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NSSF Managing Director Richard Byarugaba addressing the press during a virtual press briefing today The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is unlikely to pay members a double-digit interest rate due to the impact on the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations. In a virtual conference with journalists today, NSSF Managing Director

The State Minister for Higher Education, Dr John Muyingo (2nd Right) listening to MPs debating his statement on re-opening of schools Members of Parliament have expressed dissatisfaction at government’s ill-preparedness in regard to the phased re-opening of schools. President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday, 20 September 2020 during a televised address

Museveni launching the National Intellectual Property Policy and the Security Interest in Movable Property Registry President Yoweri Museveni together with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Wednesday launched the National Intellectual Property Policy and the Security Interest in Movable Property Registry (SIMPO). The launch took place at State House, Entebbe.

Kapchorwa hospital in eastern Uganda has been partially closed after 19 staff members tested positive for coronavirus. The district chief administrative officer said only maternal health services and the laboratory will remain open to deal with emergencies. All the other wards together with the out-patient department and the pharmacy have

Marabou storks are common in Kampala Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has directed the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to evacuate all the marabou storks within Parliament after MPs expressed fears that the birds would be agents spreading deadly diseases to the lawmakers. Kadaga’s directive was in response to a complaint raised

The Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has said public health initiatives on the continent have led to a drop in new coronavirus cases. The centres' director, John Nkengasong, told the BBC's Newsday programme that testing, contact tracing and wearing of face masks had helped curb the pandemic. The World

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga meeting textile players Parliament is set to review the new tax imposed on the textile industry in 2020/21 budget   which has been described as prohibitive by reported by textile traders. This was revealed by the speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga during her communication to the House in