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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda today marked her 59th Independence Day anniversary, with President Yoweri Museveni saying the country has in the past two years shown it can defeat any challenge. ****** FULL SPEECH Countrymen and Countrywomen, Today, the 9th of October, 2021, is the 59th Independence day …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four opposition parties, the National Unity Platform, the Democratic Party, the Alliance for National Transformation and the Forum for Democratic Change, have said the ruling National Resistance Movement hijacked Uganda’s independence day celebrations by turning them into a partisan fete for the party to celebrate its …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda needs to incorporate guiding principles on business and human rights into the national investment regulatory frameworks to strike balance between the investor rights and the state, according to Jane Nalunga, the Executive Director at the Southern and Eastern African Trade Institute –SEATINI Uganda. Nalunga, who …

As the theme for the national 59th independence says, secure the future through mindset change. You cannot attain financial independence in retirement if you don’t plan and work for it today. COMMENT | Lydia Mirembe | As we celebrate our 59th National Independence anniversary, it is a good time to …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Following the successful completion of the separation of the business of Jubilee Insurance Company of Uganda Limited into separate general and medical insurance companies, executives from both sides said on Oct.05 in Kampala, they are proceeding to close Allianz Group purchase of a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Power of social media: Expert reveals how it shaped 2021 election THE LAST WORD No one size fits all: How Dubai, a city state ruled by an absolute monarch, challenges Western notions of …

UK travel red list cut to just seven countries Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Kingdom has removed Uganda from the list of countries that pose a threat of spreading COVID-19 through travel. This means that Ugandans and people travelling from Uganda will no longer need to spend 11 nights …

Leading global technology platform expands its operations in Ghana, and launches in Tunisia, with plans to hire top talent in these markets, raising the bar for fast on-demand delivery and strengthening its commitment to providing users with affordable access to products across Africa Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Glovo, …

COMMENT | HENRY NJOROGE | There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Uganda in both an undesirable and positive way to some extent and this trend will continue– at least for the next couple of years. The last few weeks have been uneventful for the larger part of private …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has received 196,800 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. This is the first batch of the nine million doses of the single-shot vaccine procured by the government. The vaccines were delivered aboard Brussels Airlines, which torched down at Entebbe International Airport on Thursday …