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UPDF seeks answers from URA over seals found on charcoal trucks

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspicion is brewing about possible connivance by some Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) personnel regarding the issuance of seals to aid the easy movement of charcoal by commercial dealers out of Northern Uganda. Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel in July this year intensified the implementation …

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Freedom on Paper? Africa’s journalists, global double standards, and the colonial legacy of silence

COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | On November 2nd , the world marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. In Africa, this day underscores the challenging journey of journalists committed to truth-telling in an environment where the press still faces threats, violence, and political control. While African …

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Buddu win Masaza Cup

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Buddu clinched the Masaza Cup title on Saturday, defeating Kyaggwe 1-0 in a hard-fought final at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. This year’s final marked the first return of the Masaza Cup to Namboole since 2019 when Bulemeezi claimed a 1-0 win over Busiro. The match …

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New project launched to combat hunger in Karamoja region

Moroto, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Karamoja, a region in Uganda long plagued by hunger and food insecurity, is the focus of a newly launched project by the European Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). With a €5 million …

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Priest Warns Candidates, Parents: Beware of social media

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | As parents pray for their children who are in candidate classes to pass the examinations, they have been urged to beyond that, take particular responsibility to ensure the children do not get spoilt by social media and other influences during vacation. Speaking Saturday at the …

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Fuel Tank Fires: How far can insurance cover go?

WAKISO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | When an incident happens to or at a property and there are spillover impacts to neighbouring properties and/or human lives, there may be questions unanswered as to where to seek redress, if any. These may be a building, finished or under construction, collapsing or a …

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Maternal deaths bother medics in Bunyoro

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors at the Hoima Regional Referral Hospital have raised a red flag over the escalating cases of maternal deaths being recorded in the Bunyoro sub-region. Hoima Regional Referral Hospital serves the districts of Hoima, Kikuube, Kagadi, Kibaale, Kakumiro, Masindi, Kiryandongo, Buliisa, Kyankwanzi, Kiboga and Hoima …

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IFRS set to transform business practices

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Entities operating in Uganda will have to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in their reporting. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) consist of a set of accounting rules that determine how transactions and other accounting events should to be reported in financial statements. The Institute …

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