COMMENT | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court on Monday delivered yet another ruling in favour of Sudhir Ruparelia in which it emphasized that the appeal filed before it by Bank of Uganda had no chance of success. This is the fourth application that has been won by …
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Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija on Monday morning signed the first investment deal at the Dubai Expo, with global financing company, Modha Investments which focuses on commercial agriculture and food processing. Modha’s license in Uganda targets the development …
Read More »Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage
San Francisco, USA | Xinhua | Global users on Monday experienced outages on Facebook, including social networks the company owns, such as Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. Service has not yet been restored. Navigation to these websites lead to the prompt of server error. Instagram shows a “5xx server error.” The …
Read More »BGP knocks out Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram
BGP ISSUES: When one types Facebook.com into a web browser, the browser has no idea where to find Facebook.com, and so returns an error page San Francisco, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Facebook and its sister properties Instagram and WhatsApp are suffering from ongoing, global outages, according to tech investigators …
Read More »Umeme moves to protect Gulu city ecosystem
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to support the green agenda, Umeme in partnership with Gulu City have launched a tree planting drive aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and effects of climate change. The company will plant 200 Tabebuia chrysotricha (pink trumpet) trees along Ring Road as …
Read More »Ugandan politician, 8 companies cited in Pandora Papers
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | At least one politician and eight companies whose beneficial owners are in Uganda have been cited in the Pandora Papers released today by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists-ICIJ. Journalists from across the world including Uganda reviewed 11.9 million records from 14 different offshore …
Read More »Residents agree to relocate Technical School to pave way for sugar factory construction
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Naigobya Technical institute in Luuka district is to be relocated to pave way for the construction of a government-sponsored sugar factory. This was resolved in a meeting by residents of Naigobya parish, in Bukooma sub-county, in Luuka district on Sunday afternoon. The technical school …
Read More »COVID-19: End of the road for 19 private schools in Nakasongola
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 19 Private Primary Schools in Nakasongola district are believed to have ceased operations because of the prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the affected schools are Muwuma Light of Future, Global Junior, Ayesiga, God’s Grace, New Hope, Kamuli Quality …
Read More »Uganda to open shelter for stranded girls in UAE
Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that the government of Uganda is to open a shelter in the United Arab Emirates-UAE to shelter girls that get stranded in that country after being trafficked. Museveni made the pronouncement after discussions with the executive leaders of Ugandans …
Read More »NWSC issues amnesty to water thieves
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Eng. Silver Mugisha has revealed that the corporation loses about Shs5bn in water theft monthly, warning that the vice is affecting provision of services to other Ugandans. He made the revelation today at …
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