New York, US | XINHUA | Wall Street’s major averages posted mixed results during the past week as investors digested a slew of earnings reports while weighing the impact of surging coronavirus infections. For the week ending Friday, the Dow gained 2.3 percent, the S&P 500 rose 1.3 percent, and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The uncertainties surrounding the February 2021 polls could slow Uganda’s recovery from the battering by coronavirus as investors withhold investments until after the polls. According to Standard Chartered Bank’s country briefing, there is an expected increase in spending in the run-up to 2021 which should …
Read More »Mbarara city reduces building plan approval fees
Mbarara , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City authorities have lowered fees levied for the approval of building prototype plans in order to encourage more people to go through the formal procedure before constructing houses. A plan of the two-roomed residential unit with a Kitchen or store will be charged …
Read More »Cattle traders decry losses as army intensifies operations in Karamoja
Kapelebyong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cattle traders in Kapelebyong are decrying losses resulting from the operations by the Uganda Peoples Defense Force- UPDF in Karamoja region. The traders say that they have lost more than 200 million Shillings over the last three months as the army intensified its operations in …
Read More »World Bank approves Shs 57bn for Uganda’s Coronavirus response
Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The World Bank has approved US$15.2 million (Approx. Shs 57bn) to support Uganda’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as strengthen national systems for public health emergency preparedness under a new operation—the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency …
Read More »Lockdown upshots drive more people into farming
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A sizeable percentage of locals in Acholi Sub-region whose livelihood were affected by the lockdown directives issued by the government to contain COVID-19 have embraced farming as an alternative for sustaining their livelihood. The government issued lockdown restrictions in March, a move that saw the …
Read More »Uganda clays declares UGX 88m loss for 2019
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Clays Limited has announced a loss of 88 million Shillings for the 2019 calendar year, ending a short spell at returning profit. The construction materials maker said today that its gross profit dropped drastically from a 1.9 billion Shilling profit recorded in 2018. The …
Read More »Police bursts car theft racket in Nansana, one arrested
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person suspected to be the ringleader of a car theft racket in Nansana has been arrested. The suspect, identified as William Ssali alias George Byarugaba was arrested during an operation conducted by police officers along the Kampala Northern Bypass last evening. Kampala Metropolitan …
Read More »Traders counting losses as Kenya blocks entry of Uganda cane trucks
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several sugarcane traders are stuck in Busia town following Kenya’s ban on the importation of sugarcane from Uganda. Kenya’s Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, Peter Munya recently announced a total ban on the importation of Sugar cane from Uganda, which took effect on Thursday last week. Over …
Read More »Gov’t moves to lift fishing ban on lake Kyoga and Kwania
Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has set 27 July as the date for resuming fishing activities on Lake Kyoga and Lake Kwania. In April 2019, the government suspended fishing following a request by Lake Kyoga Integrated Management Organisation (LAKIMO) following concerns of depletion of fish species due to poor …
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