Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has been ordered to pay 6 billion Shillings for illegally selling a school after it failed to repay a loan it had contracted. According to the court records, in 2004, Progressive Secondary School and its proprietors applied for loans worth 1.2 billion …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another man has been killed in Luwero town council. Arafat Muniina, 32, a resident of Kasoma zone in Luwero town council was killed by unknown people on Thursday. Abdul Tamuzadde the LCI Chairperson of Kasoma Zone explains that unknown thugs attacked Muniina a casual labourer …
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✳ Today Man City v Newcastle 3.30pm Arsenal v Bournementout 6pm Chelsea v Leeds 6pm Aston Villa v Palace 6pm Brighton v West Ham 6pm ✳ Sunday Liverpool v Man United 7.30pm London, UK | Xinhua | A vital weekend in the Premier League promises to have plenty to say at both …
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Five reasons why it should drive the continent’s economic development COMMENT | Lilac Nachum | Africa’s agriculture sector accounts for about 35% of the continent’s gross domestic product, and provides the livelihood of more than 50% of the continent’s population. These shares are more than double those of the world average and …
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Geopolitics is once again threatening to break international order lacking strong political foundations COMMENT | Robert Skidelsky | Is the world economy globalising or deglobalising? The answer would have seemed obvious in 1990. Communism had just collapsed in Central and Eastern Europe. In China, Deng Xiaoping was unleashing capitalist enterprise. And …
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The impact at stake in route development efforts makes the role of government leadership critical, experts say Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rapid recovery of air travel after Covid-19 underlines a lasting feature of a globally connected world: the urge of ever-growing numbers of people to explore the planet …
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Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | The Governments of Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have united in a $14 million project to eliminate the use of mercury in skin lightening products – a serious public health issue, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Feb.14 The initiative will support a holistic approach …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Feb.23, MTN Uganda-sponsored Smart Girls Foundation passed out 20 girls with vocational skills in the inaugural graduation ceremony held at the MTN Girls with Tools Skilling Centre in Wakiso District. This comes seven months since MTN Foundation launched a training facility at the Smart …
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Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Sex may give a boost to certain aspects of people’s well-being and physical health, some research suggests. However, several studies on the subject are now outdated, and not all potential benefits apply to everyone. Scientific research has highlighted several possible benefits besides procreation that come with …
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The case of Tinder and ChatGPT Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tinder and other dating apps have come to define modern dating, and notoriously so. Users download the Tinder app to their phones or other devices and can then view the profiles of potential dates nearby. If they think someone …
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