Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has treated several of its customers to an end-of-year cocktail evening at the Sheraton Kampala Gardens to appreciate them for continuing to do business with the bank. The outdoor evening was defined by lively social interactions and laughter, cocktails and entertainment …
Read More »Slow uptake of foreign scholarships riles MPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The low uptake of scholarships offered to Uganda has become a major concern to legislators on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC – Central Government). A review of scholarships offered to Uganda in the last three years laid bare that out of 280 scholarship slots provided, …
Read More »Uganda Olympic Committee opposes clause in Sports Bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) has beseeched Parliament to maintain the status quo in appointment of the Secretary-General of the National Council of Sports (NCS). According to the National Sports Council Act of 1964, the NCS council advertises the vacant position of the secretary-general, conducts …
Read More »Summon players, Basalirwa tells MPs investigating sports council
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bugiri Municipality MP, Asuman Basalirwa has tipped the select committee investigating the operations of the National Council of Sports (NCS) to summon players of the different national sports disciplines, saying their experiences could cure the alleged mismanagement. “Speak to the players, the referees and …
Read More »NSSF introduces smart card loyalty programme to grow membership
NSSF in partnership with various companies, has officially unveiled a loyalty programme where members can access discounts on selected goods and services through the NSSF smart card Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF), in partnership with various companies, on Dec 14th officially unveiled a loyalty …
Read More »MPs visit UPDF troops in Somalia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee are in Somalia for a five-day visit to Ugandan troops who have been fighting Al Shabaab insurgents since 2007. The legislators who are in the company of the state minister for Defence in charge of …
Read More »Opposition to prioritise constitutional reforms in new House session
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition in Parliament has said that their focus for the next session of Parliament will be on pushing for constitutional and electoral reforms. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, 15 December 2022, the Leader of the Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga, alongside other members of the …
Read More »Airtel Money slashes transaction charges for sending money to other networks by up to 95%
Customer will now send money across other networks and Airtel East Africa for just UGX1,000/= Sending Money Globally is now 78% cheaper Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) has today announced a 95% drop in Airtel Money charges for transactions across other networks. It will …
Read More »Young men and Viagra
It has become new performance ‘tool’ Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Once solely deemed “an older man’s drug,” Viagra and other erectile dysfunction medications are becoming commonplace in younger men’s lives. But why are these young men relying on this little blue pill when they clearly have no physiological impediment? It’s …
Read More »UNICEF, WFP embark on construction of joint premises in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have held a ground-breaking ceremony to kick off the construction of their multi-million-dollar joint office premises in Mbuya, a Kampala suburb. The UNICEF and WFP joint premises will enable the two …
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