Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) held the 13th graduation ceremony in which graduands were awarded with qualifications in the areas of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda, Certified Tax Advisor and Accounting Technicians Diploma courses. The graduands completed their studies between 2020 …
Read More »Improving paediatric surgery
Ministry of Health launches strategic plan Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The Ministry of Health has launched a five-year plan to improve the paediatric surgical care system in regional referral hospitals across the country. The goal of this initiative is to develop a critical mass of highly skilled human resources …
Read More »African refiners, distributors want to increase oil capacity
Lack of expertise, technology and industry know-how is challenge for Uganda, says Kyaruhanga Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Increasing investments to boost Africa’s refinery capacity while reducing the carbon footprint of the downstream and midstream sectors is a priority for the continent to achieve energy security and environmental sustainability. In …
Read More »Life-saving yellow fever vaccine
It is being administered to children aged 9 months in the routine immunisation programme Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | The Ministry of Health will vaccinate over 1.9 million children against yellow fever with support from UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi In 2022, Uganda was one of 14 countries …
Read More »Rwanda and DRC’s turbulent past
How it continues to fuel their torrid relationship Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) make for very unhappy neighbours. Both sides claim the other is set on bringing down their government, and violating past agreements and international norms. Rwanda accuses the DRC of …
Read More »New measures to tackle illicit trade in offing
A technical working group to be formed to battle the vice that cost government billions of shillings Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Government of Uganda and the private sector have revealed plans to form a technical working group to fight illicit trade. It is estimated that the government lost …
Read More »Liberty Uganda scoops insurance awards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Liberty Uganda has continued its winning streak in 2023 by taking home three awards in the third edition of the Insurance Innovation Awards organized by the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA) on March 10. It won the Most Innovative Insurance Solution (Online Portal for …
Read More »Museveni, German investors discuss business opportunities in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday met a team of Investors from Germany at Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo. The delegation was led by Prof. Wolfgang Dietrich who is the Honorary Consul of Uganda to Germany based in Hamburg. The team came to discuss opportunities for investment …
Read More »United Bank for Africa supports FortPortal School
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On March 15, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda provided more than 500 literature books and other items to Fort Portal Senior Secondary School through UBA Foundation which is its Corporate Social Responsibility arm with an initiative ‘’Read Africa’’. This is one way the Bank …
Read More »Police Sacco goes under microscope over too many bank accounts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs will examine different bank accounts operated by Police Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO), Exodus. This arises from the observation that the Police Sacco which was founded in 2007 has been opening and operating new bank accounts each …
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