Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 100 women in Fort Portal city have been trained on financial literacy by Stanbic Bank. The three-day training at Gardens restaurant in Fort Portal targeted to help women access knowledge to finance accessibility, finding markets, suppliers and strong business records that can …
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Donors urged to invest in both emergency response and long-term solutions ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Insecurity, cattle rustling, COVID-19 after shock, rising food prices, climate change and limited resources are some of the factors pushing thousands of Karimojong households into destitution, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from Acholi sub-region on Saturday petitioned President Yoweri Museveni demanding his intervention to sort out the recurring insecurity in Apaa township once and for all. The leaders say that the Acholi communities residing in Apaa township which borders Adjumani and Amuru districts are experiencing …
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TotalEnergies has unveiled a biodiversity program in Tilenga development area Hoima, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | TotalEnergies EP Uganda will ensure that all the different kinds of life in its project area is well protected amid the ongoing oil and gas developments in the country’s pristine environment, according to its …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Chama Cha Kiswahili Africa Mashariki, an Association that brings together Lecturers of Kiswahili from higher institutions in East Africa have pointed blended Swahili known as ‘Sheng’ as one of the major challenges facing promotion of the language across the region. Sheng …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has warned Christian across the country about the consequences of not observing COVID-19 standard operating procedures-SOPs. He said there is a risk of another lockdown. The Archbishop made the appeal during the …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of the hunger stricken areas in Teso region are now forced to eat termites due the current hunger crisis caused by last year and this year’s prolonged drought. Florence Kulume a mother of nine and a resident of Atira sub county in Serere district goes early …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest report compiled by Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU), shared to police headquarter, shows 291 guns have been recovered and 393 warriors killed so far in the ongoing forceful disarmament exercise in Karamoja sub-region. President Yoweri Museveni ordered the relaunch of offensive disarmament operations …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslims in Uganda should obey NRM government if they want to access key positions in public service, according to Kayunga Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Al-Hajji Nsereko Mutumba. Speaking at a congratulatory party of Hajjat Ahmed Saba, who has been appointed director for human resource …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The mood at Mulago’s causality ward was still tense by mid-morning on Saturday as relatives checked on the victims of Friday’s Nile Avenue taxi crash. The crash involving a taxi UAW 987Y along Nile avenue claimed two lives on spot and injured 10 others. Security …
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