Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute for Certified Public Accountants Uganda – ICPAU has recognized the Auditor General John Muwanga and educations Lawrence Mulindwa for their contribution and service to community and country. Muwanga won the ICPAU Gold Service Award last night at the ceremony held in Imperial …
Read More »Europe faces bitter winter without Russian gas
Munich, Germany | Xinhua | Europe is heading toward a bitter winter as a new disruption of natural gas from Russia aggravates its energy crunch and cost of living crisis. Russia’s largest gas producer Gazprom announced Friday it had stopped gas supplies via the Nord Stream I pipeline for an …
Read More »Uganda, South Korea unveil $7million project to boost vocational institutions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six technical and vocational institutions are scheduled to benefit from a capacity building project funded by the government of South Korea to a tune of over 26 billion shillings. The project launched on Friday at Gold Course hotel in Kampala shall benefit 180 instructors …
Read More »Follow petition judgment from home, police tell Kenyans
Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR KENYA | Police have advised Kenyans to follow proceedings from home when the Supreme Court sits to pass its verdict on the presidential petition on Monday. In a statement on Saturday, acting Inspector General of Police Noor Gabow advised against gathering outside court premises at …
Read More »Six people feared trapped, dead in Kajjansi stone quarry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Namulanda Nganjo cell in Kajjansi Town Council are scared that three or more people could have been killed after part of a stone quarry collapsed Saturday evening. Led by Maria Nanteza and Canaan Nsubuga, the residents and area leaders are urging the …
Read More »Imani Technologies unveils new smart business cards to ease information sharing and connection
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Imani Technologies has today launched a new and exciting digital product dubbed “Imani Smart Card”, a virtual business card to help businesses, corporates, and individuals easily share information, manage their social and professional connections, and enable their data-sharing experience. This was launched during …
Read More »Somalia bids to join East African Community
Analysts welcome move but fear bloc is expanding too fast Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Just eleven days after the Democratic Republic of Congo ratified the East African Community Treaty on July 11, the bloc’s leaders agreed to fast-track the verification of Somalia’s application to join the community. Sitting …
Read More »Chinese smartphone brands dominate African market in Q2
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Transsion Holdings, a China-based smartphone manufacturer, led the African smartphone market in the second quarter of 2022, with a combined unit share of 48 percent, according to a new study by a global research firm. The International Data Corporation (IDC) said Transsion, which manufactures Tecno, Infinix, …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Museveni at graduation of united S.Sudan army
Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni was one of several heads of state who early this week witnessed the graduation of the 1st batch of the unified forces of the Republic of South Sudan. This follows the Entebbe Tripartite agreement of November 2019 in which …
Read More »Absa partners with the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has partnered with the Uganda Institute of Information and Communication Technology (UICT) to provide ICT skills training to youth in vocational institutions around the country. The training is accredited by Amazon Web Services (AWS) following a partnership between AWS, a leading …
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