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Manufacturers want government to continue footing the bill for due to coronavirus pandemic Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s manufacturers now want government to continue footing the bill for the Digital Tax Stamps (DTS) due to the threat being posed by coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) to businesses. DTS are markings …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda is likely to lose $1.6 billion in expected revenue from tourism as a result of COVID-19 and most of the annual $1.3bn expected in remittances from the diaspora. He also said that the “lock-down cannot and should not continue indefinitely. …

  UPDATE 🔺 May 31st – new COVID-19 cases 40 🔺 Total confirmed cases 453. 🔺 20 new cases are from South Sudan point of entry, 2 Mutukula, 1 Padea 🔺 17 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 🔹31 positive foreign truck drivers were handed over to their country of origin 🔸Total …

How a post-pandemic revival could kick-start continental free trade area | FAIZEL ISMAIL | The African Continental Free Trade Area was launched two years ago at an African Union (AU) summit in Kigali. It was scheduled to be implemented from July 1, 2020. But this has been pushed out until …

2500 Ugandans could die  Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH WERE | Uganda on May 26 took a bold step and eased a 60-day lockdown imposed in March when the first case of the Coronavirus disease COVID-19 was registered in the country. That same day, Uganda registered the highest number of recorded …

🔺 May 30th – new COVID-19 cases 84 🔺 Total confirmed cases 413. 🔺 50 new cases are from South Sudan point of entry 🔺 32 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 🔹51 positive foreign truck drivers were handed over to their country of origin 🔸Total Recoveries: …

Sakwa (left) is out, Mukiibi (middle) moved, and Patience T. Rubagumya stays URA Board decision Mukiibi Patrick has been transferred from the position of Commissioner Corporate Services to the position of Commissioner Domestic Taxes Patience T. Rubagumya remains as Commissioner Legal Services and Board Affairs Herbert Rusoke remains as Commissioner …

URA Board decision Mukiibi Patrick has been transferred from the position of Commissioner Corporate Services to the position of Commissioner Domestic Taxes Patience T. Rubagumya remains as Commissioner Legal Services and Board Affairs Herbert Rusoke remains as Commissioner Internal Audit and Compliance Abel Kagumire remains as Acting Commissioner Customs Mathew …

Trump says US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO Washington, United States | AFP |  President Donald Trump said Friday he was severing US ties with the World Health Organization, which he says failed to do enough to combat the initial spread of the novel coronavirus. Trump first suspended funding to the …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of Uganda Revenue Authority’s high profile Commissioners, Dicksons Kateshumbwa, has resigned. “Today after more than 14 years of service in the authority I have decided to end my tour of duty ahead of my contractual period with immediate effect,” he said in …