Namutumba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Labour rights organisations have challenged the government to produce evidence that a functional Minimum Wage Policy discourages foreign investment flows into a country. This has been the main reason for the government’s refusal to review the law that sets a minimum wage, almost 40 …
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Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers play a crucial role in the disease control chain and need to be fully empowered and supported to get more knowledge, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Frank Tumbwebaze has said. In his World Veterinary Day 2023 message, MAAIF minister Tumwebaze recognised the …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Red Cross Society-URCS has set up an evacuation site in areas prone to disasters in Kasese district. This follows the Uganda National Meteorological Authority’s-UNMA forecast of heavy rains in Kasese next month. The URCS working with other partners have established a mobile shelter …
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Airtel Africa Group CEO Segun Ogunsanya in Uganda, pledges accelerated access to digital learning Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Africa and UNICEF have reaffirmed their shared commitment to accelerate access to quality education by millions of children in Uganda and the rest of Africa, through digital learning. …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people have been arrested in Fort Portal for allegedly trafficking 19 children aged between 7-13 years. Vincent Twesige, the Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson, says that Fort Portal Police intercepted a taxi that was ferrying the children from Hima Town Council in Kasese …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has not recorded any deaths of its citizens following the ongoing conflict in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), which started 10 days ago. According to the Ugandan ambassador to Sudan, Rashid Yahay Ssemuddu, the embassy …
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The interest payout to customers is calculated based on each customer’s daily average mobile money balance for three months Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd has paid Shs20.7bn to the customers for the past three quarters since the company started paying interest on customers’ mobile money …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga East police have rescued nine UMEME employees who were deployed to disconnect illegal power lines in Iwumba village in Buwaya Sub County in Mayuge district. The UMEME team descended on the area on Wednesday to crack down on illegal power connections where residents …
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The Kids first achieved global recognition in 2017 with their dance video to the Afro house song Marimba Rija by Angolan musician Dotorado Pro Kampala, Uganda | Francesca Negro | A group of young dancers from Uganda, Triplets Ghetto Kids, went viral across the world when they earned the “golden buzzer” mid-performance on the TV show Britain’s …
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The quintessential public servant and free market intellectual Uganda will miss THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Tragedies rarely come in a trickle but in a flood. And so it was that on Wednesday last week, I heard of the death of my former lecturer and friend, John Ntambirweki. Then on …
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