Misclassification has allowed companies like Koudijs Uganda, Agrivetis Uganda Ltd, and Impact Sales Uganda Ltd to evade paying taxes, while local producers who use organic materials such as soya, sunflower, and cotton are left grappling with unfair competition. NATIONAL | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is at the centre of a brewing scandal, accused of…
BY Ouni Jaspher & Denis Omiji BUKEDEA: The NRM Presidential Candidate, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, will be wrapping up his campaign in Teso Sub-region today with a final rally in Bukedea District. He will then kick off his Presidential campaign in Bugisu Sub-region with his first rally in Sironko District. Before the final rally…
Oyam District Local Government has received a fully equipped Type B ambulance from the Ministry of Health. The Ambulance number UG 3100193 is part of the fleet procured under the National Ambulance Service procured in September 2023. It was delivered by Santa Alum, Woman MP for Oyam, on behalf of the Minister of Health, Dr…
State Minister for Higher Education Dr John C Muyingo has apologised to the country over the recent disruptions in national examinations, assuring parents and candidates that the errors recorded were minimal and that corrective measures had already been implemented. Speaking at the NRM Secretariat in Kampala during a press conference about the gains achieved in…
Besigye’s life is about “Walk to Work,” but if you tell him this is the right path to take, you become an enemy, say Prof Ogenga Latigo. As Uganda gears up for the 2026 general elections, Professor Morris Ogenga Latigo, the former Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, has warned Ugandans against the former presidential…
By Haron Okwir Dokolo District is grappling with a significant HIV challenge, with a prevalence rate of 4.6%, prompting leaders to call for intensified preventive measures. District Health Educator Mr. Patrick Diox Ouni recently revealed in an interview with our reporter at his office, highlighting the district’s HIV challenges and calling for community action.…
A total of 817,930 Primary Seven candidates are set to sit for the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) beginning November 3, according to the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). The figure represents an increase from the 797,444 candidates who sat for the same exams last year. Addressing journalists at the Police Headquarters in Naguru, Jennifer…
This year the theme for World Food Day is “Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future.” It’s a timely reminder that all people have the right to adequate foods. But how do we get from a right to a reality? And why is it so important to think about not just…
Did you know that the construction of the Karuma hydropower line and the 132kV Kole-Gulu-Nebbi-Arua transmission project did not lead to changes in tariffs? This was confirmed by Julius Wandera, Director of Corporate & Consumer Affairs at the Electricity Regulatory Authority, during a media engagement event at Hotel Good News in Lira city. According to…
The deep war chest could boost Harris’s advertising and operations in the last leg of the campaign. US Vice President Kamala Harris has pulled in more than $1bn in fundraising since becoming her party’s presidential nominee in July, according to US media reports. While the Harris campaign has yet to disclose the exact total, several sources familiar with the…
