London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Late drama at Wembley saw Arsenal clinch a 17th Community Shield by beating Manchester City 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes. An excellent first half from Mikel Arteta’s team, featuring three debutants in Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz …
Read More »C-Care Launches in Uganda, to invest $40 million as part of its expansion strategy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | C-Care Group, one of the largest healthcare networks, has officially launched in Uganda, introducing easily accessible, affordable, and innovative quality healthcare to millions of Ugandans across the country through its extensive network of hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. C-Care Uganda was officially launched at the Kampala Serena …
Read More »Vivo Energy Uganda introduces customer feedback platform, rewards ‘Cleanest’ Shell stations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has this week announced a new innovative customer feedback platform. “The customer feedback platform will revolutionise the way we get feedback from our valued customers at Shell stations across the country,” said Vivo Energy Uganda Retail Manager, Alvin Bamutire. Vivo Energy Uganda is the company …
Read More »Alur King and UNFPA to fight teenage pregnancy
Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alur Kingdom and United Nation Population Fund-UNFPA have signed a memorandum of understanding to fight rampant child marriage and teenage pregnancy in the kingdom. The memorandum was signed between the Alur King, His Royal Highness Philip Rauni Olarker III and the country director of …
Read More »Kabale University puts focus on experiential tourism skills
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The tourism industry has witnessed a shift in recent times, evolving from mere service delivery to a focus on providing tourists with a holistic sensory experience. Today, tourists seek to engage all their senses – from sight and sound to taste, smell, and touch …
Read More »Ministry of tourism to construct open air museum in Napak
Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism in Uganda is embarking on a significant project to establish an open-air museum in Napak district, aimed at exhibiting fossils and attracting more tourists to the Karamoja sub-region. The proposed open-air museum, located in Iriiri Sub County, will serve as …
Read More »‘If you make your farm, the bees will come’
Young entrepreneurs like beekeeper Blessing Hallie are finding a future in green jobs. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Along a rocky dirt road in Lofa County, Liberia, past a field of pineapples, through a forest of rubber trees and up a winding path, sits a wooden beehive, humming quietly …
Read More »Lotteries Board officials blame each other over procurements
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) is under scrutiny over the manner in which contracts were awarded at the body. Ronald Kimanje, a Records Officer at NLGRB told the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises that he resigned …
Read More »Tension as Govt seeks to allocate free land to former NRM MPs
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is mounting in Laguti Sub County, Pader district, due to a government decision to allocate over 12 square miles of land to former Members of Parliament. The allocation, facilitated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), National Animal Genetic Resources …
Read More »Museveni accuses PPDA of frustrating Public-Private Partnerships
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has accused the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority-PPDA of frustrating partnerships between state-owned agencies and private investors. Museveni argues that some PPDA protocols, which sound legally applicable in the course of procuring user items like machinery, are not …
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