FUFA calls off trip to Dubai after flights from Uganda put on red list Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations (FUFA) has called off the Uganda Cranes’ trip to the United Arab Emirates. The team was slated to travel tomorrow 29th December 2021. This …
Read More »CHRISTMAS: 21 Killed in bars, domestic fights
Sentekora Gaad, who was choked by food during an eating competition organized at Kibimbiri Village Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 21 people were killed on Christmas Day, a majority of them in bar brawls even though bars remain officially closed across Uganda. Several others were waylaid and …
Read More »More ADF rebels killed in Ituri Province
Ituri, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels were on Sunday evening killed during a joint operation by Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers in the village of Bandindese, 18 kilometers from Komanda in the Irumu territory, Ituri Province, Eastern …
Read More »After MTN listing, Stock Market looks to Airtel in 2022
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s stock market saw a big leap in growth in 2021, thanks to the listing of MTN Uganda, after more than three years of near-stagnation with limited shares activity. Over the year, the total value of the stocks of the locally listed companies, or …
Read More »BOU tags Uganda economic performance on Omicron
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Global economic uncertainties due to Covid-19 are highly projected to continue into 2022 as the pandemic starts its third year. And this, among other factors, will have negative effects on the Ugandan economy next year, according to the analysis by the Bank of Uganda. …
Read More »PostBank enters tier one territory for banks
PostBank Uganda has officially announced its ascension to tier one status after receiving a license from the Bank of Uganda. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The bank, as mandated by the law, shall no longer be categorized as a credit institution but as a deposit taking financial institution that …
Read More »ENANGA: 21 suspected UCFC rebels arrested
Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have so far arrested 29 people suspected to be members of a new rebel group “Uganda Coalition Forces of Change –UCFC. Last month, Police dispatched teams from the Crime Intelligence and the flying squad under the command of Edward Ochom, the Director of …
Read More »DPP team ready for start of Basajjabalaba forgery, tax evasion case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo has instituted a team of prosecutors to try businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and his brother on charges related to forgery of a court order and evading tax worth sh20 billion. The case had stalled for seven years …
Read More »Onduparaka fans invade pitch, KCCA FC match abandoned
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The Uganda Premier League game between Onduparaka FC and KCCA FC was on Monday abandoned after Onduparaka supporters invaded the pitch. The fans were protesting a decision by the referee to award KCCA a penalty. Before the game at the Green Light Stadium in Arua …
Read More »YEAR ENDER: Remembering 2021
YEAR ENDER: Remembering 2021 January 2nd President Museveni directs Ministry of Finance to halt activates of DGF, a huge donor facility, with a Shs500 billion fund over its operations in the country without Cabinet approval. 14th Uganda holds presidential and parliamentary elections. President Museveni contests against several candidates with main …
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