Anaka Market Vendors Maintain Food Prices Stable
Vendors at Anaka main market in Nwoya district have maintained the prices of essential goods relatively stable in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. A kilo of beans was being…
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URA Grants Extension on Tax Paying Deadlines
Uganda Revenue Authority has given companies more time to file their tax returns as businesses battle the impact of coronavirus that has seen several shut doors and send staff home.…
Traders Stranded As Presidential Directives Takes Effect
Kitgum Owino Traders were on Thursday left stranded after police blocked them from leaving for market day as presidential directive on coronavirus takes effect. The traders who mostly deal in…
Hotels, Tour Operators Register Surge in Booking Cancellations
The tourism and hospitality industry in Uganda is dealing with the worst surge in cancellation of bookings as the global coronavirus outbreak takes a toll on businesses. Jean Byamugisha, the…
President Museveni Advises Farmers To Grow Cassava
President Museveni has advised farmers in Acholi to embark on growing cassava, saying it’s a strategic crop. Speaking at the launch of a mass cassava growing project in Acholibur sub…
UGX 18 Billion Nimule One-Stop Border Post Opened
The One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) at Nimule international cross border town has been opened to boost efficient trade between Uganda and South Sudan. The USD 5 million (18.3 million Shillings)…
URA Proposes to Drop OTT, Impose Mobile Data Tax
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General Doris Akol has proposed plans to drop the current Over the Top Tax (OTT) and instead impose a direct tax on mobile data. Akol…
Museveni Pledges UGX 100M To University Staff SACCO
President Yoweri Museveni has said government will contribute 100 million Shillings to the Gulu University staff Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO). President Museveni made the pledge on January 11, 2020…
MTN Announces Data Bundles That Don’t Expire
Telecommunications giant MTN Uganda has announced a package of internet bundles that have no time limit for expiration a few weeks after a Ugandan sued telecom companies over expiry of…
Gulu University Closes 20 Private Businesses
At least 20 private businesses were on Monday closed by Gulu University authorities for operating illegally inside the university premises. The affected were mostly printing and photocopying centers. Khalid Mohamoud,…