Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | RentBeta, is a digital financial solutions platform for managing rental properties and has been launched, tailored with extra service focused on making life easier for both landlords and tenants through online interactions. “Most landlords are on the lookout and some have adopted unreliable solutions to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TikTok is setting a 60-minute daily screen time limit for users who are aged under 18. If young people hit the new limit, they will have to enter a passcode to continue to use the service that day, BCC reported March 3. But they will …
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French Court dismissal of case against TotalEnergies shatters hope Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Feb.28, the Paris Civil Court dismissed a landmark case filed by six French and Ugandan NGOs against French oil major, TotalEnergies, for the oil project it is currently developing in Uganda. The environmental groups wanted …
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Inside the party’s new countrywide mobilisation drive Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) on Feb.23 launched Kunga Uganda; a proposed countrywide mobilisation drive. The event at their party headquarters in Kavule, Makerere not far from Kampala’s central business district attracted hordes of supporters, party MPs, …
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Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria, has been declared winner of the country’s keenly contested presidential election. The 70-year-old former governor of Lagos State and Nigeria’s political kingmaker will inherit a Nigeria that is …
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The company distributes power in nine service territories covering 74 districts countrywide Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | State-owned Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has reported a 9% increase in revenues to Shs80.1bn for the period ended June 2022 citing an increase in operational efficiency and increased customer connections. UEDCL Managing …
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It’s important to put in place safety valves for a more nuanced, hate free debate that seeks to inform rather than vilify COMMENT | Frank Mugisha | The media is an important aspect of our lives; especially in fully grown or nascent democracies. It’s an important channel of information through which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The headline Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped to 51.2 during February from 53.2 in January as business activity increased in the services and wholesale and retail categories, but decreased in agriculture, construction and industry. However, the Ugandan private sector remained in growth territory at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Jeremy Awori, Kenya’s seasoned banker, has officially joined Ecobank as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a few months after exiting Absa Bank Kenya. Awori was appointed Pan-African lender CEO in September of last year, succeeding Ade Ayeyemi, who retired. He joins from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prudential Uganda through the Prudential Actuarial Support Scheme (PASS) awarded the top five students of Actuarial Science at Makerere University 500 USD each. In addition, the students will each receive a fully funded scholarship to sit for their professional exams and the top three will …
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