Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the committee on Tourism, Trade, and Industries have commenced inquiries into the petition of Kampala Rice Traders’ Association over the unfair Value Added Tax – VAT exempt rice importation. Last week, the traders, who import rice from Tanzania petitioned Speaker …
Read More »UGANDA CUP: Vipers SC storm past Mbarara City
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers SC has stormed the final of the Stanbic Uganda Cup after defeating Mbarara City 4-0 in the return leg of their semifinal played at St Mary’s Stadium in Kitende. Goals from Halid Lwaliwa, Milton Karisa, Yunus Sentamu and Bobosi Byaruhanga helped Vipers SC to …
Read More »Liverpool beat Southampton to take title race to final day
Southampton, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool took the Premier League title race to the last day of the season as goals from Takumi Minamino and Joel Matip gave them a 2-1 comeback win at Southampton. The victory leaves them one point behind leaders Manchester City ahead of the final …
Read More »GGOOBI: Uganda not ready for minimum wage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has not yet reached the level of setting the minimum wage, Ramathan Ggoobi, the Secretary to the Treasury and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has stated. According to Ggoobi, it is bad economics to institute a …
Read More »Ministry of Health warns on mismanagement of ambulances
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has raised concern about the mismanagement of ambulances. According to statistics by the Ministry, there are 178 functional ambulances and 50 are run by the local governments, against a set target of 460 ambulances. But, even the few that are …
Read More »French Ambassador: We cannot trade human rights for business
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | France has not shied away from the human rights abuses in Uganda, the French Ambassador to Uganda, Jules-Armand Aniambossou has told Opposition Members of Parliament. He disclosed this while meeting the Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga and a section of opposition legislators at parliament …
Read More »Kampala set to host first-ever hair and beauty expo awards
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | ‘The Hair & Beauty Affair’ is a social event and platform established to showcase & celebrate the work of beauty artisans working behind-the-scenes, all over the country. The event features a Beauty EXPO, awarding ceremony, Workshops, Runway Showcases and Entertainment Happening for 3 days …
Read More »West Nile grappling with high unmet family planning needs
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is still a huge gap in unmet family planning needs among married women in the West Nile region, a new survey about the uptake of family planning services in the region has revealed. Unmet family planning needs point to the gap between women’s …
Read More »Karamoja elders reject Nabilatuk Resolution, propose new measures
Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kotido Cultural Elder’s Council has rejected calls by the local leaders to revive the Morutit and Nabilatuk Resolution as one of the measures to stem cattle theft. In 2013, the council of Elders in North and South Karamoja adopted the Morutit and Nabilatuk Resolution, …
Read More »FILMS: Harnessing local resources to create top notch content
OPINION | LEONARD AMANYA | The world today is centered around innovation, which innovation comes at a time when there is a ton of growth around the film industry in Uganda. The rate at which we have seen an increment of content creation and in tandem submission into the Uganda Film Festival, …
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