A Trump presidency will mean less diplomacy and more violence in the Middle East COMMENT | RO KHANNA | As a member of the Biden-Harris 2024 national advisory board, I have spent the past year traveling the country talking with voters and hearing their concerns about the 2024 election. Americans are …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Uganda Badminton Association (UBA) has announced that their women’s team will participate in the Thomas & Uber Cup in China. Simon Mugabi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Association, told Xinhua in an interview on Wednesday that after the withdrawal of South Africa, Uganda, …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Update of the National Resistance Movement party register has kicked off amidst low turn-up in Luwero district. The exercise which is being conducted across the villages in the country will run from Wednesday 13th-Sunday 17th March 2024. The party seeks to register new supporters …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On March.07, MTN Uganda, through its charitable arm, the MTN Foundation, made a significant donation of tailoring, baking, and hairdressing equipment, alongside other vital resources valued at Shs 17 million to the Nottingham Trent Skilling Center. This contribution marks a critical phase in the partnership …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has introduced the Small Claims Procedure, one of the measures put in place to quicken the resolution of small commercial disputes in three courts in the Western Uganda Region. According to Resident Judge of Kabale High Court Samuel Emokor, the Judiciary has introduced …
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Research and experience have shown the effectiveness of providing women and girls living in extreme poverty with a productive asset, support to meet their basic needs, and long-term coaching and training FEATURE | RUDO KAYOMBO | What do poverty, climate change, and conflict have in common? They are among the biggest …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The enhancement of remuneration for health workers has not translated into improved healthcare service delivery, the Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng. Speaking at the tenth annual conference on healthcare quality improvement on Tuesday, Aceng said that it had been hoped that the salary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief State Attorney Jonathan Muwaganya has been appointed the head of the newly created Specialized Unit in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP. The unit is charged with the prosecution of Investment Crimes investigated by the State House Investment Unit, the State House …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bankers want bank agents to be allowed to conduct Bancassurance business on behalf of the financial institutions to enhance access to the services by the public. Diamond Trust Bank, named Most Innovative Bancassurance Agent 2022, says there is a need to further take services closure …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has unveiled an online management system to monitor research grants and provide support to principal investigators at the institution. The system; known as the Makerere University Grants Management System (MAKGMS) is charged with tracing the allocation of funds, checking on what the resources …
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