Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least seven people are in custody following a joint operation by the National Drug Authority-NDA and Uganda Police Force to crackdown on counterfeit veterinary drug dealers. The suspects are Gideon Ntwirenabo, the Commercial Officer, Kyamuhunga town council, Richard Ahabwe, Bernadette Bonabana, Kussein Rwabwoma, Joseph …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University students are piling pressure on the university council to resolve the impasse relating to guild elections. Early this month, the Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Umar Kakumba issued a directive staying all electoral activities pending a review of the contested electoral reforms. The directive …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The late Professor Rose Mbowa, the former head of Music, Dance and Drama department at Makerere University has been hailed by scholars and artist for commercializing theater in Uganda. This came up during the Professor Mbowa memorial lecture organized by Uganda National Cultural Center in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The report of the search committee for Principals and Deputy Principals for Colleges at Makerere University show a total of 12 professors were dropped from competing in the race. Out of the 19 people that responded to the September 30 and November 11, 2019, advert, …
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Katuna, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heightened security in Katuna border town in Kabale ahead of President Yoweri Museveni’s meeting with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame tomorrow. The meeting is part of the resolutions of the quadripartite summit held in Luanda, Angola on February 2, 2020 under the mediation …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man in Lamwo district has committed suicide at the home of his in-laws protesting a decision by his spouse to deny him his conjugal rights. 30-year-old Moses Olara, a resident of Putika Village, Agoro Sub –County in Lamwo district hanged himself on a tree …
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Houston, United States | AFP | Washington has the right to block US federal agencies from buying products by Huawei on cybersecurity grounds, a judge ruled Tuesday, dismissing the Chinese telecom giant’s legal challenge to a purchase ban. Huawei filed the suit last year and claimed Congress had failed to provide …
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Beer maker, Uganda Breweries Limited has promised to partner with several private sector companies to plant trees as an avenue to mitigate the negative effects of climate change. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Speaking during the 330-km long awareness relay Marathon from Kampala to Gulu, in a tree campaign …
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Sanguil, Senegal | AFP | Large peanut orders from Chinese traders have cut Senegal’s traditional selling season short this year, rewarding farmers with fat profits but leaving local buyers with slim pickings. Peanuts are an important export in the West African state of Senegal, with the area around the central city …
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A big opportunity for Uganda, African economies Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Tourism players from across Africa gathered at Speke Resort Munyonyo located approximately 20 kilometers southeast of Kampala City starting Feb.4-6 to discuss the industry’s future prospects. This was the 5th Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) organized …
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