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Buganda Kingdom Marks 50 years of Lubiri attack

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 […]

Ruling of Capital Gains Tax case Tullow oil against Uganda Revenue Authority before Tax Appeals Tribunal

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 […]

Where to Buy a Set Top Box for Digital Migration in Uganda

Where to Buy a Set Top Box for Digital Migration in Uganda

  The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has type-approved Free-to-Air Set Top Boxes (STBs) or Decoders for Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting in Uganda. Details of vendors dealing in Type Approved STBs can be found on the UCC website: www.ucc.co.ug an abstract is provided below: BRAND MODEL COMPANY ADDRESS CONTACT PERSON CONTACT ADDRESS   FINLUX FX500HD Syscorp International  […]

Uganda Communications Commission bans adverts by witchdoctors

WARNING AGAINST MISUSE OF AIRWAVES THROUGH WITHCRAFT PROMOTION   The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is the regulator of the communications sector in Uganda. The sector includes broadcasting, telecommunications, film and postal/courier services.   The Commission has noted with concern that various media houses usually host witch doctors/traditional doctors who engage in discussions that promote witchcraft […]

The Balanced Scorecard Institute of Africa Joins Palladium Group, Inc.’s Affiliate Program to become Palladium’s Eastern Africa Franchise

Press Release BOSTON, MA – September 23, 2013 – Palladium Group, Inc., the global leader in strategy execution consulting, and the creators of the balanced scorecard is pleased to announce that The Balanced Scorecard Institute of Africa, a division within Strategic Leadership Centre International, has joined Palladium Group’s Affiliate Program – which brings the benefits of Palladium’s strategy execution frameworks […]

Commonwealth Finance Ministers to meet in Washington DC

Press Release London, 4 October 2013 – Commonwealth finance ministers will meet in Washington DC on 9 October in the margins of the 2013 International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual Meetings.   The ministers will represent Commonwealth countries from Africa, Asia, Caribbean and Americas, Europe and Pacific. They will discuss economic and policy issues focusing on […]

Profile of Dr.Andrew Lutaakome Kayiira

Dr.Andrew Lutaakome Kayiira [January 30, 1945 – March 9, 1987 ] Kayiira was born in Nkokonjeru of the Province of the Kingdom of Buganda in Uganda Protectorate, on January 30, 1945. He did his pre-High School schooling at Nsambya, a suburb of Kampala. At the age of fifteen years he was admitted to Namilyango Secondary […]

Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe appointed as UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa

GENEVA, 2 August 2013—United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe of Uganda as his Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa.  Ms Wandira-Kazibwe is a Senior Adviser to the President of Uganda on issues of population and health and chairs the board of directors of Microfinance Support Center Ltd. From 1993 to 2004, she […]

Tullow oil wins Uganda case against Heritage Oil in UK Court

News Release   Tullow Oil Wins case against Heritage 14 June 2013 – Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) is pleased to announce that Tullow Uganda Limited, its Ugandan subsidiary, has received judgment in its favour in the proceedings against Heritage Oil and Gas Ltd and Heritage Oil Plc (together ‘Heritage’) in the High Court in London […]

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