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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has directed all commercial building owners to use the e-receipts payment systems for rent to address revenue losses resulting from tax evasion in the rental income sector. The tax evasion problem, URA says, has arisen due to the unclear income …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty four students of Midland High School in Kaberamaido District are admitted at Soroti Hospital following an accident on Thursday. Two students identified as Susan Alwedo and Peterson Ekimu died on the spot. The Senior Four and Six students were going to Jinja for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has criticized the Uganda Land Commission for allocating land to different individuals and entities in Kampala yet they lack the mandate to do so. Unlike the Kampala district land board which is mandated to hold and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The biggest Ladies Golf Tournament at the Uganda Golf Club has attracted foreign lady golfers. The Uganda Golf Club Ladies Open will tee off from October 5-7 at the par 72, Kitante course. The tournament which is a build up to the prestigious Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  One of Uganda’s biggest Afrosoul artists – Kenneth Mugabi – has revealed that he got his big break in the industry from performing on the Fun Factory Comedicine stage at the National Theatre. “While we were on campus, a friend of mine called Shamim …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Constitutional Court has invalidated the parliamentary resolution to remove Francis Zaake, the Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament from his position as a Parliamentary Commissioner. In a majority decision with four Justices in favor and one in opposition, the Court ruled that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has scheduled December 8th, 2023 to deliver its judgment in the case where lawyer Steven Kalali filed a lawsuit against the Uganda Law Society (ULS). Kalali accused the ULS of denying him and other lawyers the opportunity to participate in the …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans will get a chance to showcase the leap into a new era of innovation at the National Science Week to take place from the 6th to the 11th of November 2023. President Yoweri Museveni will be chief guest at the event at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Distributing self-test kits through secondary individuals who may not necessarily be health workers has been found to be effective in luring more men into getting tested for HIV. This is according to the results of a study done by researchers at Busitema University where …

Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alur King Philip Olarker Rauni III has issued a decree prohibiting clan chiefs from overseeing sale of kingdom land. The decree was announced during the third Council of Chiefs meeting at Jukia Hill in Nebbi Municipality on Tuesday. This declaration comes at a …