Current Affairs

Parliament has opened an inquiry into Uganda’s digital number plate project following claims that the government is losing over 106 billion shillings in tax revenue.

Residents and stakeholders in the Kajjansi and Katabi Town Councils are urging for greater transparency and accountability in environmental enforcement, particularly regarding the management of wetlands and other protected areas.

Tourism operators under their umbrella body, the Uganda Tourism Association (UTA), are calling on banks and policymakers to rethink how the tourism industry

Universities have raised concerns about the ability of the Uganda National Institute of Teacher Education (UNITE) to sufficiently handle teacher

Universities have raised concerns about the ability of the Uganda National Institute of Teacher Education (UNITE) to sufficiently handle teacher

Maria Kiwanuka, a former finance minister, has been appointed acting chairperson of the Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC).

The Judiciary has challenged law students to mind their language in court and focus on reasoning rather than using street language.

Uganda earns about 1.6 billion US dollars annually from Ugandans working abroad, making labour exports an important source of foreign exchange alongside tourism, remittances and merchandise exports.

Ugandan pharmaceutical manufacturer Quality Chemical Industries Limited (Qcil) has signed a sublicence agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) to develop, manufacture and supply a generic version of baloxavir marboxil, a single-dose oral antiviral treatment for influenza.

The United States says it will continue strengthening its partnership with Uganda, with health, trade, investment, innovation and people-to-people ties identified as key areas of cooperation.