Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several African countries are on the way to being declared middle-income economies, with the declaration of some coming sooner than Uganda’s, amidst major disruptions in global trade. These disruptions include the reorganization of trade routes and partnerships due to the geopolitical situations in Eastern Europe, …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alexander Matsiko beat a huge field 144 golfers in the inaugural Katogo Invitational Golf tournament held at the Lakeside Entebbe Club on Saturday. Matsiko returned a score of 65 nett to claim the overall prize plus win his category in Group A in this …
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💠 Professional Open winner 1⃣ Robson Chinhoi 🇿🇼 🏆 💠 Amateur Open winner 1⃣ Andrew Ssekibejja 🇺🇬 🏆 💠 Ladies Open winner 1⃣ Martha Babirye 🇺🇬 🏆 💠 Seniors Open winner 1⃣ John Muchiri 🇰🇪 🏆 ▶ Click FOR FINAL RESULTS 🏌️♂️ Kigo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & PHILLIP CORRY | Zimbabwean golfer Robson Chinhoi might have given organisers a safety …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police through its department of private security organisations (PSOs) and private firearms has ordered private security companies to remit National Social Security Fund -NSSF contributions for their guards or close business. Presenting proof of NSSF remissions for all their guards will be the …
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THIS WEEK: Muntu puts party campaigns on hold Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party Gen. Mugisha Muntu announced on Sept.25 that he is putting his campaigns to seek another term as party president on hold to join his colleagues in …
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National news reporting – Print Winner Mr Haggai Matsiko, The IndependentInside the Shs 1 trillion bailout Runner-up Mr Sulaiman Kakaire, The ObserverFour universities producing fake nurses Honourable mention Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, Daily MonitorGovernment officials fight over new cancer machine deal The Independent’s Haggai Matsiko has taken the National News Reporting …
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Haggai Matsiko leads a team of five The Independent writers shortlisted for the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2017. The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) on Thursday announced a shortlist of 80 journalists whose 95 stories/entries have been evaluated for final accolades by a panel of 16 judges. Investigative journalist Matsiko was nominated as a finalist for …
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