By Patra AmitoKAMPALA – Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) has finalized the three-month nationwide rewards campaign, Vroomula Amajja, a transformative initiative designed to reward Airtel Money customers and agents while promoting the shift towards a cashless economy in Uganda.Launched in July, the Vroomula Amajja campaign was unveiled to appreciate Airtel customers’ loyalty and promote […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – Financial institution managers have been advised to develop data management fame work policies to mitigate risk against losses to boost businesses. According to Mrs Solomy Nassejje Luyombo, General Manager of Human Resources, Centenary Bank, data management is now considered as an ‘oil’ to fuel company growth.“We collect a lot of information from our […]
By Our reporterPARLIAMENT – The Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (PAC-COSASE) has raised concerns over the mismanagement of salary payrolls across various government ministries and departments.The queries were contained in a report presented to the House during a plenary session chaired by Speaker Among on Thursday, 17 October 2024.According to […]
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 […]
