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  Novartis a global healthcare company based in Switzerland recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Health to supply the country with, among others, cancer drugs. The Independent’s Flavia Nassaka spoke to Dr. Nathan Mulure, Cluster Head Norvatis Social Business for East and Southern Africa during …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP |  The Democratic Republic of Congo said Sunday that it had opened an inquiry after soldiers fired on Burundian refugees in the eastern South Kivu province, killing dozens. Government spokesman Lambert Mende also claimed that many of those killed during the clashes were members of …

BREAKING NEWS Uganda’s Court of Appeal has in a Monday ruling confirmed Peter Sematimba as the validly elected MP of Busiro South. Through Muganwa, Nanteza and company advocates, Ssematimba appealed saying he was dissatisfied with High Court Justice Lydia Mugambe’s decision last year declaring his seat vacant and the resultant …

To stop relying on Western hand-me-downs, African countries are importing Chinese textile companies Rwanda | LILY KUO | Every day the workers at C&H Garment Factory are required to learn a few words of Chinese. Today’s lesson, written on a whiteboard at the back of a humming factory floor, is …

What police is doing wrong Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The woman’s body was lying in the bush near a popular boat docking site not far from a barracks. Her skirt was covered in blood. Parts of her hands and on leg were missing. Her husband was in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two policemen have been killed in a robbery in Kampala by unknown gunmen. The driver of the car the robbers targeted along Gayaza road in Kalerwe, just outside the city centre, is also reported dead. Reports Saturday night indicate armed men attempted to rob cashiers …

THIS WEEK: Umeme’s Babungi wins CPA Award  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umeme’s Managing Director, Selestino Babungi, was awarded the Certified Public Accountants of the year Award for the 2017 Financial Reporting Awards. The awards were organized the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) aimed at enhancing …

THIS WEEK: Rise in orders gives hope to Uganda’s private sector Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda‘s private sector has continued to register an increase in both output and new orders for the seventh consecutive month during August. The latest Stanbic Bank’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which is based …

THIS WEEK: EU to invest Shs420bn in SME’s Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union plans to invest over Shs 420 billion in small and medium enterprises that are environmentally friendly in the coming few years, according to the Union’s head of cooperation in Uganda, Cedric Merel. Merel, …

THIS WEEK: Kenya Airways now to fly to US Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways, can now fly to the United States after it was granted permit to operate direct flights. The permit became effective Se 05, according to the order issued by the US Department …