And it doesn’t matter how much exercise you put in Kampala, Uganda | CATHERINE PADDOCK | Too much sitting may not be good for the brain, according to a preliminary study of adults who have reached middle age and beyond. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) discovered that …
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Study shows sector is worse off today than it was eight years ago Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | How has the Uganda’s Industrial Policy performed since it came into existence 10 years ago? Is it at par with the changing socio-economic issues? Will it be redesigned in such a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Africa’s Managing Director, Arthur Isiko, has tipped Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on access to finance as a key aspect for business growth. Isiko was speaking at a business forum hosted by the Bank at Tick Hotel in Kawempe, a Kampala suburb on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At the Uganda Securities Exchange 20th anniversary celebrations that took place in Kampala recently, brokerage firm, Crested Capital was awarded the “Broker of the Year”. This meant it was the overall best broker in 2017 for key performance indicators of turnover, deals and volumes …
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Agreement seen as a key step towards the construction of $4bn facility Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On April 10, Uganda moved closer to building a $4bn oil refinery in Hoima following the signing of an agreement between the government and a consortium of companies led by U.S giant, General …
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Auditor General spills secrets of Coop Bank, Greenland Bank Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | On March.23, Auditor General (AG) John Muwanga wrote a confidential note to the Governor of the Central Bank, Emmanuel TumusiimeMutebile. The note a copy of which The Independent has seen is titled Draft report of the …
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Why the failure of a third force has locked us in a choice between Museveni and Besigye THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | In debating whether President Yoweri Museveni should go or stay we are not indulging in an abstract theoretical exercise but a challenge of practical politics. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The data we share with companies online has become a hot-button issue, but new technologies could soon be scanning us as we go about our day. Our bodies give off various signals that can be scanned and analysed by advanced computer systems, revealing everything …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As part of its five-year partnership with Buganda Kingdom, on April 10, Airtel Uganda handed over Shs 50 million to support the birthday celebrations of the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi. The company’s partnership with Buganda Kingdom supports four of its main annual activities …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The marijuana had been in storage for at least two years when 500kgs of it vanished. In total, 6,000kg of marijuana was registered in the warehouse in Pilar, Argentina two years ago, however this year only 5,460kg remained. Suspicion then fell on former police …
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