Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tororo district COVID-19 Taskforce has closed over 20 shops in Tororo town for flouting the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs meant to contain the spread of COVID-19. The district task force closed the shops on Monday afternoon in an operation to crack down on businesses flouting …
Read More »Transport fares hiked, students stranded
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several students from schools in Mukono district are stranded due to lack of transport following the abrupt closure of schools to contain the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our reporter found Clair Nansimbe one of the students at Paul Mukasa Secondary school stuck …
Read More »Is there hope for the future of Uganda Airlines?
Three CEOs, a global pandemic, a corruption scandal, a managerial wipeout and two brand new Airbus A330s on ground for 6 months – what went wrong? COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | Less than two years ago, Uganda celebrated the return to skies of the latest reincarnation of its National Airline. During …
Read More »🔴 LIVE: Museveni delivers State Of Nation Address 2021
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said the gun used in the attack of Gen Wamala Katumba early this week has been identified as the same used in the murder of Maj. Sheikh Mohammed Kiggundu, 52 in 2016. (CLICK to read Kiggundu murder details) He also …
Read More »Youth in Uganda to benefit from free IBM digital training
The programme with aim to reach at least 40,000 young people in 8 countries – Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Ghana, Jordan and Lebanon Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) has announced a collaboration with IBM to empower young women and men in Africa and …
Read More »Airtel Uganda set to invest in treasury bills, bonds
Telecom firm, Airtel Uganda, could soon start investing customers’ savings in the government’s treasury bills and bonds upon receiving a license from Bank of Uganda in fulfillment of the National Payment Systems (NPS) Act, 2020. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Manoj Murali, the Airtel Uganda managing director, said the …
Read More »Kenya’s consumer credit platform enters Ugandan market
Kenya’s consumer credit platform, Lipa Later, has expanded into the Ugandan market, enabling customers to access credit to purchase products from retailers and supermarkets in monthly instalments. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |The firm, which also has operations in Rwanda, said the new service will enable customers to purchase latest …
Read More »Iraq’s crude oil exports exceed 89 mln barrels in May
Baghdad, Iraq | XINHUA | Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said on Tuesday that the country exported 89.88 million barrels of crude oil in May, bringing in revenues of about 5.88 billion U.S. dollars. The average selling price for crude oil last month was 65.45 dollars per barrel, according to a …
Read More »TRANSPARENCY: National Medical Stores to digitalize health supply chain
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Medical Stores has began training health workers across the country ahead of a planned national rollout of the new NMS Plus Platform, an initiative which will be used to enhance transparency in procurement and delivery of medicines. The NMS plus initiative that starts …
Read More »Chinese lending decline leaves Africa with huge infrastructure gap
Chinese lending in Africa has provided billions of dollars for crucial infrastructure projects. As Beijing tightens its belt, how Africa will fix the deficit? | GYUDE MOORE | After nearly two decades of significant bilateral lending, researchers have seen a drastic decline in lending from China’s policy banks. The impact …
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