Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations have called for urgent action to avert a potential Mpox outbreak. The warning comes amid a severe crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the clade 1b variant of Mpox has infected over 19,000 people and claimed nearly 1,000 lives. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eva Magala, claimed the Uganda Golf Club Ladies Open by 3 strokes on Saturday at the par 72, Kitante course. Magala, returned scores of 75, 78, 75 for a 12 over par 228 gross. “It feels great winning this tournament I always wanted this one …
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Business leaders want economic reforms to boost the economy Planned government borrowing and increased taxes to fund the Shs29 trillion budget for financial year 2017/2018 have left investors and business leaders worried about the coming year, ahead of the budget announcement next week, an informal survey by The Independent has …
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Insurance regulator, experts share views at high profile meeting in Kampala How do you convince more Ugandans to buy insurance? That was the main issue discussed during a breakfast meeting for the country’s insurance firms held at Kampala Serena Hotel on Feb.23. The Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Regulatory …
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