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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Over 100,000 more trucks with goods crossed into Uganda through the Busia One-Stop Border post last year compared to the previous year, Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has revealed.  According to URA, over 416,160 trucks crossed into Uganda through Busia in 2020 compared to 315,360 trucks in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank Uganda has officially launched the 6th annual National Schools Championship (NSC) to be held under the theme “Empowering the job creators of tomorrow with the main focus on agriculture, business innovation and IT Skilling”. The National Schools Championship is Stanbic’s flagship education …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Soft penalties and political hindrance have been blamed for frustrating operations against illegal fishing on Kasese landing sites.This continues even after the establishment of a fisheries body to regulate the activities. Lt. Musa Mugogo the head of fisheries unit Kasese sector commander says the existing …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  There is strict enforcement of the nighttime curfew in Amuru district to get rid of criminal gangs from major trading centers. For a week now, police officers backed by the military start enforcing the curfew as early as 7:00 pm and stop at 06:00 am. …

Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The reopening of schools for semi candidates on Monday was a big disappointment in the Kalangala archipelago, with some schools registering a mere 10 % of the expected learners turning up. In some Kalangala primary schools URN visited on Monday, the turn up of semi …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kitgum District multi-million veterinary laboratory is lying idle due to a lack of a qualified specialist to operate it. The laboratory was constructed by OXFAM and handed to the district local government in 2008 to enhance animal health and improve livestock production.  It is equipped …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has petitioned the High Court in Kampala challenging the decision by the Uganda Revenue Authority to recall his vehicle for a verification process. Through his lawyers; Wameli and Company Advocates, Kyagulanyi says that he has been targeted …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  • Non-Subscribers to Access the GOtv Decoder at 43% Discount  MultiChoice Uganda, the home of great Pay TV entertainment, has today launched an exciting GOtv decoder offer with a 43% reduction, effective 1st March 2021. The announcement was made during a press briefing held …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Barely out of their teens and bubbling with enthusiasm, the newly admitted students to Uganda’s public universities will have to manage their excitement as their lecturers are not in any hurry to start teaching. At Makerere University, the country’s oldest institution of higher learning, the ongoing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The special investigations Division SID has in custody four people believed to have executed a robbery of €100,000 (about 250million shillings) from a city businessman in Kampala. CID spokesperson Charles Twine said the four suspects riding on 4 motorcycles targeted Kannankutty Krisnamoham an Indian national …