The company  has issued a 3-year contract to a joint venture comprising Zoramu Consulting Group  and Invest in Africa to establish the IEC Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda has launched the Industry Enhancement Center (IEC), a sector-led initiative aimed at enhancing the capacity of Ugandan Small and …

THE HAGUE | Xinhua | South Africa asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday for more urgent orders on Israel to end “widespread starvation” in the Gaza Strip. The move followed South Africa’s earlier allegation in a case to the ICJ over Israel’s military operation in Gaza, which …

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 …

Local governments shouldn’t be solely administrative but position their districts as strategic investment hubs COMMENT | WALTER AKENA | Local governments in Uganda have traditionally functioned as administrative entities, responsible for delivering public services to citizens within their jurisdictions. However, they have grappled with financial difficulties. Despite experiencing a minor rise …

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 …

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 …

BEIJING | Xinhua | China urges the United States to refrain from using the Philippines as a pawn to destabilize the South China Sea. The Philippines also needs to refrain from being manipulated by the United States, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda reports a 16.1 percent growth in revenues to 2.63 trillion shillings for the year 2023. Most of the revenues, (1.12 trillion) still came from voice services which grew by 11.6 percent, while the fastest growing segment was revenue from the use of data. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Africa Chief Justices’ Summit on Alternative Dispute Resolution -ADR closed on Wednesday in Kampala with a resolution to advocate for its funding to aid its promotion. The summit that brought together all the Judiciaries in Africa and 15 Chief Justices from various countries attending …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the money that the government gives people through the Parish Development Model-PDM is not ribah; a term that refers to the prohibition of interest on borrowed money for Muslims. In a letter written to Hafwa Nalumansi Ssettala, the chairperson …