Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | In accordance with the National Social Security Act (2022), the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will commence payments to eligible members for the ‘Mid-term access’ in respect to Section 20A (1), (2), effective March 17th. This was revealed today by Richard Byarugaba, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet is expected to meet this week meet to consider whether to lift a ban on semi-processed minerals. Uganda is among countries like Tanzania, Indonesia that banned the export of raw minerals. There are indications that the ban has taken a toll on mining …
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FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pearl of Africa has been one of the underrated safari destinations in Africa partly because it has been living in the shadows of Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania for a long time. Most African safaris often rotate around wildlife, but, what happens when you have …
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No man qualifies as a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problems of wheat | WANDILE SIHLOBO | The words of the ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates. Wheat and other grains are back at the heart of geopolitics following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries play a major role in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shareholders of British American Tobacco Uganda (BATU) will earn nearly 50% less in dividends for the year ended December 2021 owed to reduced profit. Financial results released on Feb. 25 shows that the cigarette firm recorded a sharp drop in net profit from …
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Airtel Uganda increases internet bundles, leaves price uncnaged Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Telcom firm, Airtel Uganda has taken a price war to the door step of MTN Uganda with a massive increase in internet capacities. The telco, effective Feb.21, doubled daily internet bundles and increased the one on …
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Mentorship, access to finance and markets are on offer | THE INDEPENDENT | There are more opportunities that are being availed to small and medium enterprises as Uganda expects to have first oil in 2025. The Petroleum Authority of Uganda on Feb. 22 entered a partnership agreement with Stanbic Business …
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Kingfisher project is expected to produce at least 40,000 barrels of oil per day in the initial stages Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | A local construction firm, Excel will earn US$23.2 million in building well pads, 2.5km fence, access roads and water intake points in the Kingfisher oil development …
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Atlanta, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | The backcloth and the Ankole long-horned cattle have been showcased at the African Textile Museum in Stone Crest, Atlanta, Georgia as a part of Uganda’s cultural heritage. The event dubbed “Bark-cloth to the Roots”was organized by the Ugandan Embassy in Washington to put …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unidentified thugs have broken into the offices of Community Transformation Foundation Network-COTFONE, a Non-Government Organization that is helping persons affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP project get compensation. Yisito Kayinga Muddu, the Programs Coordinator of COTFONE says that the thieves went away …
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