Musicians panic over URA taxes
A surprise tax-the-entertainment sector plan announced by the Uganda Revenue Authority in December 2022 has unsettled many musicians, event promoters, comedians, performers, authors, producers and hotel owners. The announcement ends days of unpaid taxes and informal fee payments, which guaranteed a gilded life for entertainers....
Kampala-Malaba railway upgrade set to complete next month
The phased rehabilitation of the line started in February with funding from the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and is due to be completed next month.
Your mail: NSSF unfair on mid-term access
When the president assented to the National Social Security Fund (Amendments) Bill 2021, savers out of employment like myself expected a better future. However, the statutory instruments later defined contributions for 120 months (10 years) instead of having saved for 120 months. According to NSSF...
Football should learn from lackluster year to thrive in 2023
Fufa president Moses Magogo If there is one thing we can learn from domestic football over the past 12 months, it that funding means little without proper planning. In other words, Fufa’s ability to acquire billions of taxpayers’ money is not in any way an...
First support artistes, then collect taxes
A surprise tax-the-entertainment-sector plan announced by the Uganda Revenue Authority in December 2022 has unsettled many musicians, event promoters, comedians, performers, producers, and hotel owners. The announcement ends days of unpaid taxes and informal fee payments, which guaranteed a gilded life for entertainers. The plan...
False sense of entitlement is holding Uganda back
A government car driving in the wrong lane In August 2018, I acquired a driving permit, and was excited about the prospect of freedom of mobility. Eight months on, and the early excitement has turned into dread. Is there anything more stressful than driving in...
DRC: Stop supporting M23 rebels, EU tells Rwanda
Families displaced by the M23 conflict crisis open Christmas gifts during an activity organized by the Un Jour Nouveau organisation in Kanyarushinya in the north of Goma city in the Democratic Republic of Congo The European Union has urged Rwanda to stop supporting the M23...
Road toll technology can halve accidents on our roads
On many of our roads in Uganda, it is not uncommon to find a vehicle moving at high speed in the evening or early morning with lights off. Lights don’t consume any fuel or batteries (for electric vehicles) when a car is in motion but...
Experts criticize Malawi for closing schools over cholera outbreak
FILE – A health worker assists a cholera patient at Limbe Clinic in Blantyre, Malawi Advocates for education and health care in Malawi are criticizing the government’s decision to close schools in two cities to try to contain a cholera outbreak. The Presidential Taskforce on...
How viable is Museveni’s electric motorbike swap deal?
An electric motorbike in Kampala President Museveni’s ambitious e-mobility plan has raised more questions among cyclists. In his address to the nation on New Year’s eve, Museveni said the government has made a plan that would in the long run reduce the number of fuel-powered...
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