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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Liberty Uganda has continued its winning streak in 2023 by taking home three awards in the third edition of the Insurance Innovation Awards organized by the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA) on March 10. It won the Most Innovative Insurance Solution (Online Portal for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday met a team of Investors from Germany at Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo. The delegation was led by Prof. Wolfgang Dietrich who is the Honorary Consul of Uganda to Germany based in Hamburg. The team came to discuss opportunities for investment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On March 15, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda provided more than 500 literature books and other items to Fort Portal Senior Secondary School through UBA Foundation which is its Corporate Social Responsibility arm with an initiative ‘’Read Africa’’. This is one way the Bank …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs will examine different bank accounts operated by Police Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO), Exodus. This arises from the observation that the Police Sacco which was founded in 2007 has been opening and operating new bank accounts each …

The stake sale in Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Ltd can fetch $25-30 million Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Cipla Ltd.’s wholly owned subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with investment management company Africa Capitalworks SSA 3 to sell 51.18% stake in a Ugandan subsidiary. The two subsidiaries, Cipla (EU) Ltd …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni urged the National Council for Higher Education to be vigilant in upholding education quality standards in the country. Speaking at the launch of the NCHE’s 20-year celebrations, she said the liberalisation of the education sector came …

Why it is not your average rebel group Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES |The past year saw some major changes in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has been ravaged by armed groups for decades. One group in particular rose to the forefront, the Mouvement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda unveiled 200 Ugandan youth who have been selected from the Tilenga MOOC to join the Tilenga Academy training program aimed at empowering youth with skills and international certifications to work on the Tilenga project during the production phase. The selected candidates will …

A critical analysis of its impact on trans and gender diverse persons Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is notorious as one of the most deeply homophobic countries in the world. The systematic abuse and non-recognition of Ugandan’s based on their sexual orientation and gender identity is strongly driven by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) recognised the contribution of heroes that delivered Uganda to Independence as it marked her 63rd birthday while exposing some areas in which the sitting government has failed. While speaking to the media, the president of UPC, Jimmy Akena said the contributions …