Centum Investments sinks deeper in the red with $10m half-year loss
The group made a loss of Ksh1.29 billion ($10.57 million) in the six months to September 30, 2022 from Ksh662 million ($5.42 million) in the same period last year.
Beer ban takes shine off the tournament in Qatar
Ghana fans during their country’s game against Portugal on November 24 at the ongoing Fifa World Cup in Qatar “I do not take alcohol,” said Gonzalo Gimenez, a Mexican who travelled all the way from Guadalajara to attend the 2022 World Cup in Doha, Qatar....
URA making strong revenue collections
A URA van approaching Katakwi Uganda Revenue Authority collected Shs 5.4 trillion against a target of Shs 5.1 trillion between July and September this year set by the ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, resulting into a Shs 286.4 billion surplus, which represents a...
Presidential advisor Dr Mulira accused of forgery to grab land
Presidential advisor on ICT Ham Mulira A bitter land row is threatening to spill out of control after recent clashes between several residents of Ziranumbu village in Kigo, Wakiso on one hand, and another group led by former minister and now Presidential Advisor on ICT...
Boda carnage: City mortuary overwhelmed
Boda boda accidents are on the rise, and so is the death toll, according to traffic police data. The carnage is taking a personal toll on the families and friends of those who die every day but calls for increased regulation of bodas in the...
Report slams rot in Saccos
Covid-19 could have breathed on past its life-threatening peak in 2020 and 2021, but a special audit report released recently by the Auditor General lays bare the most detailed insight to date into the corruption that eroded efforts to fight the pandemic. The 162-page report...
Dr Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere used his senses well till last day
Dr Ssemogerere (C) with the wife Germima and the author Former DP president Dr PAUL KAWANGA SSEMOGERERE, who twice contested for the presidency, died last weekend aged 90 years. Tributes from political friends and foes alike have described him as a true statesman. A firm...
Sex Talk: Are your Christmas plans in place, yet?
I think of the festive season ahead as the worry-free time of the year. Not that my worries go away permanently, but I purpose to dedicate at least two days (and that is a lot for a journalist) where I throw all caution to the...
Seven Ugandans to contest in The Voice Africa
A woman auditioning for The Voice Africa The hunt for Africa’s best vocalist is on as The Voice Africa spreads to 14 African countries where seven Ugandans will join contestants from Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, DRC and Rwanda, among others. Since its inception in...
Punishing hooliganism culprits is better than sanctioning clubs
SC Villa fans at a football game As SC Villa continues to reel from the harsh sanctions imposed on it by Fufa, it has come to many clubs’ realization that the sanctions also affect them indirectly. Villa is serving a five-match home ban for the...
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