The cattle quarantine against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) may be lifted, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF). Following an FMD epidemic in Kabowa, Rubaga Division, the Ministry placed quarantine restrictions on Kampala on February 28. The illness then spread to more than 30 districts in the nation, including the…
Samsung hopes to entice consumers who enjoy fitness and health tracking technologies with the Galaxy Ring, its newest wearable. The gadget was unveiled on Wednesday at Samsung’s Unpacked event as the newest member of its ecosystem of gadgets that it claims to be “supercharging” with artificial intelligence (AI). According to Ben Wood, an analyst at…
Kenya did not impose a bond premium on Uganda’s oil cargo that docked at the Port of Mombasa early this month as claimed by Uganda’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ruth Nakabirwa. The minister made the accusation that Kenya’s Energy Cabinet Secretary, Davis Chirchir, had written to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) requesting an increase…
The central bank of Uganda announced that it is in talks to start buying gold that is locally produced in order to increase its foreign reserves and address issues with global financial markets. The domestic gold purchase program intends to mitigate the diminishing foreign currency reserves and handle the related risks in the international financial markets, according…
