✳ Open SMS. Type UCE <space> Index no ✳ Send to 6600. For example UCE 003400/001 and send to 6600 ✳ Each SMS costs Sh500 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Certificate of Education-UCE examinations results have been released today. Candidature increased by 16,063 (4.8%) from 333,396 in 2020 to …
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U.S. Mission Releases ‘Report to the Ugandan People’ 60th Anniversary Edition Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The U.S. Mission on Wednesday marked 60 years of USA-Uganda development partnership by releasing a 60th anniversary edition of the ‘Report to the Ugandan People’. This is the 6th consecutive annual report that …
Read More »U.S questions termination of UN Human Rights Office in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Ambassador to Uganda, Natalie E. Brown has expressed worry over government’s decision to terminate operations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Uganda. The concern come a day after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
Read More »NUP mourns lead lawyer Anthony Wameli
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of the legal team of the National Unity Platform-NUP party Anthony Wameli is dead. According to a tweet by Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the NUP Party President, Wameli died on Wednesday in the United States of America where he was taken last year to …
Read More »UCE: O Level Examination results out Thursday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) 2022 examination results will be released on Thursday. The ‘Ordinary Level’ exam results will be released by First Lady and Minister of Education Janet Museveni at State House Nakasero. Primary Leaving Exams results were released a fortnight …
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Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night amid a sour public mood. This is Biden’s second State of the Union speech since he took office in January 2021 and the first of its kind before a …
Read More »Vice President Alupo calls for UJA to champion responsible journalism
Stop spreading half, inaccurate, or even false or fake information as we are witnessing on social media platforms, says Alupo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Jessica Alupo has called on members of Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) to exercise responsible journalism saying all rights come with a duty …
Read More »The Private Sector Foundation takes lead on Uganda-South Africa business summit
Museveni and Ramaphosa to attend summit Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) in patnership with Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Cooperatives, Privatisation and Investment is organizing a Uganda- South Africa Trade, Tourism, and Investment Summit February 27th – 1st March 2023 in Pretoria, South …
Read More »What did Byarugaba tell the NSSF probe?
Former MD refutes Minister Amongi’s allegations of mismanagement of the workers’ fund Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When Richard Byarugaba, the former Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) appeared before the select Parliamentary committee Friday 3rd February, he shared data and statistics in defence of his performance in …
Read More »NAKASEKE: 21 head teachers in trouble for forging academic papers
Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 21 primary school headteachers in Nakaseke district are in trouble for allegedly forging academic papers to obtain promotions. The headteachers are accused of forging Grade 111 certificates, degrees from universities, and certificates of registration from the Ministry of Education and Sports to gain …
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