Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For the second time in a week, a flight from Entebbe International Airport has been disrupted by a bird strike. A Uganda Airlines CRJ-900 ‘Bombardier’ was forced to abandon flight UR-710 at 3.45pm on Monday, after a bird strike during take off. According to the …
Read More »Absa’s new year financial packages
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda Limited is currently offering a vast array of financial packages that will immensely be pivotal in helping Ugandans kick-start a new year on a strong financial stand. The impressive packages will bolster investment capabilities for Ugandan entrepreneurs, especially its customers which is …
Read More »African Development Bank awards $140,000 in AgriPitch competition
Uganda MiAgro Shoppers Ltd among 25 finalists vying for top prizes Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | MiAgro Shoppers Limited, an e-commerce digital shopping platform based in Kampala, is one of 25 youth-led agriculture sector companies from 14 African countries that have advanced to the finalist round of the African Development Bank …
Read More »Kasese cotton farmers decry poor harvests
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cotton growers in Kasese district have decried the poor harvest that has contributed to prices reducing. Cotton is one of the traditional cash crops that farmers in Kasese have grown since colonial times. However, this season farmers say they are getting poor harvests as a …
Read More »RED FLAG: Blockchain Uganda distances itself from Kampala Blockchain Summit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Blockchain Association of Uganda has urged extra caution for all those who wish to attend the Kampala Blockchain Summit due tomorrow. In a statement signed by Uganda Blockchain chairman Kwame Rugunda, the association said they have been forced to raise a red flag …
Read More »Exam bodies seek more funding in new financial year
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Examinations boards under the Department of Business Technical Vocational Education and Training (BTVET) have courted Parliament’s Education and Sports Committee for more funding in the 2023/2024 Financial Year. The Committee chaired by John Twesigye Ntamuhira received the proposed budget estimates for the boards on …
Read More »Catherine Mulanghi joins MTN Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Meet Catherine Mulanghi, an ardent marketer behind the success of entrepreneurial businesses in Uganda, now with MTN Uganda Catherine Mulanghi, an ardent marketer, has moved to the country’s largest telecom firm, MTN Uganda, as Manager, Brand and Communications. Mulanghi has been a strategic resource for …
Read More »EVs: Why African govts are reducing tax on eco-friendly cars
A number of African governments are introducing tax cuts and other incentives to boost the e-mobility industry and drive the demand for eco-friendly vehicles Tunis, Tunisia | BIRD AGENCY | Tunisia has become the latest country to introduce e-mobility incentives as governments across Africa bet on tax breaks and other …
Read More »River Nile: A ‘conversation’ with Uganda’s popular tourism destination
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | What would a conversation with the River Nile itself be like? A river, talking back to man? We can only imagine… but are lucky to come across Arwa Ahmed Hamood Alsaadi, a Ugandan lady with deep Arabic roots, who has travelled to Jinja for …
Read More »Maize millers in Fort Portal blame farmers for poor quality produce
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maize millers in Fort Portal City have faulted maize farmers for the poor quality of maize flour produced. The maize millers said this during an engagement on Friday between officials from Uganda National Bureau of Standards – UNBS and Small and Medium Enterprises- SMEs …
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