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Government to resume issuance of new mining licenses

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is to resume the issuance of new mining licenses as the new mining and Minerals Act takes effect. The issuance of the licenses by the Directorate of Geological Surveys and Mines had been temporally halted pending the guidelines after the enactment of …

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Concessionaires to sue NFA over Kyewaga Forest Reserve licenses

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than thirty people who were given a concession by the National Forestry Authority-NFA to grow trees in Kyewaga Forest in Katabi Town Council are intending to sue NFA for irregularly terminating their concession. The concessionaires complain that their permits/licenses issued at different times between …

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Nurses urged to register early for licenses

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson for the Principals of Health Training Institutions in Uganda has advised nursing and midwifery students in their final year of study to apply for practicing licenses immediately after graduation to avoid complaints of delays. Rose Nassali notes that the registration process was made …

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Lawmakers want audit into forest reserve licences

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators want a special audit into the process of acquisition of rights to manage central forest reserves in the country in line with the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act. A statement presented to the House by the Shadow Minister for Environment, Christine Kaaya, on Tuesday, …

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Mbale city closes 200 business premises over rent arrears

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Northern city division of Mbale city have closed over 200 business premises over non-payment of ground rent and licenses. According to Martine Busiku, the senior assistant town clerk of Mbale City Northern division, the operation took place Thursday morning in areas like Mission …

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Microfinance regulator warns lenders on licenses, delinquent loans

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority-UMRA has rallied money lenders in the country to secure the requisite licenses to safeguard them against loan delinquents. Delinquency can negatively impact a borrower’s credit, and this gets worse the longer the balance remains unpaid. Several Ugandans have ended up …

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Gold miners in Busia struggling to pay for licenses

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Artisanal Small Scale Miners in Tiira Town Council, Busia district are struggling to pay and renew mining licenses with the Directorate of Geological Surveys and Mines.  The Directorate introduced the Mining Cadastre Portal to ease the processes of registration, application and renewal of licenses among …

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UCC unable to license new TVs as signet runs out of space

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The delay to embark on Phase three of the Digital Terrestrial Television network has forced the Uganda Communications Commission to stop issuing licenses to new broadcasters. Uganda switched off analogue television in June 2015, in fulfilment of an international deadline and Signet, a company affiliated …

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UCAA renews licenses of seven flight operators

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority has renewed the licenses of seven non-scheduled flight operators. They are DHL Aviation Limited, AIM Air, Grand Air Services, Transafrik Uganda Limited, Eagle Air Limited, Kampala Executive Aviation and Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), a Christian organisation that flies mainly missionaries, development …

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Long wait for Buhweju miners as Mubende peers get licenses

Buhweju, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Small scale artisanal miners in Buhweju in Western Uganda are still chasing for permission to go back to their mines six years after they were evicted and a year since they last petitioned the government. In 2013, President Museveni directed that firms involved in gold …

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