Tag Archives: Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited won this year’s Gold Award for the 7th edition of the 2017 Financial Reporting (FiRe) Awards organized by the Capital Markets Authority, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda, Uganda Securities Exchange and media company – New Vision. The National …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top officials of DFCU Bank and Vipers Sports Club signed MoU’s on Nov. 08 in Kampala to pave way for sponsoring of the latter with cash amounting to Shs300million in the next two years. William Sekabembe, DFCU’s chief of business and executive director said this …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Nov. 08, Sadolin Paint Uganda hosted 200 painters to a workshop in Kampala to equip their painting skills. The one day training saw the painters awarded certificates of training for their participation and painting tools in giveaways such as brushes, paint and mobile phones. …

STRIKE: Why Ugandan workers pick weapon of last reason? Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Salary wars usually get ugly, especially if they involve a strike by medical workers. So when members of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA), a 6000-member body started their strike over pay on Monday 06, the country …

Stop sloganeering over peripheral issues called “governance” and seriously think about our strategic challenges THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I have a frustration with President Yoweri Museveni’s Uganda: even after 30 years of impressive economic growth rates, Uganda is still far from any significant transition from a backward rural …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  After thrilling displays on day of one of the 7th annual Break-Fast Jam Finals on Saturday, an exciting final day awaits dance fans Sunday at YMCA Wandegeya from 3pm. Break-Fast Jam is an annual breakdance event held in Uganda that brings together participants from …

THIS WEEK: Striking doctors suspend emergency services Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On the 9th day of the doctors strike under their Uganda Medical Association (UMA) that started on Nov. 06, medical interns announced that they were joining them citing intimidation by their seniors. Interns who had been in a …

THIS WEEK: VC Nawangwe convinces lecturers to drop strike plans Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Vice Chancellor (VC) Barnabas Nawangwe took to his twitter account to thank lecturers for not engaging in the strike as they had promised. When they issued a warning about the looming industrial …

THIS WEEK: Mbarara councilor suffers acid attack Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Nov.08 a night before he was set to appear before the commission of inquiry investigating land matters, Amos Katureebe the councilor for Nyamityobora in Mbarara was attacked by unknown persons who poured acid on him. Katureebe who …

THIS WEEK: ICC starts full probe into Burundi crisis Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Just weeks after Burundi officially exited from the International Criminal Court (ICC), judges of the court on Nov. 09 authorized the office of the prosecutor to commence probe into the political and security crisis in the …