African youths have asked governments to take serious action on the increasing teenage pregnancies and HIV/AIDs infection rates among young people. This was during the ongoing 4th Commonwealth Youth Parliament taking place in Kampala, Uganda where the young leaders blamed the increasing teenage pregnancies and HIV/AIDs infection rates among young people on poverty, lack of government […]
Makindye Chief Magistrate’s court has today released city socialite Brian Kirumira also known as Bryan White and his body guard on bail. White and Thomas Okoth, a police officer attached to Kabalagala police are accused of attempting to kill a one Victor Bitwire, a resident of Buziga in Makindye division. In his ruling, Makindye Chief […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called upon Members of Parliament to consider re-table the pending bills related to protection of children and women. The pending bills include the Sexual Offences bill and Marriage and Divorce bill. Kadaga was addressing a dialogue on ending gender based violence and HIV/Aids organized by the Uganda Women […]
With government moving slowly on having the country connected to the digital, Startimes Uganda, a digital pay TV, is moving ahead by connecting Ugandans who are in areas where government has not yet transited to the digital system. The vice president and head of marketing at Startimes, Audrine Nsubuga, revealed that using this plan they […]
Every Sunday Kampala Streets stretching from Barclays Bank to Kampala road on Luwuum Street is shut off and designated as a street market where vendors can hawk and sell their items. Items sold range from clothes for all ages, sexes, class_ both new and second hand clothes, shoes, bags, electronics, art, books and many other […]
Republican Candidate Donald Trump faces off Democrat candidate Hilary Clinton in the first of four series of 2016 Presidential debates to be held on Monday 26th September 2016 at 9.00 pm ET for 90 minutes with no commercial brake! The highly anticipated showdown takes center stage at Hofstra University, New Hampshire with experts estimating viewership […]
Residents in Mukono municipality have more reason to smile following the Rotary Club of Kampala constructing a modern health facility to cater for their health needs. The hospital worthy over Uganda shillings 400 million will go a long way in supplementing government efforts on improving health delivery in the country. Ranked the third best in […]
Tusiime Samson alias ‘Samwyiri’ a blogger and founder of Veritas Interactive has up until now been best known as proprietor of SchoolPlus, a new generation school Information system. The former Makerere University Business School student, now detained by Uganda Police for allegedly wearing and distributing T-shirts with Kizza Besigye’s image, is the center of attention […]
The Buganda Kingdom commemorated the 50th anniversary of the historical assault on the palace, on the orders of the then of Uganda, Milton Obote, triggering the 1966 crisis. Kabaka Edward Muteesa II, the president of the post Colonial Uganda escaped narrowly and fled into exile, after three years of what Obote openly called a puppet government. The attack sparked […]
Download file of full ruling here THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA IN THE MATTER OF THE TAX APPEALS TRIBUNAL TAT APPLICATION NO. 4 OF 2011 TULLOW UGANDA LIMITED TULOW OPERATIONAL PTY LTD ………………………………… APPLICANTS VERSUS UGANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY ………………………….……..…… RESPONDENT RULING This ruling is in respect of an application brought by the applicants […]