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In an effort to support journalist carry on their job well, Workers Member of Parliament, Hon Dr. Byakatonda Abdulhu has donated four wheel Prado to Uganda journalist Union. According to the newly Elect workers legislator, the car will support the union in workers Union  recruitment drive in country wide. Dr Byakatonda who trounced hon Sam Lwomoki to take workers MP ...

The government restored the internet, and the return of OTT tax doesn’t seem exciting at all. The public is used to Virtual Private Networks to the point that they just didn’t miss OTT tax anymore. Much as there is no denying that accessing the internet has been hard with a lot of inconsistencies that come with VPNs, a few seem ...

In a bid to stamp out corruption, Inspectorate of Government (IGG) will compel public officers to declare wealth as the institution launches leadership code and wealth declaration phase, acting Inspectorate of Government George Byamugemeirire has said. The process that kicks off on 1st March will compel over 35,000 public officers country to declare source of wealth as IGG moves to ...

More Americans say they are confident about getting vaccinated against Covid-19. However, the vaccine supply has become limited. In addition to that, fears of new variants are raising concerns across the country.A study showed that 71% of those surveyed are willing to get vaccinated, up from late December’s 65%. Currently, about 10% — almost 33.8 million Americans – have received ...

The government through the ministry of finance is working out a plan to start taxing cash withdrawals from commercial banks, Newslexpoint.com has learned. A letter dated February 9, 2021, by Patrick Ocailap, the deputy secretary to the treasury in the Ministry of Finance has written to the Governor, Bank of Uganda seeking an opinion and data not later than Friday, ...