Earn it, keep it and sustain it Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The current fragile economic situation is an opportunity for people and businesses to embrace a saving culture to be able to sustain growth of their enterprises and social wellbeing, financial sector experts have said. “Earn it, keep it …
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SPECIAL FEATURE | Tricia Lee | Perhaps you have always wanted to do a road trip through one of the many amazing countries on the continent of Africa and have lately decided on Uganda. It is renowned for being a country where you will want to spend much of your …
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This is the largest loan that the country has borrowed from Beijing for a single project NEW ANALYSIS | MUSINGUZI BLANSHE | Uganda has started paying back a $1.44bn loan to China. However, the flagship 600MW Karuma hydropower project that the government paid for is not finished, an official tells The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All those operating cars dubbed ‘Drones’ as PSV taxi in Kampala, have been ordered by Uganda Police to remove the vehicles off the roads immediately. According to Faridah Nampiima, Uganda Police PRO for the Traffic Directorate, only vehicles with a checked band will be allowed …
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Watching his friends drop out of school due to the impact of drought, Joshua Omunuk was determined to do something about the situation. Then he came across Vanessa Nakate’s Rise Up movement Soroti, Uganda | BIRD AGENCY | When 27-year-old Joshua Omunuk joined the Rise Up Movement, a platform founded …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This weekend St Mary’s National Seminary Ggaba celebrated 50 years of existence sending joy and excitement across the country given the fact that it is a major symbol of a united Catholic Church in Uganda. Opened in 1970, Ggaba would have celebrated its golden jubilee …
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Military experts note growing capability of East Africa forces COVER STORY | Agencies & Independent Team | An article in one of South Africa’s top newspapers, the Mail & Guardian, has sparked renewed interest in the capabilities of armies in the East African region. The article was written against tweets made about …
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Why I think Singapore would have transformed even with a less able leader THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | There is a widespread myth that Lee Kuan Yew, the legendary prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990, was singularly responsible for the transformation of that island city-state …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of Kitgum Main Market is expected to be complete at the end of this month. Construction of the market under the second phase of the Markets and Agriculture Trade Improvement Project (MATIP 2) started in June 2019 and was scheduled for completion by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has been awarded a certificate of recognition from the Uganda Revenue Authority granting it special customs status as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). AEOs are businesses certified by customs administrations to do self-assessments in compliance with customs rules, under the World Customs Organisation …
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