Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Shilling has strengthened against the dollar and other currencies as the festive season sets in. The Shilling has been trading in the range of 3,650/90 throughout the week, a marked gain compared to previous weeks. Money market watchers attribute the strengthening of the …
Read More »Stella Nyanzi contract new renewed, Makerere Sacks 45 Academic Staff
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has sacked 45 senior academic staff, according to a statement by the University Human Resources Director, Andrew Abunyang. The decision to sack the lecturers was reached in five consecutive meetings by the University Appointments Board chaired by Bruce Balaba Kabaasa held between November and …
Read More »KCCA FC pick first away win on continent
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC were 2-1 winners Saturday against Mtibwa Sugar SC of Tanzania in a CAF Confederation Cup game played at Azam Complex – Chamazi. Muzamir Mutyaba’s goal inside half an hour of play and Allan Okello’s goal that came two minutes from end …
Read More »Vipers bow out of CAF Champions League
TODAY 4PM ✅ CAF Champions League ▶Vipers ?? 0 CS Constantine 2 ?? ▶Constantine Advance 3-0 on aggregate Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers Sports Club had a disappointing Saturday, bowing out of the Total CAF Champions League at the hands of Algerian outfit Club Sportive Constantine. Despite a brilliant start, …
Read More »Shabab blasts kill seven near Somalia presidential palace
Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | Seven people were killed Saturday in a double car bomb attack claimed by the jihadist Shabaab group near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said. “We have confirmed seven people died in the two blasts and more than ten others wounded,” local …
Read More »Fresh wrangle threatens proposed Kampala Oil Terminal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The planned construction of the Kampala Oil Terminal has suffered a setback as a result of a fresh land conflict pitting the government against one Gideon Kabuye Kirumira. The land, measuring 299 acres in Kiringente Sub County, Mpigi district, was identified in 2007 as a …
Read More »Committee recommends scrapping of political head title from KCCA Act
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Presidential Affairs committee of Parliament has recommended the scrapping of the title “political head of the Capital City” from Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) 2010 Act. The committee which has been scrutinising the amendment bill of the KCCA Act says the title, political head …
Read More »Waste sorters daring disease in the search for money
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a hustle to find a job, Peter Mubiru was introduced to the garbage world. Today Mubiru earns a living from collecting domestic waste across Kampala. Mubiru’s working day starts at 7 a.m., and unlike others, endures hours of standing at the back of a …
Read More »Ugandan printers reaping big from DRC campaigns
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ongoing campaigns and preparations for the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have given a boost to printing and graphics businesses in Kampala. Several traders operating along Nasser Road have secured numerous orders from DRC politicians in the run up to the …
Read More »MPs want UWEP groups to venture into export
Kampala, Uganda | FRANK MUGABI | Women Members of Parliament have called for the elevation of Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) groups to increase production with an eye on the export market. The MPs noted that many of the women groups they have visited are engaged in sectors whose products are …
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