| THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Clays net profit has dropped by more than half to Shs2.7bn for the first six months ending June.30 but management insists there are no worries at least for now. “We project the economy to improve in the second half of the year resulting in a …
Read More »Uganda Baati advocates for green manufacturing
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Uganda Baati Ltd, a member of Safal Group announced the continuation of its longstanding partnership with Uganda Hockey as the Title Sponsor of the National Hockey League through a campaign called Score A tree campaign. Uganda Baati has been deliberate in promoting green manufacturing. The …
Read More »Mufti fires northern regional Kadhi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje has sacked Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Hussein, the northern region assistant to the Mufti for alleged incompetence and appointed Sheikh Musa Khalil in an acting capacity. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, who was on an official tour in the Lango …
Read More »Audit exposes 9,800 ghost workers in Zambia’s public service
Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | A total of 9,800 ghost workers were being paid salaries in Zambia’s public service even when they were not rendering any public service, an audit by the country’s Office of the Auditor-General revealed on Monday. This follows an audit of government payroll for the financial …
Read More »UN warns of looming famine in Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The United Nations’ top relief chief on Monday warned of a humanitarian crisis in drought-stricken Somalia, saying the country was on the brink of famine for the second time since 2011. Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, told a news conference …
Read More »President-elect Ruto pledges economic revival, cohesion
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s incoming President William Ruto said Monday his administration will prioritize economic turnaround, peace, reconciliation, and cohesion once he is sworn into office next week. Ruto in a televised address to the nation soon after the Supreme Court declared he was validly elected as Kenya’s …
Read More »Long COVID keeps millions of Americans out of work
New York, US | Xinhua | Long COVID is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work in the United States, with lost wages estimated at least 170 billion U.S. dollars a year, a significant economic burden at a time when the cost of living is rising steeply, …
Read More »Frances Tiafoe knocks out Nadal
New York, USA | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Frances Tiafoe Monday become the youngest American to storm the US Open tennis quarterfinals since Roddick in 2004. He made his point by beating four-time US Open champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Tiafoe advances to his first-ever US Open quarterfinal. …
Read More »Huge Ruto victory as apex court upholds presidential win
📌 Supreme court decision: 🔴 On issue 1: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 2: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 3: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 4: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On Issue 5: IEBC ✅ ODINGA ❌ 🔴 On issue 6: IEBC ✅ …
Read More »Schools allow late payment but increase feeding fees
ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The effects of the economic hardships which were aggravated by the Ukraine war, coming on the heels of the Covid-19 lockdown continue to manifest in Uganda. Many schools in the country have today registered a low turn-up of learners on the first day of opening. …
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