Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district authorities have impounded over 1,000 bags of charcoal in the latest crackdown on illegal commercial production and transportation of charcoal. The bags were impounded between Friday last week and Monday at Akuru Kwe Village in Lamogi Sub-county and Otwe Town Council. The …
Read More »RIDERS: Make insurance boda boda friendly
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bodaboda operators in Uganda have faulted the insurance industry for not taking care of their challenges to the extent that they see insurance as a money-making venture for the companies. They specifically question why they are forced to pay for third-party insurance yet when they …
Read More »TOP FEATURE: Meet the women who take care of our animals
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | On this Women’s Day 2023, The Independent sought a word from a selection of Uganda’s Vet ladies who continue to set the pace in the world of medicine. “Today’s veterinarians are the only doctors educated to protect the health of both animals and people. They …
Read More »🔴 BOMB SCARE: Entebbe Expressway closed
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Entebbe Express Highway was Wednesday morning closed for an hour, as the Police Bomb squad investigated a suspicious package. Traffic flow was however restored an hour later at about 9am, when the suspected metallic substance was taken to Naguru to be …
Read More »Digital technologies enable women take charge of their retirement prospects
Out of the estimated 21,930,000 women in Uganda, 61.7% access internet daily, and 44% percent use their own mobile phones COMMENT | Lydia Mirembe | International Women’s Day is a good time to apply a gender lens to all aspects of life – not only to draw attention to the traditional …
Read More »She Cranes deserve better world netball rankings – Coach Mugerwa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Mugerwa, the head coach of the national netball team, she cranes has criticized the criteria which the world netball uses to determine world netball rankings. Mugerwa’s reaction was in response to the newest netball rankings published by the International Netball Federation, which saw …
Read More »Housing Finance Bank launches competitive ‘Tambuza Business’ trade finance solution
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Housing Finance Bank has launched a competitive Trade Finance Solutions campaign dubbed “Tambuza Business” (Move your business). The Campaign is aimed at simplifying the trade chain through facilitation of purchase, sale and movement of goods and services from sellers to buyers locally and across …
Read More »UN Secretary-General urges M23 rebels to respect ceasefire
Beni, DRC | XINHUA & URN | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the M23 rebel group to respect the latest ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for Guterres, said the secretary-general urged the M23 to respect the ceasefire …
Read More »Ugandan golfers set off for 2023 Magical Kenya Open
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first group of four amateur golfers set off this morning to Nairobi, Kenya to participate in the 2023 Magical Kenya Open as part of a wider group being sponsored by Absa Bank Uganda. The four are Harry Hakiza, Angelo Wasike, Andrew Arinaitwe and …
Read More »Uproar from MPs as Namuganza attends plenary, sits on front bench
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was an uproar during plenary on Tuesday when the State Minister for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Persis Princess Namuganza decided to sit on the front bench reserved for Ministers despite her censure on January 23, 2023. At least 348 out of the 356 …
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