Hima Cement is in the process of acquiring a Mining Lease for extraction limestone and marble in Rupa Sub County. Hima is earmarking 14.26 square kilometres in the area.
Read more ...Robert Okullo, the LCIII Chairperson of Omoro Sub County which is regarded as the most affected wondered how they will be able to distribute the 600kgs among more than 3000 affected residents.
Read more ...A report from the office of the Deputy Town Clerk, Bosco Rusoke, shows that 15 companies have in the past three years defaulted contracted revenue.
Read more ...The proposal for repossessing the spinning mill was presented to President Yoweri Museveni, during the first Lango International Socio-Economic Conference held at UTC-Lira in 2012, paving way for years of negotiations.
Read more ...The suspects are Isa Kabalye, Fredrick Mashate all residents of Kampala, Robin Ongu, Jimmy Awio, and Felix Amuku, all residents of Olilim Sub County in Otuke district. They were arrested during the joint operation conducted by the are leaders in conjunction with local residents against those cutting shear Nut trees for charcoal burning.
Read more ...Maize export earnings were up by 145% in the month of August, bringing in $13m (Shs 48bn) compared to just $5.3m (Shs 20bn) registered in July 2019, according to a report from the Ministry of Finance.
Read more ...Experts say issues such unemployment, poverty, slippery laws that don’t guarantee successful prosecution of traffickers and lack of adequate awareness have facilitated the crime.
Read more ...In a meeting, which took place on September 16, 2019 in Kigali Rwanda, both countries agreed to push the border issue to the next meeting in Kampala. The meeting was expected to take place after 30 days.
Read more ...The agreement was signed on Friday at the Heritage Courts Hotel in Arua town. According to some of the details of the agreement, Onduparaka FC players and officials will travel for official matches and activities for free in the comfort of Zawadi Bus.
Read more ...African States have been told to improve the quality of their negotiation towards China Financing for infrastructural projects.
Read more ...Hilda Namakula, a researcher from Makerere University says that Chinese and Arabs are hiring Africans to go and do odd jobs in their home countries, yet they cannot hire Africans for work when their multinational companies get contracts to do work in Africa. This, she said, is a worrisome trend.
Read more ...China is by far, the largest investor on the continent injecting over US$2.2billion annually. Badoreck says although being the largest investor is not a bad thing parse, African countries need to be aware of China's strategic interests, in order to be able to negotiate the deals in the continent’s interests.
Read more ...Last week, Lira municipality councillors asked the Local Government Ministry to transfer Samuel Ahabwe accusing him of failing to implement council resolutions. They cited failure to evict vendors from various streets and failing to stop Saving Grace Limited from managing Coronation Park, a public open space.
Read more ...Ingo says African economies and Uganda in particular require a strong base of people skilled through vocational training to offer the required labor for the economy to grow.
Read more ...James Banaabe, the Director of Energy Resources at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development said Uganda invested in new dams partly to lower tariffs but unless all the power generated at Isimba and Karuma Dams are fully consumed, Ugandans will still pay higher tariffs for power.
Read more ...Komakech says Bosmic has ventured into partisan politics and notes that he seeks to use his musical background to hold concerts which threaten security.
Read more ...The allocation followed the launch of the project by the State House Comptroller, Lucy Nakyobe, at the district headquarters on Wednesday.
Read more ...According to Bank of Uganda, government will withdraw 445billion shillings which will be transferred from the fund to the consolidated fund for government to pay for the 2019/20 financial year budget activities
Read more ...Today, bamboo is used to make flour panels, which appear with a texture of marble blended with the elegance of wood and is increasingly becoming a raw material for building panels, high-quality yarn and fabrics, bicycle-frames, steering wheels, motor vehicle dashboards, newsprint, cardboard and toilet tissue.
Read more ...The new figures, released after Ubos rebased the economy, show that the entertainment industry grew by 30 per cent in 2016/17 compared to a decline of 2.4 per cent that had been reported that year.
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