✳ CLICK TO FOLLOW LIVE UPDATE Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Turkish Airlines flight number 606 was today forced to return to the ground after a bird strike during take-off. The A330 however had to fly around Kampala and Entebbe for over an hour to burn fuel to achive the right …
Read More »CHAN 2022: Uganda Cranes squad
✳ 🇺🇬 CHAN FIXTURES ⚽ DRC vs Uganda January 14 – 7pm ⚽ Senegal vs Uganda January 18 – 10pm ⚽ Uganda vs Ivory Coast January 22 – 10pm Kampala, Uganda | FUFA.COM | Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic aka Micho has confirmed the final squad that will feature …
Read More »Ghana debt crisis: Lessons for Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ghana’s December announcement that it was suspending debt payments to selected creditors heightened the debate over the sustainability and risk levels of African debts. The announcement took many by surprise, that the economy was so bad it needed such drastic measures. Lest we forget, and …
Read More »Minister Baryomunsi airlifted to Kampala from Kanungu
Minister found to be hypertensive, airlifted after fainting in Kanungu Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance was on Saturday night airlifted to Kampala for medical attention after fainting while in his constituency Kinkiizi East in Kanungu district. Baryomunsi …
Read More »UPDATE: 18 dead, 21 in hospital hit by blood shortage
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 21 victims of the Roblyn bus accident which occurred at Adebe cell in Kamdini Town Council early today have been admitted at St. John the XXIII Hospital Aber. Initially, 26 survivors including a four-year-old whose mother perished in the accident had been admitted to …
Read More »KAMDINI ACCIDENT: 17 confirmed dead on Gulu-Kla road
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 17 people have been killed in an accident at Kamdini in Oyam District. The bus registration number UAT 259P traveling from Kampala to Kitgum through Gulu rammed into a trailer registration number UAZ 381A at around midnight at Adebe Cell, Western Ward in Kamdini Town council …
Read More »9 Essential Uganda Car Rental Tips you need to know
SPECIAL FEATURE | Planning to rent a car in Uganda 2023? Here are the nine essential Uganda car rental tips you need to know. Car rental services are amazingly the most comfortable way for guests on Uganda safaris to reach their destinations. With rental cars, travelers get value for their …
Read More »Uganda to host Commonwealth Speakers Conference in 2024
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been chosen to host the next sitting of the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers slated for January 2024. This was announced by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, who is currently attending the four-day Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers’ Conference in the …
Read More »Absa Bank Uganda launches enhanced loan products for customers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In recognition of an uncertain economic environment, Absa Bank Uganda has announced special financing packages intended to help customers kick start the new year on a stronger footing. The enhanced financing offering targeting salaried individuals includes a 2-month repayment holiday upfront, 0% arrangement fees …
Read More »A delicate balance as Uganda’s oil refinery set for 2023
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Albertine Graben Refinery Project in Hoima will be one of the big oil and gas infrastructure projects to look out for in 2023 in Uganda and Africa. The 60,000 barrels per day refinery is one of the 70 new oil and gas projects that …
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