Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) were left in shock after it emerged that Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital does not have a single delivery bed. Officials from the hospital, led by Dr John Bosco Nsubuga, the Acting Director, and Richard Tumwesigye, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission-UCC has given two months to operators of online media channels to register or face closure. These include “online TVs”, “online publications” “online radios” and other internet and app-based channels. UCC says that there are more than 200 of the kind in …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation Uganda (TPO Uganda) has announced the appointment of Peter Okwi as its new Country Director. Okwi, who brings a wealth of experience in mental health and psychosocial support, will lead the organisation in its mission to improve mental health services …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | China has incited President Yoweri Museveni for at the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will take place in Beijing from 3 rd to 8 th September 2024. Zhang Lizhong, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Uganda has handed the formal …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has generated a profit of Shs37.6 billion surpassing their projected revenue of Shs6.989 billion. This revelation emerged during a meeting between officials from UNOC and Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, 27 May 2024 where the …
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Infection rates among incarcerated people are more than twice the national average. But behind bars, basic prevention tools are denied. Wakiso, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda | Livingstone remembers his first and only sexual encounter with a man. It was when he was in prison in 2016, serving one …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Limited under the Baileys, White Cap and V&A brands, today announced a Sh10 million sponsorship for the 15th Anniversary celebrations of the Bride and Groom Expo. The announcement was made during the Expo launch at Sheraton Kampala Hotel. The three-day expo is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda has reinforced its commitment to creating more opportunities for young people in Uganda to continue making meaningful contributions to their communities. The commitment was made during the company’s commemoration of its over 10 years of Youth Inclusion and Education Initiatives in …
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The telecom company paid Shs1.1 trillion to URA in tax revenues compared to Shs 927bn in the previous year as a contribution to the country’s fiscal and economic development goals Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda is set to pay a record dividend of Shs 403 billion to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With only six days to the annual Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations, joint security forces have arrested 45 suspected thugs in Namugongo and its environs. The security agencies, with support of CCTV evidence, have initiated operations targeting suspected criminals who often exploit pilgrims trekking to …
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