Ugandan authorities defended the introduction of a tax on users of social-media such as Facebook and Twitter, saying the revenue is necessary to fund public services. The daily levy equivalent to ...

Half-way through 2018, Uganda introduced a Social Media (OTT) tax which required Ugandans to pay a tax if they wanted to access services such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and many others. It turns ...

The continuous brutal attacks on journalists have pushed the media fraternity into imposing a temporary information boycott on Ugandan security forces. This statement was originally published on ...

Uganda witnessed a total internet shut down on the afternoon of January 13, 2021, on the eve of its presidential election. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, 76, who took power in 1986, following a ...

Uganda’s parliament has passed a law to tax those who use social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Viber, and WhatsApp, as reported by BBC. The controversial tax was first introduced in April ...

The Ugandan parliament referred a controversial new social media tax to a committee for further consideration on Thursday, after protesters took to the streets of Kampala last week. The tax, which ...

"If you want to take sides against the (ruling party), then that group will not operate in Uganda," President Yoweri Museveni said in a national address. AP Uganda shut down all social media in the ...

Today, Uganda's parliament passed a controversial "social media tax." It will consist of a daily fee of about 200 shillings (5 US cents) levied on anyone who uses social networking and messaging apps ...

Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, speaks during a press conference with other opposition leaders in Kampala, Uganda January 12, 2021. [Reuters] ...

Radio and television stations in Uganda were on Friday ordered to provide live coverage of major events involving the country's veteran President Yoweri Museveni, prompting protests by activists and ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. KAMPALA, Uganda–The night before Uganda’s February 18 presidential vote, David Tumusiime went to bed with a firm plan in ...