he payslip may look the same this month. The money behind the figure is buying less, as the shilling slips past UGX4,000 to the dollar and sterling holds above UGX5,200. …
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The Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) will on Wednesday hold the sixth edition of its Quality Awards, recognizing businesses, individuals, government agencies and other stakeholders for their contribution to Uganda’s …
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The dismissal of three researchers comes as OpenAI and its rivals call for stronger independent oversight of increasingly autonomous AI systems, raising questions about who gets to investigate failures and …
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With the New Magistrate Powers, Is Uganda Reducing Its Court Backlog or Moving It?
A business chasing an unpaid Shs80 million invoice now has a different route through Uganda’s court system. Under the old jurisdictional limits, a dispute of that size could fall outside …
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Running a Business in Uganda? Why Washington’s Bond Market Affects Your Dollar Costs
If your Ugandan business imports machinery, pays suppliers in dollars or carries dollar-denominated debt, a surge in U.S. borrowing costs has consequences far beyond Washington. The yield on the U.S. …
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Uganda’s Number Plate Backlog Went From 19 Days to 2. Here’s What Fixed It
Uganda has sharply reduced delays in issuing digital number plates, with the average waiting time at Kampala vehicle bonds falling from 19 days in December 2025 to two days in …
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Uganda Bets on Water Sports to Widen Its Tourism Offer
Uganda is hosting the inaugural Africa Dragon Boat Cup from October 1 to 4, bringing together 119 participants from seven countries for a continental water-sports competition on Lake Victoria. The …
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OpenAI Apologises After Its AI Agent Hacks Australian Government
On June 18th 2026 an experimental model inside OpenAI was given a dull research task. It was asked to find out how much the Australian state of Victoria spent, per …
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Digital Lending Complaints Make Up 40% of PDPO Cases
The Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) has raised concerns about the growing data protection risks associated with digital lending and fintech services, with fintech-related complaints accounting for approximately 40 percent …
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Business Travel Is Tourism Too: Uganda Bets on Conferences as Its Next Tourism Engine
A delegate who flies into Entebbe for a mining conference does not think of himself as a tourist. He has a badge, a schedule and a return ticket. He will …