NEWS

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s business community is set to strengthen its connections and seize new opportunities as Business Network International (BNI) Uganda hosts the BNI Expo, scheduled to take place on May 31 and June 1, 2024, at the UMA Show Grounds in Lugogo. The Expo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has warned the business community against misinterpreting the President’s directive on EFRIS (Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution). URA says the President’s directive did not stop the implementation of EFRIS and urges the taxpayers to continue using the system. “Currently, all …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have scrapped the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Board returning its mandate of overseeing operations of NGOs back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This was while the lawmakers considered the NGO (Amendment) Bill, 2024 passed during the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 23 April 2024. The …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A 92-year-old woman has gone without receiving funds from the Social Assistance Grant for the Elderly program (SAGE) for 15 months after being mistakenly declared dead early last year. Zewulence Namulondo is a resident of Nawandala village in Nawandala sub-county, Iganga district, Namulondo, who walks …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Non-teaching staff in the twelve public universities have issued a stern warning to university leadership against any attempt to divert government-allocated funds meant for salary harmonization. The warning comes from the Public Universities Non-Teaching Staff Executives’ Forum (PUNTSEF), which has expressed concerns over reports …

COMMENT | Dr. Okwir Ricky Okello | Amidst Uganda’s lush landscapes and diverse ecosystems, veterinarians emerge as indispensable guardians of biodiversity and public health. Veterinary professionals play a pivotal role in safeguarding Uganda’s rich wildlife heritage, not only for its intrinsic value but also for its significance in detecting and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rotarians from district 9213 concluded the three-day 99th Rotary District Conference (Discon) last Saturday at Speke Resort Munyonyo in an award-winning dinner, bringing style and cheer to a blend. The cheerful Rotarians also toasted to the new District Governor elect, Anne Nkutu from the …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda in collaboration with Bishop Stuart University Mbarara, commemorated World Earth Day on Monday by planting 500 trees. The initiative spearheaded by Absa Bank’s Business Banking Director Albert Byaruhanga brought together Absa staff, university staff and students and aimed to demonstrate the institution’s …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police have arrested a security guard attached to SGA Security after they stormed Equity Bank Soroti Branch this morning after a reported attempted robbery last night. Police spokesman Fred Enanga confirmed the incident, saying that an attempt was made to rob Equity Bank in Soroti City and a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Great Lakes Energy Company NV, a subsidiary of GL Africa Energy Limited (GLAE), has secured victory in its ongoing legal dispute with its local partners, Bryan Xsabo Strategy Consultants (Uganda) Limited, Mola Solar Systems (Uganda) Limited and Consicara Global Investors Limited over the Kabulasoke Solar …