📌 WORLD CUP 22 QUALIFYING RESULT Kenya 🇰🇪 0 Uganda 🇺🇬 0 ✳ Group E Mali 3pts Uganda 1pt Kenya 1pt Rwanda 0pts Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes started their FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign with an away draw to hosts Harambee Stars of Kenya. The East African …
Read More »Sensational Uganda Silverbacks take on Cape Verde
✳️ TODAY 7pm Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Cape Verde 🇨🇻 The Uganda National Basketball team, the Silverbacks will put aside their money woes when they take on Cape Verde in a quarter-final game of the ongoing FIBA Afrobasket games in Kigali, Rwanda. Tthe Silverbacks last played Cape Verde in November last …
Read More »New Micho era starts with World Cup tie against Kenya
✳ 4pm – Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Kenya 🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes face an uphill task when they face hosts Harambee Stars of Kenya in a Group E match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier this afternoon. After registering a 1-0 win against Ethiopian Premier League Champions Fasil Kenena …
Read More »Ugandan truckers disrespecting convoy agreements in South Sudan – Minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The majority of ambushes on Ugandan truckers in South Sudan have occurred on vehicles that do not respect arrangements on the movement of convoys. Government records show that 14 Ugandans were killed in South Sudan between May and August 2021. They include; Ali Mark Sony, …
Read More »Stanbic Bank to extend $100m to critical sectors at special interest rates
Sam Mwogeza is the head, Consumer and High Net Customers at Stanbic Bank Uganda. He spoke to The Independent about the lender’s plan to finance the country’s economic comeback from the pandemic. You have had a successful first half of the year, judging by your Shs 154.9bn net profit. Does …
Read More »How to re-open schools
Innovation needs to speed up FEATURE | EDUCATION | Long before the second wave of the pandemic, questions about the future of education dominated public discourse in Uganda. Shamim Nirere of Izere Education not only had the question lingering on her mind, she found some answers too. “The future of …
Read More »Umeme concession talks limits capital mobilization efforts
The utility company saw its net profit more than double to Shs48.2bn Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Lack of clarity on renewal of Umeme’s operating licence in 2025 is limiting its ability to raise more capital and make capital investments in the electricity distribution network. The utility company, which …
Read More »dfcu profit after tax up 33%
Future performance will depend on economic recovery speed Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Profits at dfcu bank has increased by 33% in the first half of the year as it benefited from the rebound in the economy and surge in activities. Listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange, the lender …
Read More »Over 200 set for CEO Summit 2021
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 12th edition of the CEO Summit will be held virtually on September 17th, 2021. The CEO Summit, the largest gathering of Uganda’s leaders and private sector decision-makers, will bring together 200 corporate sector leaders from the private sector, the civil society, and the public …
Read More »RUGUNDA: I will not run for presidency in 2026
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda,73, has dismissed reports indicating he will be a candidate for Presidential elections in 2026. “I have read social media postings and suggestions that I should run for President in 2026. I would like to make it known that …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price