Archive for category: Business

Decision on Pioneer Buses for next week

Decision on Pioneer Buses for next week

0 / February 28, 2013 11:50 am

A decision on whether or not Pioneer Easy buses return to the road will be made on Monday next week. The Uganda Revenue Authority says it is has held a series of meeting with all the concerned parties and final

Extension of Sim registration deadline contemplated

Extension of Sim registration deadline contemplated

0 / February 27, 2013 12:49 pm

With the clock ticking for unregistered mobile phone subscribers, the industry regulator has shown signs of a possible extension of the deadline. The Uganda Communications Communication has said it is ready to extend the deadline for the sim card registration

Court declines to extend sim registration

Court declines to extend sim registration

0 / February 25, 2013 3:21 pm

The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application seeking to block the sim card registration exercise. It has declined to issue an interim order blocking Uganda Communications Commission from   switching off all the unregistered mobile phones by Thursday this

Uganda scoops another accolade

Uganda scoops another accolade

0 / February 14, 2013 1:29 pm

Uganda continues to shine in the tourism industry. The country has received yet another accolade. Addressing journalists at media Centre the tourism Minister Maria Mutagamba revealed that Uganda had won a prestigious award with the Source of the Nile Voted as

Ambassador Delisi appeals on coffee

Ambassador Delisi appeals on coffee

0 / February 14, 2013 9:38 am

A conducive environment is all that is needed for coffee production to grow. This is the view of the US Ambassador to Uganda Scott Delisi. Speaking at the opening of a coffee conference, Delisi has said that without an enabling

Pioneer buses grounded over Shs 8b debt

Pioneer buses grounded over Shs 8b debt

0 / February 14, 2013 9:31 am

The grounding of Pioneer Easy buses is likely to affect city transport, with city dwellers already seen stranded at the various bus stops. This is after the Uganda Revenue Authority impounded all Pioneer Easy Company buses over taxes. The company

NSSF wins Alcon case

NSSF wins Alcon case

0 / February 8, 2013 12:31 pm

The NSSF has won another round in the 40bn shillings compensation dispute with Alcon International. A panel of seven Supreme Court Justices led by the Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki have ruled in favor of the National Social Security Fund. The

UCC strong on fake phones

0 / February 1, 2013 12:35 pm

The national communications regulator is at cross roads over a decision on fake phones. The Uganda Communications Commission is set to meet with mobile phone operators to agree on the way forward regarding switching off of fake handsets. The UCC

Inflation rate drops

0 / February 1, 2013 12:22 pm

Inflation has further dropped from 5.3% in December last year to 4.9%in this month. This is according to the new inflation rates released this morning by the Uganda bureau of statistics. According to the director micro economics statistics Dr. Chris

Mobile money to be regulated

0 / January 23, 2013 6:18 pm

The Uganda Communications Commission is set to release guidelines on the management of mobile money services this year. This follows public outcry over lack of a regulatory framework under which mobile money services are carried out, creating a gap for