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UBL tops overall best practices at Prudential 2nd edition awards

Close to 3000 Employees Participate in The Prudential Best HR Practices Survey Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Prudential Uganda in partnership with PwC on Friday celebrated 2nd edition of the Prudential Best HR Practices survey report. Uganda Breweries Limited emerged overall winner for 2022 Best HR Practices in Uganda. The Prudential …

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Makerere University to accredit all hostels

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has resolved to start accrediting hostels that accommodate students.  This was revealed by the University Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe on Thursday. He said the move is aimed at enhancing the safety and security of its students. According to Nawangwe, of the 35,000 …

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Absa Uganda and Enterprise Uganda partner to upskill SMEs

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Absa Bank Uganda and Enterprise Uganda signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two organisations partner to offer Micro, Small and Medium-size Enterprises (MSMEs) business development services and upskilling in financial literacy in 9 districts across Uganda. Beginning on 3 April …

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dfcu, ADC supports 28 women agribusiness entrepreneurs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At an event held recently in Kampala, a total of 28 women Agribusiness entrepreneurs graduated from the first cohort Business Accelerator Program (BAP) implemented by Agribusiness Development Centre and powered by dfcu Limited and Rabo Foundation. Launched last year, the Business Accelerator Program’s objective is …

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Uganda starts exports of army uniform to Equatorial Guinea

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja today flagged off the export of military consignments to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea at Entebbe Airbase. The consignment included 5,400 Cartons of Armed Forces Uniforms and accessories manufactured by Southern Range Nyanza Ltd …

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Bank of England raises interest rate to 4.25 pct

London, UK | Xinhua | The Bank of England (BoE) has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25 percent, the highest since autumn 2008, according to a BoE statement issued on Thursday. At its meeting ending on Wednesday, the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted …

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