Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Lands Persis Namuganza has accused former Land Minister Betty Amongi and Land Commission chairperson Beatrice Byenkya of interfering in her work, and leading to the reported current mess in the lands sector She has attributed the mess in land compensation to management style …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has fixed April 26, 2021, to give it’s decision on an application seeking to stay the eviction of Rhino Fund Uganda that has been operating at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongora district. The date has been fixed by the Civil Division Registrar Jameson …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A stoppage-time goal by Joe Willock secured Newcastle United a 1-1 draw at Liverpool that hit the champions’ hopes of a top-four finish. The midfielder struck only moments after fellow substitute Callum Wilson had seen a goal overturned following a VAR review for handball by him. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education is worried as over 99% of all the teachers registered across the country to receive the Covid-19 vaccine are still hesitant to receive the AstraZeneca jabs giving excuses like long distances to the vaccination centres. As different frontline workers who were identified …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Hotels in Uganda are recording an increase in occupancy rate, an indicator that the sector is recovering from the coronavirus crisis. According to Suzan Muhwezi, the chairperson of Uganda Hotel Owners Association and vice chairperson Board of Directors for Uganda Tourism Board, industry players recorded 28% …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eskom Uganda Limited has invested Shs 5billion in an electronic governor upgrade for Units 14 and 15 at Kiira Power Plant, it said in a media release shared with The Independent on Apr.23. A governing system, the main controller of the hydraulic turbine, varies the water …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Recent weeks have seen multiple mass shootings across the United States, but major gun control legislation is unlikely due to deep partisan and cultural divide in the country. As of Tuesday, 13,154 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2021, according to data from the Gun …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | She was barely 17 years old when she went to work to pay a school fees debt after sitting her O level exams. Instead, when she asked for her pay after one month, she was arrested and charged with defiling a 4 year old boy in …
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Delayed measles immunization on the continent could cause a resurgence of the disease Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Several African countries could experience an outbreak of measles amid stalled vaccination against the viral disease linked to COVID-19 disruptions, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday ahead of the African …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 15 Billion Shillings was lost last year through cyber fraud according to Criminal Investigations Directorate headed by Grace Akullo. To be exact, CID indicates that 15.9 billion shillings were lost by telecom companies, banks, ministries and individuals. Akullo indicates that this was the biggest …
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