By Our reporterPARLIAMENT – The Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has expressed concerns about the growing competition faced by Uganda Posta Limited (Posta Uganda) from unlicensed courier companies.These concerns were raised during the debate on the Committee Report on the Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statements […]
By Our reporter PARLIAMENT – Uganda’s coffee exports to the European Union (EU) will not be affected by the December 2024 deadline of the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) policy, Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi has said. On 05 December 2022, the EU approved the EUDR policy […]
PARLIAMENT – Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja has directed Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze to investigate the reported delay in lifting of quarantine in Ntugamo District, even after the district is Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) free.Nabbanja said she has received reports that some officials are benefiting from the quarantine.“I want him […]
LUANDA — Angola’s Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas and the Ministry of Hydrocarbons of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have signed an agreement with new terms for the co-development of offshore Block 14. The agreement was signed during the opening ceremony of the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 conference in Luanda […]
PARLIAMENT – The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) registered a 13 percent growth in Value Added Tax (VAT) in the year ended 30 June 2023.This is contained in a report of the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) which observed that the growth was largely driven by local production of goods […]
KAMPALA – Uganda Wildlife Authority has launched the Open Park Days initiative, set to take place on October 17th and 18th, 2024. The initiative was announced by UWA’s Director of Tourism and Business Development Mr. Stephen Masaba on behalf of the Executive Director on Monday, October 1st, 2024. The Open Park Days initiative offers all […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – Uganda Money Lenders Association has embarked an operation to weed out unregistered money lenders they claim have tainted the business.The drive follows President Yoweri Museveni’ directive to the Attorney General to ensure that specific laws are introduced to criminalize the errant money lenders. During his State of the Nation address and […]
