Tag: traders

Finance Ministry Proposes More Taxes on Locally Brewed Beer, Cigarettes

Catching an ice-cold bottle of your favorite beer brewed using local raw materials will, in the next financial year, come with a deep leak into the pockets of many Ugandans once the government proposal to levy...

From Wreaths to Trees: Church of Uganda Takes Action on Climate Change

BREAKING NEWS

Archbishop Stephen Kazimba Mugalu, the head of Church of Uganda (CoU), has signed the poster for the newly approved CoU Strategic Planning Framework for 2026-2030, introducing a groundbreaking shift in church practices to promote environmental conservation. In...

Business

Online Trading: A Possible Alternative for Costly Traditional Shops

Government's policy of relocating street vendors from the city affects many traders in the arcades since vendors sell merchandise on behalf of shop owners on a commission-based mutual arrangement.

Business

Stop Encouraging Ugandans to Borrow Money-FDC to Gov’t

Sometimes people borrow not because they want to but because it could be the only alternative available for them to start business for survival.

National News

Abaita Ababiri Traders Urge Gov’t to Regulate China Town...

Small-sized business owners at the Abaita Ababiri Trading Center have called on the government to intervene and regulate prices at China Town, a newly opened supermarket that they claim is severely impacting their sales and threatening their livelihoods.

Business

KACITA Breaks Silence on Alleged State Money Received to...

Kampala City traders have since pushed the quest to meet President Museveni to express their discontent; however, their efforts have remained futile after Museveni postponed the meeting to unknown dates. The traders want President Museveni to halt the Chinese dominance of the economy and use of EFRIS, among others.