✳️ TODAY 7pm Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Cape Verde 🇨🇻 The Uganda National Basketball team, the Silverbacks will put aside their money woes when they take on Cape Verde in a quarter-final game of the ongoing FIBA Afrobasket games in Kigali, Rwanda. Tthe Silverbacks last played Cape Verde in November last …

✳ 4pm – Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Kenya 🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Cranes face an uphill task when they face hosts Harambee Stars of Kenya in a Group E match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier this afternoon. After registering a 1-0 win against Ethiopian Premier League Champions Fasil Kenena …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Stanbic Bank Uganda has countered fraudulent activity by a few of its banking agents aimed at defrauding the bank. The bank was quick to add that the incident did not affect customer transactions or balances and that agency banking services continue to operate …

  Kampala, Uganda | INDEPENDENT REPORTER |  Uganda Breweries Limited unveiled the inaugural East African Breweries Limited (EABL) Sustainability Report to the government, the media and the public. The report, which was released by all three subsidiaries under EABL (Uganda Breweries, Kenya Breweries and Serengeti Breweries) is meant to highlight …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija has appointed a new Board of Directors for the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for the next three years effective September 01, 2021. The new NSSF board is headed by Dr. Peter Kimbowa, a …

Innovation needs to speed up FEATURE | EDUCATION | Long before the second wave of the pandemic, questions about the future of education dominated public discourse in Uganda. Shamim Nirere of Izere Education not only had the question lingering on her mind, she found some answers too. “The future of …

Omokolade Ajayi | BILLIONAIRES AFRICA | For an economy with a GDP of $37.4 billion, the Ugandan bourse is one of the most undervalued, with a marginal representation of local investors as high institutional ownership crowds them out of the market. Despite the fast growth of the local economy, the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPNDENT & URN | Minister of ICT Chris Baryomunsi has announced that Cabinet has resolved to demolish what remains of the burnt Makerere University main building, and rebuild it. “Cabinet decided that the Makerere main building be demolished and rebuilt. We have also directed the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 12th edition of the CEO Summit will be held virtually on September 17th, 2021. The CEO Summit, the largest gathering of Uganda’s leaders and private sector decision-makers, will bring together 200 corporate sector leaders from the private sector, the civil society, and the public …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda,73, has dismissed reports indicating he will be a candidate for Presidential elections in 2026. “I have read social media postings and suggestions that I should run for President in 2026. I would like to make it known that …