Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Young Ugandan marketers seeking to expand internationally were encouraged to harness their personal identities to build strong professional brands that can compete on the global stage, MTN Uganda Brand Manager Catherine Mulanghi told students on Thursday. Speaking as the keynote speaker at Makerere University …
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QCIL H1 profit climbs 6.2% to Shs 23.9bn Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Quality Chemical Industries Ltd (Qcil), Uganda’s pharmaceutical manufacturer, is celebrating higher profits in the first half of its financial year, a positive sign for Ugandans who rely on locally produced, affordable medicines. The company posted a 6.2% …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Vision Uganda has officially launched its 2026–2030 Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Business Plan—a transformative blueprint that sets a new national benchmark for inclusive, climate-resilient, and sustainable WASH service delivery. Anchored in the global WASH strategy Mapping the Blue Thread, Uganda’s National Development …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new GSMA report, unveiled today at the GSMA Digital Africa Summit Uganda, reveals that with the right digital reforms, Uganda could connect 4 million more citizens to the internet, create 1.79 million new jobs, and generate UGX 14.6 trillion in additional economic value …
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Why Tanzanians have plenty of reasons to be angry with her and government COVER STORY | DAN PAGET & AGENCIES | In Tanzania, something snapped this year. Protests followed the 29 October 2025 elections. They are unprecedented in their scale, national breadth and political content since the country’s independence in 1961. But the repression unleashed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Paratus Group’s fast-paced expansion across the continent continues following the sealing of a joint venture with leading Kampala-based Roke Telkom Ltd. The pan-African telecommunications and network services provider has launched Paratus Uganda. Paratus Uganda has been created to consolidate the offerings provided by …
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In the first of a two-part series, experts warn that without urgent action, drug-resistant infections could cause millions of deaths per year NEWS FEATURE | IAN KATUSIIME | A narrow path glides through the slum of Katanga giving visitors a fleeting rhythm of the decades-long settlement that lies between …
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CAPE TOWN | Xinhua | South Africa’s National Assembly has passed the One-Stop Border Post Bill to streamline cross-border coordination and facilitate smoother movement of people and goods between neighboring countries. A one-stop border post is a shared port of entry jointly managed by two countries at a single location, …
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The artist interrogates the subject of breaking societal norms and expectations through working with black and blue figures, and hair as a symbol of identity, resistance and cultural pride. ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | When you meet Eric Joe Gayi, you will be drawn to his hair rolled into small …
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The continent’s rising food festivals are putting flavor at the heart of tourism and trade. Experts say the boom reflects Africa’s growing investment in gastronomy as a driver of growth, identity, and soft power SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Visitors at the AfroGastro Festival swallowed morsels of fufu and watched …
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