Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of funding and competing priorities are delaying the government’s efforts to decentralize cancer treatment in Uganda, the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, heard Wednesday during her tour at Uganda Cancer Institute. In 2018, the government announced plans to establish five regional cancer treatment centers in …
Read More »Gulu University to use mango pulp for poultry feed production
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of students at Gulu University’s Faculty of Agriculture and Environment will receive training to breed black soldier fly larvae for poultry feed production using unsold mango pulps. The University produced 12 tons of mango pulp in a pilot project last year which was …
Read More »Iran says ready for talks with Ukraine over claims of drone supplies to Russia
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday rejected “baseless” claims of Iran’s supplies of drones to Russia, expressing Tehran’s readiness for talks with Kiev on such allegations. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a joint press conference with his visiting Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Tehran. “We …
Read More »Buhaguzi East MP on the spot for alleged land grabbing
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stephen Aseera, the Buhaguzi East Member of Parliament in Kikuube district is on the spot for alleged land grabbing. The MP is accused together with Charles Ochaki Nyabongo and Job Muhumuza, of illegally processing a joint title for 127 hectares of land covering three villages …
Read More »Buganda caucus call a halt to Masaka oil palm project
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Parliamentary Caucus has called for a special inquiry into the allocation of 3.6 square miles of land to private investors for the palm oil growing project in Masaka district. The contested land is home to close to 1,000 residents of Nakigga, Birinzi, and Kasanje …
Read More »UMSC issues roadmap for election of new Muslim leaders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC Independent Electoral Commission has issued the long-awaited roadmap for the election of new office bearers. The term of office for the current officials expired this year. Although the previous general assembly had left in place an Electoral Commission, the election …
Read More »Helpful terms to know about before starting a business
SPECIAL FEATURE | BUSINESS | Starting a business is no easy task. There are so many things to consider – from the initial planning stages to marketing and advertising your business, to maintaining it once it’s up and running. One of the most important aspects of starting a business is …
Read More »Tanzania moves to end sugar shortage
Dodoma, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian authorities on Tuesday announced measures they were taking to end the shortage of sugar in the East African nation. Kenneth Bengesi, the director general of state-run Sugar Board of Tanzania (SBT), said the measures included the expansion of sugar factories, mobilization of farmers to grow …
Read More »Why Zimbabwean Chinhoi will not want Uganda Pro Golf history to repeat itself
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Read More »Experts call for measures to avert economic crisis in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Financial experts on Tuesday called for the effective implementation of measures in order to avert an economic crisis in Africa. Catherine Pattillo, deputy director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, that the global recession coupled with …
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