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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The select committee investigating the payment of 151 billion shillings to Ugandan companies that supplied goods and services to South Sudan have faulted the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) for failing to investigate the demands of traders who supplied goods to South Sudan. Officials from …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police and UPDF have dispatched teams to Queen Elizabeth National Park where a search in on for an American tourist and Ugandan guide are reported kidnapped. The kidnappers are demanding a $500,000 ransom, Police has confirmed. The two were grabbed, after armed men put …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyan Journalist Patrick Alushula bags Overall Award, Pan African Journalist of the Year Wolmar, Flic En Flac, Mauritius, March 28th, 2019: Leading Pan African Reinsurance firm, Continental Reinsurance Plc has announced winners of the 2019 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards at its annual 6th CEO …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Industrial Court has ordered Makerere University to deposit 10 per cent of a sum of sh3.2 billion owed to the university administrators. The money is to be deposited to the Court’s bank as security for the due performance of the decree within 21 days …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business has come to a standstill in Kampala where city tycoons have closed a number of shopping arcades at the height of a bitter row on the ownership of Qualicel, Nabukeera and Jamboree Plazas. The shops have been sealed off since Tuesday night, reportedly on …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Middle East is overtaking the East African Community as a top destination for Uganda’s exports. The exports to the Arab states earned USD 68 million (251 billion Shillings) in January 2019, against a total earning of USD 44 million (163 billion Shillings) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communication Commission-UCC says that it has saved telecom users from a loss of up to USD 500 million (1.8 trillion Shillings) in dropped and blocked calls. UCC Communications Officer Ibrahim Bbosa says that Ugandan telephone users were suffering a 5 per cent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University plans to admit privately sponsored students before the release of the government sponsorship list. The Higher Education Students Financing Board (HESFB) and privately sponsored students had asked the university to adjust the admission schedule to give them ample time to apply for students’ …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The First Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Moses Ali has asked legislators to demanding the recall of Uganda’s Ambassador to Burundi, Maj. Gen. Matayo Kyaligonza. He advises members of parliament to instead focus on their legislative duties and leave the issue of sanctioning Kyaligonza to army …

  Telecoms subscriber base reaches 11.3million Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | MTN Uganda has recorded a 4.4% rise in revenue to Shs1.38 trillion for the year ending December 2018 owing to increase in customer numbers, data and fintech services. The company’s financial statements shows that its customer numbers rose …