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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank has teamed up with Buganda Kingdom to promote coffee production in the region. The partnership with the Buganda Cultural and Development Foundation (BUCADEF), under the ‘Mwanyi Terimba’, a coffee promotion initiative, was unveiled after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  It has been all celebrations and joy at Teresa Ministries this week after PostBank Uganda visited last week ahead of Easter, carrying items to support the home, including baby formula, diapers, milk, sugar, porridge, soap, and rice. Teresa Ministries is a non-profit organization that …

A three-year initiative to equip women-led start-ups with essential skills, financing, and networks to drive long-term impact. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s entrepreneurial landscape is set to receive a significant skilling and financial boost following the launch of the Women in Tech Uganda Accelerator Program, an initiative of …

Reason to deny Besigye bail is speculative and unsupported by law KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has strongly criticized the High Court’s decision to deny bail to opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutaale, calling the court’s reasoning speculative and unsupported by …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | MOGO Uganda, an asset financing company, has introduced a smartphone loan program in collaboration with Airtel Uganda, making Tecno, Infinix, and itel devices more accessible to a wider range of Ugandans. This move meets the rising need for cost-effective smartphone access, enabling people to …

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Kilak South Member of Parliament Gilbert Olanya has come out to clarify that the recent idea of cooperation between the opposition legislators from the Acholi Sub-region and the government didn’t originate from the legislators but rather was an idea of the government itself. Olanya’s …

KAMAPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank has strengthened its commitment to environmental sustainability through a strategic partnership with the National Forestry Authority (NFA). The bank has committed UGX. 60 million to the restoration of the degraded part of Masindi Central Forest Reserve (CFR) …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released guidelines for students intending to repeat the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) this year and for private adult (mature-age entry) candidates under the revised lower secondary curriculum. According to the guidelines, students who sat for the …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Head teachers of secondary schools in Fort Portal City have expressed concern over the challenges they face in implementing the teaching of local languages under Uganda’s new lower secondary curriculum. Despite the government’s emphasis on promoting indigenous languages to preserve cultural heritage and …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | One of Uganda’s leading mineral experts, Don Bwesigye Binyina has advised the Central Bank to move with caution as it intensifies the purchase of gold from local refineries. In June 2024. Bank of Uganda begun buying gold from local minersin a bid to boost …