Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region on Thursday retrieved a rusted AK-4 rifle and suspected explosives at Madhvani steel factory. Police personnel attached to the counter-terrorism unit were seen inspecting the area with the aid of sniffer dogs. The Madhvani Steel location was initially that of …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Atiak Sugar Factory in Amuru District is seeking additional government financing to install water pipelines from the River Nile to support irrigation for sustainable sugarcane cultivation and sugar production. This request comes after the government’s injection of 108 billion shillings in a supplementary budget …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district authorities want the boundary of land hosting Attiak Sugar Factory to be opened in order to address community grievances. They argue that the numerous fire incidents at the factory and sugar plantation could be linked to the allegations of encroachment on the community …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In 2017, the factory was sinking into debt and on the verge of closure. The factory had a debt of 6.4 billion shillings owed by several service providers including financial institutions. According to the factory’s annual report for 2021, the company made a loss …
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Thousands of students are pumped out of universities with degrees so that bureaucrats can tick off their performance targets Kampala, Uganda | SEAN MFUNDZA MULLER | If you believe the glossy adverts, puff pieces and award ceremonies, you might think that many South African universities are becoming increasingly impressive by …
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Good universities receive brains wired in specific ways and facilitate their transformation to output different wiring networks demanded by industry/society Kampala, Uganda | KANT ATEENYI KANYARUSOKE | I write in response to Dr. Seán Mfundza Muller’s comments on the situation at many South African Universities in regard to financial incentives …
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THIS WEEK: MPs visit sugar factory after Lugazi leaders’ petition Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of parliament attached to the Natural Resources Committee have visited Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited (SCOUL) factory in Lugazi Municipality following a petition by local leaders that the area is suffering from foul …
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By Haggai Matsiko International body wants consumers to petition Coke, Pepsi A new report by Oxfam International has lifted the lid on how the ever spiralling demand for sugar and the overwhelming rush for land to grow it, is fuelling land grabbing. Oxfam’s new report, Sugar Rush: Land rights and …
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