Beyond the policy challenges, the interview explores a sector in the midst of a structural evolution, driven by shifting tenant behaviours and the rise of decentralised, convenience-led suburban retail. Addressing...
By Maryann Wanjiku Michuki There is a truth many of us quietly live with: in Uganda, one medical emergency can change everything. A Twitter user once captured it painfully well...
This festive season, Pearl Bank (formerly PostBank Uganda) reminded customers that banking can still feel human, warm, and personal, as it concluded its Christmas campaign dubbed “Pearl Santa.” The campaign...
In a sweeping diplomatic shake-up that has resonated across continents, the Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors and senior career diplomats from posts around the world, a move...
When Dr. Richard Wemesa was announced as second runner-up at the 2025 Best Farmers Awards, the applause that followed did not merely celebrate a well-run farm in Wakiso District. The...
In the wake of the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, tax systems should be reformed, and tax avoidance and evasion reduced, to ensure an economic recovery in which everyone pays their share,…
A number of roadside businesses are cropping up with the construction of the oil roads in the Albertine Graben. The key roads under construction include Masindi-Kigumba-Hoima-Kabwoya (135 Km), Kyenjojo-Hoima-Masindi-Kigumba (238…
The World Bank has called for the scrapping of over-the-top tax-OTT. It argues that the move could boost access to coronavirus prevention messages for the vulnerable populations. This is the…
MTN Uganda has announced five lucky youth who won the public vote, emerging as the winners of the MTN for Good campaign, that was launched early 2020. Following the story…
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has confirmed a story we broke yesterday that Doris Akol, the former Uganda Revenue Tax Authority Commissioner General has joined its Uganda office as…
You recently cut your prime lending rate to 16 percent, for the second time this year. This is a rather unexpected move, given the probable likelihood of increased Non-Performing Loans…
Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has warned commercial banks that the central bank may be forced to impose limits on interest rates they can charge on loans. Mutebile, who…
Members of Parliament have asked the government to comprehensively resolve the Uganda-Kenya impasse regarding milk exports. Although the Kenya- Uganda milk war came to light in 2010, after Kenya blocked…
Uganda’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will bring on to the housing market, 304 homes in the first half of 2021, Richard Byarugaba, the pension Fund’s Managing Director has said….
Uganda’s dream to be an oil-producing country may not be realized until 2025, the World Bank has said. In its Economic Update report, the bank says “the sharp decline in…
