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Access to finance to headline PSFU’s Katale in Jinja

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Women Entrepreneurs from Busoga sub-region could benefit from access to patient and low-interest capital in the long run, thanks to the 2024 Women’s Day Katale slated for 15th and 17th March at Dam Waters Rugby Grounds in Jinja, organisers said in a press …

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MATEMBE: Ignore small things, apart from beating

Jubilee Insurance hosts Miria Matembe ahead of Women’s Day celebrations Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Jubilee Insurance has hosted Miria Matembe a former legislator and minister in the current government to talk to its female staff ahead of today’s Women’s Day celebrations. Matembe, a women leader and activist advised …

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Tik Toker further remanded over Kabaka hate speech

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has further remanded Ibrahim Musana commonly known as Pressure 24 Seven, a tick toker accused of posting and sharing information that ridicule and promote hostility against the person of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Kabaka Ronald Muwenda …

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UACE RESULTS: 73% qualify for university admission

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the results for the 2023 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examination with 80,643 students meeting the criteria for admission into university degree programs. University admissions to degree courses in Uganda have, up to date, have …

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Private security guard held for shooting dead civilian in Rukungiri

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A private security guard attached to Millennium security company Rukungiri branch is under Police detention for allegedly shooting dead a 22-year old man. Nicholas Ainembabazi is said to have shot Kenneth Masanyu, a resident of Kyobugombe village, Kamahuri parish, Rugarama North sub county, Ntungamo district …

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Luwero, North Ankole diocese get new bishops

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House of Bishops has elected Bishops for North Ankole and Luwero Dioceses . The House of Bishops sitting at Lweza Training and Conference Center on Wednesday evening elected Rev. Canon Alfred Muhoozi as the third Bishop of North Ankole Diocese, and Rev. Canon Wilson …

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Museveni to EU: Keep politics out of business

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has appealed to western countries to help improve the quality of production so as to meet the required standards of the export markets and also separate business from politics. This comes as the EU Commission is due to start enforcing climate …

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LIVE: Release of UACE results

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  UNEB will today release the Advanced Certificate of Examinations-UACE results. Students need to obtain two principal passes, needed to join the university. A total of 110,553 candidates registered for the 2023 UACE examination from 2,102 centres compared to 97,890 candidates from 1,969 centres in …

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