in the Uganda Police Force over the handling of the suspects in the torture of Kamwenge Town Council Mayor, Geoffrey Byamukama were arrested. Local news agency, Uganda Radio Network reports that police spokesperson Asan Kasingye threatened to resign on Wednesday after his colleagues, during a meeting of the
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Long queues have been forming in parts of Uganda's capital Kampala today ahead of tomorrow's deadline to verify mobile Sim cards. Hundreds are gathered at the Kololo Independence ground and Nakawa Urban Council headquarters, where ID registration has been ongoing. In April, the Uganda Police and the Communications Commission issued
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MTN Uganda has announced that effective June15, 2017 it will revise its Mobile Money charges. “Please be advised that from 15th June 2017, MTN Mobile Money sending and withdrawal fees will be revised,” a message from MTN Uganda to its customers reads. According to the revised tariffs available on MTN
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A latest report indicates that Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) Programme created a few years ago is failing to fulfil its duties. According to a report by Parliament’s Sectoral Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries on the implementation of OWC obtained by Business Focus, a number of farmers are eating
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Middle East Consultants (MEC) Ltd, one of the leading job exporting companies in Uganda has landed a huge deal to supply close to 2,000 medical practitioners to Libya. The company that is fully licensed by the government of Uganda to export labour says 600 slots are available for enrolled nurses
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