The international trade barriers have continued to stifle Uganda Revenue Authority efforts to collect revenues. The previous performance report indicated that international trade taxes posted a deficit of 89billion shillings while domestic taxes posted a surplus of 34 billion shillings. Now in the just released performance report for the month of October, the tax body says […]
The Uganda Sports Press Association at their monthly assembly has voted Ronald Mugula the sports personality for the month of October. Mugula who was last month crowned world kickboxing champion collected 495 points. He is the reigning European and Intercontinental continental champion on top of the world title. National insurance cooperation came in second with […]
Kyambogo University Council has indefinitely suspended the University Vice Chancellor Isaiah Omolo Ndiege. The decision was announced this afternoon by the council chairman Prof. John Okedi at a news conference. The University council had earlier sent Ndiege on a two month forced leave to pave way for investigations into allegations of gross mismanagement of university […]
Maj Gen Mugisha muntu is still leading his two other contenders in the race for the FDC’s presidency. The race has attracted three candidates including Gen Mugisha Muntu Nandala MAfabi and Geofrey Ekanya. According to new opinion polls results released by the Research World International released today, Gen Muntu has slightly gained scoring 49% up […]
With less than a fortnight to Ronald Mugula’s world title fight with Hungarian kick boxer Andras Nagy, the former says his motivation is the fact the country is celebrating 50 years independence this month. The 27 year old says the fact that the fight is in the independence month motivates him not to bury the […]
The Bank of Uganda has announced that Stanbic bank Uganda Limited was the best performing primary dealer in Uganda government securities during the month of August 2012. The governor bank of Uganda, Tumusiime Mutebile also announces that for the previous 12 months the best performing primary dealers in Uganda security exchange were: August 2011 […]
HIV/AIDS testing is one of the chief means of slowing new infections which have steadily increased in East Africa especially in Uganda. The cases of HIV spread in Ugandahave increased from 124,000 annually, as of 2009, to 130,000 today. The Ministry of Health IN Uganda estimates that 40 percent, or about 13,600, 000 people […]
Muslims across the globe are in a month long period of fasting to fulfill the third pillar of the Islamic faith. The Muslim fasting is based on a special calendar (Lunar calendar) which starts when the thin crescent Moon is sighted in the sky after sunset. The Muslim calendar is 11 to 15 days […]
Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic faith calendar and a holy month according to the holy Quran. The Islamic principles prescribe fasting to every healthy adult Muslim. The sick, the children, weak, travelers, pregnant women and menstruating women are exempted from fasting. However many Muslims deliberately claim to be sick and shun […]
Muslims around the world are currently observing the holy month of Ramadhan according to the Islamic faith. So today we bring you the dos and the don’ts all Muslims must know and observe during the month of Ramadhan. Ramadhan is the (9th months on the Islamic calender). Muslims fast for 30 days and there […]