Oil and gas giant Shell has reported a stronger than expected profit of $9.6bn (£7.6bn) for the first three months of the year. The figure was higher than the same period last year despite a slide in energy prices. Fossil fuel firms have been reaping record profits due to a
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Jane Francis Moria, the in-charge of the maternity ward at Arua Regional Referral Hospital At least 240 of the 560 deliveries recorded at Arua Regional Referral Hospital in April were by cesarean section. Cesarean section, or C-section, is a surgical procedure that can effectively prevent maternal and newborn mortality when
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Former Aruu County Legislator Samuel Odonga Otto/ Coutesy Photo The Police in Aswa River Region are hunting for former Aruu County Member of Parliament turned environmental activist Samuel Odonga Otto over allegations of aggravated torture and robbery. Odonga Otto and a group of environmental vigilantes are accused of beating and severely
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The Ministry of Finance has backtracked on its decision to impose impose a 15% Withholding tax rate on commissions of agent bankers and mobile money agents, arguing that such a regressive tax will cripple the growth of the financial sector that is still struggling to expand its presence in the rural
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The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has backed off plans to impose tax on non-resident digital service providers, and instead asked for more time to conduct a study on its impact on Uganda’s economy. In April 2023, the Ministry of Finance tabled seven tax bills intended to raise
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Movit Products staff from the safety department pose for a photo with Uganda Police firefighters. Movit Products, the leading manufacturer of personal and body care products in Uganda has held week-long safety activities from April 25 – 28 2023 to raise awareness on safety at work and within communities. The
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Kira Municipality MP, Ibrahim Ssemujju (pictured) has proposed a tax to be imposed on all farmers having more than thirty heads of cattle so as to generate revenue to finance Government expenditure. “I intend to propose a tax on people who have more than 30 heads of cattle. I want to be
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Beans are a Ugandan staple, but they don’t rank highly as a favourite food due to the bland taste that reminds one of school days. Unilever Uganda is on a mission to have beans as a favourite in homes thanks to Royco Cubes that have been re-launched, guaranteeing the tastiest
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The private sector in Uganda and in Nigeria is pushing for the easing of travel visa requirements between the two countries so as to improve trade through the easy movement of persons. The two have also hailed the government of Nigeria for granting Uganda Airlines landing rights at Lagos and
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The acute scarcity and high cost of seedlings are frustrating the anticipated expansion of the oil palm growing project in Kalangala district. With support from the government and International Fund for Agriculture Development-IFAD since the early 2000s, the communities in Kalangala undertook to grow palm oil growing as an alternative
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