Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda launched POPI comedy series at the National Theatre in Kampala. POPI is a fictional comedy series set in Lampaka town in Zuganda, that depicts the lives and challenges of five major characters who are members of the Lampaka Police Force and how they …
Read More »RwandAir to launch nonstop flights to Paris
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | RwandAir has announced plans to launch nonstop flights to Paris for the first time. The thrice weekly service between Kigali and Paris CDG will launch on June 27, departing the Rwandan capital at 0030 on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, arriving into Paris at 0930. The …
Read More »Japan to launch new visa system next week to woo foreign talents
Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | Japan will launch a new and simplified system for granting highly skilled professional visas to foreign workers on April 21, the Immigration Services Agency said on Friday. Aimed at attracting more overseas talents to the country, the new system will give preferential treatment to foreign applicants who meet certain …
Read More »UIA launches Insurance agents awards 2023 edition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Insurers Association (UIA), the umbrella organization for all insurance companies in Uganda, has unveiled the Annual Insurance Agents Awards. The awards to be held under the theme Celebrating the role of an agent in the insurance cycle, will take place at Hotel Africana on …
Read More »UDB launches shs50bn climate finance facility
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank (UDB) on March 04, launched an shs50 billion climate finance facility, a fund that will make available finance to promote a green economy. The shs50 billion committed by UDB towards capitalization of the facility will go towards the financing of investments in …
Read More »Insurers launch inaugural insurance walk
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For most people, knowing that they have medical insurance cover means they can receive treatment whenever they fall sick. This in turn has greatly affected their efforts to live a better life by eating healthy and exercising regularly. This, according to stakeholders in the insurance …
Read More »Stanbic officially launches season 8 of schools business challenge
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On March 30, Stanbic Bank has officially unveiled the 8th edition of the National Schools Championship programme to further support Uganda’s economic resilience. The programme, which has been running for the last eight years has impacted 420,000 students across the country and expanded opportunities by …
Read More »FIFA 2027 Women’s World Cup bidding process launched
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Football’s global governing body FIFA on Thursday launched the 2027 Women’s World Cup bidding process, which will be appointed, for the first time, by the FIFA Congress. The previous Women’s World Cup hosts were decided by the Council, but this time the Congress will vote for the …
Read More »Banks, Security Agencies launch joint effort to tackle financial fraud
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s banking industry, security agencies and the judiciary have teamed up to find solutions to the rising financial fraud that has increasingly hit the country in recent times. The crime has been abated by the digital revolution with fraudsters taking advantage of new technologies to …
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 …
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