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Goldstar Insurance Company Limited, has reaffirmed its national financial strength rating of AA(UG) with a Stable Outlook from GCR Ratings, a leading credit rating agency affiliated with Moody’s. Goldstar, which is marking over 30 years of service,...
Uganda’s young robotics innovators have returned home in triumph after excelling at the 2025 VEX World Robotics Championship, where they competed against more than 800 teams from around the world. Ugandan students earned their spots at VEX Worlds through stellar performances...

UGANDA TARGETS TO COLLECT $9.6BILLION IN DOMESTIC TAXES

In abid to address donor funding shortfall, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has released Uganda’s comprehensive strategy to enhance domestic revenue mobilization totaling to   $9.6...

GOVERNMENT GRANTS BUSINESS START UPS TAX HOLIDAY

In aremarkable budget speech,Uganda government has granted business startups three-year income tax holiday effective July 1, 2025,  Finance Minister Matia Kasaijja says the reforms will...

TAXI DRIVERS ANNOUNCE MASSIVE STRIKE OVER EXPRESS PENALTY SYSTEM

Taxi drivers and operators have declared a nationwide strike starting Monday, June 16, 2025, should the government refuse to suspend the recently rolled-out Auto...

UGANDA’S DR HARRISON MUTIKANGA ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON LARGE DAMS

Uganda’s Dr. Harrison Mutikanga has been elected the new Vice President of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). ICOLD is the leading international non-governmental organisation...

UBOS RELEASES DISTRICT LEVEL DATA

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has released district, county/division, and subcounty/town council statistics from the 2024 National Population and Housing Census (NPHC). The...

UDB PATRICIA OJANGOLE WINS AFRICAN BANKER OF THE YEAR

By Felix Oketcho Uganda Development Bank Managing Director Patricia Ojangole has once again won this year’s edition of African Banker of the year. Mrs Patricia Ojangole...

AFRICA’S STORY TELLER NGUGI WATHIONG HAS DIED

Africa’s most influential story teller, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has passed away at the age of 87. Born James Thiong’o Ngũgĩ in 1938 under British colonial...

KENYA PRESIDENT APOLOGIZES TO UGANDA CALLS FOR UNITY

Kenyan President William Ruto has extended officially apologized to Uganda and Tanzania expressing Kenya’s readiness to rebuild strong ties with her neighbors. Speaking during the...

UGANDA’S INCOME INEQUALITY DECLINES,UBOS REPORT

UGANDAS income inequality has decreased, with the national Gini coefficient dropping from 0.413 in 2019/20 to 0.382 in 2023/24,), Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2023/24...

NIRA UNVEILS ONLINE PORTAL FOR REGISTRATION

Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has unveiled a new online portal aimed at streamlining the registration and renewal process for national identity...

BUGANDA KINGDOM TO RECEIVE 38.5BILLION IN 2025/2026 BUDGET,PARLIAMENT

By Our Reporter Buganda Kingdom will receive a total of Shs38.5 billion in this 2025/26 Financial Year, State Minister for Finance, Henry Musasizi, has announced. Appearing...

UGANDA’S PATRICIA OJANGOLE UP FOR AFRICAN BANKER AWARD

By Felix Oketcho African Banker magazine has shortlisted Uganda Development Bank Managing, Director Patricia Ojangole among this year’s edition of its annual African Banker Awards. Ojangole...

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