Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Startup League, a partnership built around blockchain technology seeks to empower 10,000 African-owned enterprises, which will compete for a grand prize of $1,000,000. Under this umbrella, three digital platforms Humanity Node Protocol (HNP), Web3Africa and Adanian Labs have allied to build African innovation. …
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Mastercard’s Farm Pass transforming lives of farmers in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into disarray, but in Africa, life continues: Farmers farm, merchants sell, people apply for capital to create jobs and improve livelihoods, and a heightened need for access to healthcare underpins …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prosecutors have failed to disclose the evidence they intend to rely on to pin two Members of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya, for murder and terrorism charges citing delay to meet witnesses. The prosecutors Joseph Kyomuhendo and Richard Birivumbuka informed the International Crimes Division …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of pastors from Kajjansi and Katabi town councils in Wakiso district have called for a review of the regulations on noise pollution. According to the pastors, the Noise Standards and Control Regulations of 2003 are due for review. The pastors expressed their views at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Internal and external security agencies are probing a case of a woman who was lured with $900 monthly housemaid salary but ended up being sold to an Iraqi man for marriage. Reportedly married to a security officer, the woman whose name has been concealed as the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After years of work, the Ministry of Education and Sports has decided to drop the idea of drafting an Information and Communication Technology-ICT education policy. The policy on ICT in education had reached the consultation stage. The ministry was expected to present the draft to interested …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected the proposed compulsory vaccination of adults that is provided for under the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The government had proposed under the bill that was approved on Tuesday that persons who fail to comply with a requirement for vaccination would be …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development will extend the penalties given to accounting officers to cover all forms of underperformance. Earlier this month, the Permanent Secretary Ramathan Ggoobi dismissed more than 100 accounting officers, mostly local government officials, after they failed to beat the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The famine in Karamoja continues to raise concern among leaders, and this time, the Speaker Anita Among is calling for a well-coordinated approach to address the calamity that is threatening lives of over 500,000 people. “Let us have this approach to solve the drought in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has asked Members of Parliament to support the proposal to buy shares in ROKO Construction Limited to save ongoing construction works. The Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi recently tabled a proposal for the government to purchase 150,000 preference shares in Roko …
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