Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Ugandans in the diaspora have mega opportunities to exploit in the agriculture value chain for Uganda using their periodical earnings, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation Country Representative for Uganda Dr. Antonio Querido. He was speaking to The Independent during the Uganda Diaspora Agribusiness …
Read More »Makerere University council orders fresh search for deputy vice-chancellor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Council has called for the search process for the substantive deputy vice-chancellor in charge of Finance and Administration. The decision of the council has already been communicated by the acting University secretary Yusuf Kiranda in his November 24 letter. “…the council decided …
Read More »Chelsea v Spurs: Lampard eyes third consecutive win against Mourinho
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest edition of a classic Premier League rivalry sees Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on the evening of Sunday 29 November 2020. Chelsea come into the game on the back of a third successive Premier League win, having comfortably defeated Newcastle …
Read More »Gov’t to operationalize 117 seed secondary schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has started a process to operationalize new 117 seed secondary schools that had been stalled over the last years. Patrick Muinda, the Ministry of Education spokesperson notes that more than 41 Billion Shillings has been allocated in the current …
Read More »La Liga: Barca and R. Madrid struggling to find inspiration
Friday 27 November 23:00: Real Valladolid v Levante Saturday 28 November 16:00: Elche v Cadiz 17:15: Valencia v Atletico Madrid 18:30: Huesca v Sevilla 23:00: Real Madrid v Deportivo Alaves Sunday 29 November 16:00: Barcelona v Osasuna 18:15: Getafe v Athletic Bilbao 20:30: Celta Vigo v Granada 23:00: Real Sociedad …
Read More »Bureaucracy, bribery major obstacles to Uganda’s competitiveness – Survey
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entrepreneurs and prospective investors in Uganda are getting more concerned about long bureaucratic procedures in dealing with government, than they are concerned with corruption or bribery, according to a survey. The procedures involved when an investor wants to start up a business in Uganda, …
Read More »UTB partners with MTV Africa to host MAMAs
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | MTV Africa and MTV Base have partnered with Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) to host the continental flagship award show of MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) 2021. The partnership was announced during a virtual press conference broadcast from Johannesburg and Kampala by Monde Twala and Craig …
Read More »Serie A: Conte under pressure to reaffirm job position as Inter visit Sassuolo
Saturday 28 November 17:00: Sassuolo v Internazionale 20:00: Benevento v Juventus 22:45: Atalanta v Hellas Verona Sunday 29 November 14:30: Lazio v Udinese 17:00: Bologna v Crotone 18:00: Milan v Fiorentina 20:00: Cagliari v Spezia 22:45: Napoli v Roma Monday 30 November 20:30: Torino v Sampdoria 22:45: Genoa v Parma …
Read More »Senior security officers in Masaka accused of torturing opposition supporters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four senior security officers in Masaka district are on the spot for allegedly torturing National Unity Platform- NUP leaders and coordinators in the area. Enoch Abaine, the greater Masaka Regional Police Commander, David Nyesigire Katunda, the Masaka District Police Commander, Majid Owepukulu, the in-charge Masaka …
Read More »Over 17,000 residents in Kitgum still lack access to safe water – Report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Access to clean water sources within rural communities in Kitgum district has continued to persist. This is revealed in a recent report on Water and Sanitation from the district local government indicating some 17,913 people in 62 villages across the district are living without safe …
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