KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Both Ugandan boys’ and girls’ teams have emerged champions of the FIBA U-18 Zone V Basketball Championship 2024. The girls’ team beat Rwanda 82-52, and the boys’ team edged Rwanda 69-66, as the championship concluded at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium on Friday night. In the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ahead of the International Day of Family Remittances on Sunday, the UN’s International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) has launched a new program to ensure easier transmission of money from other countries into Uganda. In a partnership with FlexiPay, a digital payment platform of Stanbic …
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Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders operating in Murukoro market business centre in muko sub county, Rubanda West County, Rubanda district are counting losses after fire destroyed wooden kiosks in the wee hours of Saturday morning. Tito Tugume, an eye witness and a resident in the area told our reporter …
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Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Pakwach district have condemned the move by a number of Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries to divert the funds to procure household items instead of investing in the selected enterprises. A report by the district indicates that at least 26 percent of …
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Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has started the valuation of all properties of households residing within the Ajai Wildlife Reserve in Madi Okollo district. The exercise which commenced on Thursday followed the completion of the surveying exercise to identify individual landowners and assess the size …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is soon introducing the National Physical Activity Guidelines to control non-communicable diseases. Speaking to journalists at the ministry headquarters on Thursday, Dr. Gerald Mutungi, the Assistant Commissioner of the Non-Communicable Diseases Department, said that the guidelines have been developed through the guidance …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts assessing the performance of Uganda towards attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have revealed that the country has no data on goal 14 which calls for conserving and sustainable use of oceans, seas, and marine resources. Speaking to URN in an interview on the sidelines …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is set to introduce a new Bill aimed at overhauling nuclear Energy-related laws and regulations in Uganda. Sabiti Baguma, the acting assistant commissioner for nuclear science and applications at the Energy Ministry told journalists that current law does …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister of Buganda Kingdom Charles Peter Mayiga has asked residents of Greater Luwero districts to stop lamenting over the National Resistance Army War. Luwero and Nakaseke districts were the epicenters of the National Resistance Army war of 1981-1986. However, 38 years after the …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | World football governing body FIFA has extended bans on seven Ugandans implicated in different match-fixing scandals that happened in the 2023/2024 season. Ahmed Hussein, the head of Communication of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), confirmed that the five players and two referees who …
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