Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Luweero district are worried of a likely drop in local revenue collection after sand and stones were declared minerals by Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. Government approved a new mining policy, placing sand, murram, granites and stones under the mineral sector. …
Read More »Manufacturers raise red flag over digital tax stamps
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan manufacturers want Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to explain what the DTS would achieve if a manufacturing sub-sector has no counterfeits. They want URA to show if the DTS will increase revenue collection and compliance considering that the formal manufacturers are already compliant, and show …
Read More »Congolese militiamen confiscate more fishing gear from Ugandan fishermen
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected Congolese militiamen have attacked Ugandan fishermen and robbed them of their boat engines and fishing gear in Hoima District. The militiamen struck around midnight on Tuesday near Fofo, Nana and Rwentali landing sites in Tonya parish in Buseruka Sub County. They robbed eight boat …
Read More »Vipers SC off for Algerian mission
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers SC will face an up-hill task when they battle Algeria’s SC Constantine in the first round of the CAF Champions League at the Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui on Friday. The team without suspended skipper Taddeo Lwanga and Geoffrey Wasswa traveled this afternoon on an Emirates …
Read More »Taking 2021 Cup of Nations from Ivory Coast ‘stupid’, says Aurier
Abidjan, Ivory Coast | AFP | Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier on Monday slammed the “stupid” decision of CAF to strip his country of the right to host the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) finally announced their long-anticipated decision to take the 2019 finals …
Read More »Millions invested but gold mining ‘under-exploited’ in W.Africa: experts
Abidjan, Ivory Coast | AFP | Mining companies have invested at least $5 billion towards gold exploration in West Africa in the last decade but significant reserves are under-exploited, mineral industry experts said on Tuesday. Delegates at the Ecomof mining and petroleum forum in the Ivory Coast commercial capital Abidjan …
Read More »COMMENT: The world George H.W. Bush made
His administration’s foreign policy record compares favourably with that of any other modern U.S. president COMMENT | RICHARD N. HAAS | I have worked for four U.S. presidents, Democrats and Republicans alike, and perhaps the most important thing I have learned along the way is that little of what we call …
Read More »ARTS: Top five artists of 2018
Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Musinguzi Gilbert – A youthful budding artist who graduated from Kyambogo University in 2014, invited unprecedented attention to his work at the Kampala Art Biennale 2018 with his colossal ephemeral artwork `Invasion’ that interrogates the subject of migration to new territory and its obvious impact to …
Read More »Exhibitors decry low turn up at Jinja Agricultural show
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Exhibitors at the trade and cultural show have decried the low turn up of visitors. The show organised by the Uganda National Farmers Federation-UNFFE is focusing on showcasing the value-added agriculture products to the possible buyers, and also promoting agricultural tourism. Samuel Olobo, an exhibitor …
Read More »Sports world must join climate change crusade, says IOC
Katowice, Poland | AFP | The world of sports must join the effort to tame global warming, and the International Olympic Committee intends to lead the way, it said on Tuesday at UN climate talks in Katowice, Poland. At the 195-nation negotiations, the IOC and UN launched an initiative aimed …
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