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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Standard Chartered recently announced the rollout of enhanced global parental leave benefits that will also benefit its employees in Uganda effective September 1, 2023. The Bank will standardise the amount of parental leave it offers, providing parents the option of undertaking more equitable caregiving responsibilities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multi-lateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has recorded an 8% growth in assets to $30.1 billion for the six months ending June 30, 2023, driven by an increase in loans. The lender recorded a substantial growth in total interest income, which soared by an impressive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Sept.21 Old Mutual Investment Group launched the first-ever dollar unit fund in Uganda, a move aimed to diversify and add to the quality of the investment opportunities on the market. The account was launched with an effective 5% annual interest rate, compared to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines is set to start direct flights to Mumbai, India on 7th October 2023. Mumbai will bring the number of international flights by the national carrier to two after Dubai, with Guangzhou, China also planned in November, according to the management. The airline, code …

First days of the term often mean full sickbays in schools Kampala, Uganda | EVELYN AINEMBABAZI | Parents are often confused by the changes and diseases children are diagnosed with during the first days of reporting back to school for a new term. This is in most cases physically seen among children …

Studies have highlighted the prevalence of workplace violence in Uganda, with  a 2021 survey showing 86% of working women experience violence at work Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | President Yoweri Museveni should sign into law the recently amended employment bill that was passed in May this year to protect employees particularly …

Murchison Park challenge gives participants taste of endurance, patience, camaraderie Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | It is about 6am on a cool early morning when Sam Mwandha, the executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority flags off 18 teams comprising four members each from the tail-end of the Pakuba Airstrip …

His government has had to create routines and institutions that remind Ugandans of their recent history of brutality and killings ANALYSIS | DEREK R. PETERSON | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni – Africa’s fourth-longest-serving head of state in 2023 – has cemented his place in history. He brought an end to two …

Why US diplomats have to walk tight path in Kampala Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | A video of U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, pitching to American investors why they should invest their dollars in Kenya triggered debate on why American ambassadors cannot do the same for Uganda. Whitman, a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), rolled out a countrywide anti-litter campaign to help stop littering, which has been a nagging headache for the country. With the tagline ‘Yonja Uganda’, the two-day litter/waste management sensitization drive was started with a clean-up of Lukaya Highway Market …