Business

Kalangala,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Service providers in the hospitality industry in Kalangala district have slashed their costs to attract local tourists. There are over 100 hotels, inns and lodges spread on various islands in Kalangala district.  However, majority of the facilities are on Bugala and Bukasa island to their …

Arua,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Electromax Tororo has delivered four additional generators to Arua, bringing to eight the number of generators in the district. The four generators with the capacity of producing one Megawatt each were delivered to Arua from Tororo over the weekend.  According to reports, 1 million litres …

Mukono,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Aaron Mushengyezi, the new Vice-Chancellor of Uganda Christian University, Mukono is fronting the establishment of an industrial park on the controversial Church land at Ntaawo, in Mukono Central Division. The land measuring about 649 acres was donated to Bishop Tucker Theological College in 1939 …

Mukono,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono district has failed to utilise a multi-million borehole drilling machine which was procured to increase the number of boreholes in the district. The machine was bought at a cost of 900 million Shillings from Thai Appropriate Technology Co. Ltd, six years ago.  The leadership …

Kampala,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala Mafabi has reached an agreement with the Institute of Certified Public Accounts of Uganda -ICPAU which will see his application for a practising certificate considered and his name included on the new council members. This effectively brings to a stop …

Jinja,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen at Rippon falls along Lake Victoria in Jinja were excited by a floating bicycle which was launched by project X youth innovators on Thursday afternoon.  Project X youth innovators is a team of six university graduates who devised means of earning income by introducing …

Mityana,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Mityana District Covid-19 task force is on the spot for failing to pay 40 million shillings to a contractor who supplied more than 20 tons of maize flour. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the government imposed a lockdown as one of the measures to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Dfcu Bank has shut its Lugogo Branch in Kampala after five of its staff tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).  The Bank said in a notice last night that “all exposed colleagues in the branch are undergoing tests and will be required to self-isolate for 14 …

Experts define outlook for the sector amidst COVID-19 pandemic Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | What is the future of agribusiness given the prevailing effects brought about by coronavirus pandemic? How can agribusiness enterprises weather these effects and remain profitable while contributing growth of the economy? These are some of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA board has appointed new commissioners to replace those fired in May 2020. The appointments made after the August 26, 2020 sitting saw Abel Kagumire appointed as the commissioner customs. Kagumire had been acting in the position since early this year. Richard Kariisa  has …