Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Insurers Association (UIA) has expressed optimism that recognizing top-performing industry agents will significantly boost insurance penetration and contribute to the sector’s overall growth. During the 13th Annual UIA Insurance Agents Awards held on April 26 at Speke Resort Munyonyo, UIA’s Chairman of the …
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ISLAMABAD | Xinhua | Four terrorists were killed in a clash with police on Saturday in Quetta, capital of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, a spokesperson of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police said. The spokesperson said the incident took place on Saturday night when four terrorists riding two motorcycles …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On May 2, tech giant, Huawei Technologies held a Cloud Enterprise Innovation and SME Summit 2024 in Kampala where over 100 industry startups, fintechs, venture capitals, government organizations, and key strategic partners unanimously agreed that SME development is only possible when technology is embraced. Charles …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has strengthened its grip on the mobile networks market, growing its new customer base by more than 500,000 in the past four months to hit 20 million. The telecom company’s subscribers stood at 19.5million as at the end of December 31, 2023, according …
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Arusha, Tanzania | XINHUA | Connecting the Mwanza and Geita regions, the Magufuli Bridge project over Lake Victoria in Tanzania is built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). The main bridge has a total length of 520 meters and the project is expected to be completed by the end of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecommunication companies have teamed up to guide upcoming and prospective telecom engineers to ensure a bigger pool of professionals to serve the sector. Rajesh Agarwal, Airtel Uganda Networks Director says that just like the Ugandan market, the human capital resources from which the telecom’s source …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | A vehicle traveling at high speed collided with a gate at the White House on Saturday night, leaving the driver dead, the U.S. Secret Service. “Shortly before 10:30 p.m. (1430 GMT) on May 4th,” the vehicle crashed into “an outer perimeter gate on the White House …
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Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakaseke District Chairman Ignatius Koomu has maintained pressure on teachers and headteachers over the poor performance of learners despite calls to stop the practice. Four headteachers from the district were recently demoted to classroom teachers over the poor performance of their candidates in the Primary …
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania | Xinhua | Fikirini Mohamed, a father of three children, said he was spending sleepless nights thinking how to look after his family after his house was damaged by floods. “I am now counting losses after my 5 hectares of maize and paddy were wiped out by …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kingdom of Rwenzururu to promote transformational agriculture. The partnership is aimed at the socio-economically uplifting communities in the Rwenzori region. A statement from NARO on Friday said the partnership is a …
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