Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi province is demanding for 32 million shillings from the Federation for Uganda Football Association- FUFA. The money was one of the prizes that the region won after emerging champions of the second edition of the FUFA Drum in December 2019. Acholi province defeated …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyambogo University has set aside more than Shillings 400 million to set up an online platform for continuing students as they move to tap into the digital learning space. Dr. John Okuonzi, the Director of Information Communication and Technology Kyambogo University, says management approved …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | During the COVID-19 pandemic, about 40 percent of low and lower-middle income countries have not been able to support disadvantaged learners during temporary school shutdown, according to 2020 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report published on Tuesday by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi and bus operators in Kabale and Rukungiri district have increased fares after the ban on transport in border districts was lifted. Addressing the nation on Monday, President Museveni announced that public and private transport in selected border districts should resume but follow the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Agriculture Minister Dr Victoria Ssekitoleko has called for a development arm in key government agencies responsible for skilling SMEs. Speaking during a post-budget e-conference held on Tuesday, Ssekitoleko said Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and Uganda Revenue …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | An international research team suggests the use of ultraviolet light indoors to reduce the transmission of coronavirus, the northern Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) said on Tuesday. The recommendation is included in a study published in the journal ACS Nano, written by researchers from the …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The relocation of Mbale district headquarters from Maluku in Mbale Municipality ahead of the operationalization of Mbale city has divided district councilors. Mbale Municipality is one of the seven municipalities that were elevated to city status that will start operationalization effective July 1st. Nine …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The volume of global merchandise trade would shrink by around 18.5 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said Tuesday. “The fall in trade we are now seeing is historically large — in fact, it would be the steepest …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Turkish company ASB Group which signed an agreement with government to establish a USD 300 million special economic zone for beef production in Nakaseke district has lost interest in the project. ASB Group of Companies is one of the largest Turkish based companies in …
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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 60 people enrolled on the life prolonging Anti-Retroviral Treatment-ART at Biiso health center III in Buliisa district have abandoned treatment and disappeared without trace. They are part of over 500 people enrolled on ART at Biiso health center III since June last …
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