New German commitment will particularly focus on improving climate adaptation and resilience Berlin, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Germany have successfully concluded government negotiations on the framework for development cooperation for the next two years. Germany has committed EUR 68.8 million in grants. The new commitment will particularly …
Read More »Ugandans dominate Pro Golf Open Day 2, rain set to change fortunes
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Read More »Muhoozi: I can only repay my mother by being Uganda’s president
“And I shall do it,” he said. Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR KENYA | Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba now says that the only way he can repay his mother is by becoming President of Uganda. This is part of his continued Twitter ‘outbursts’ on taking over after …
Read More »Stanbic, Autochek inks deal to provide vehicle financing for businesses
This comes at a time car prices have surged by between 10 and 15 percent citing a drop in supply from source countries Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local businesses seeking to boost their field operations can now benefit from affordable vehicle financing options courtesy of a new partnership …
Read More »Kenya’s Madoya back to defend Uganda Pro title, sh21m at stake
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Read More »Digital payment providers partners with banks to fight fraud
Fraudsters have resorted to using simcards of dead people or old people in rural areas ignorant about transactions | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Payment Systems Services Association has partnered with Uganda Bankers Association to fight fraud that had become a threat to the financial sector and the growth in …
Read More »COVID-19: 5000 jobs lost in Uganda’s off-grid power sector
Off-grid electricity sector can contribute to achieving most of the country’s development targets faster Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Over 5,000 jobs in Uganda’s decentralized renewable energy (off-grid power) sector have been lost over the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to a new study published …
Read More »Uganda, South Sudan commit to ending fuel smuggling
Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan and South Sudanese authorities have committed to end the cross-border smuggling of fuel. The leaders made the pledge on Friday during a joint cross-border security meeting between the central Equatorial State and the West Nile districts of Moyo, Koboko, and Yumbe held in Yumbe …
Read More »Uganda’s young men are dying
YOUNG MEN DYING: The puzzle of why numbers decline when they turn 20 Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s demographic projections are interesting; particularly on population distribution by gender between ages 15-24 years. Demographers The Independent has talked to say it is a well-known fact that women in Uganda …
Read More »NSSF and Mastercard invest $10m in Ugandan ‘Silicon Valley’
MasterCard Foundation, NSSF 2028 Target: To create 500 startups and up to 132,000 jobs ✳ Support 500 startups ✳ 100 startups to scale ✳ Create132,000 jobs ✳ 132,000 new NSSF members ✳ Use $10million ($5m Mastercard Foundation + $5m NSSF) ▶ In the past 14 months ✳ 8,039 entrepreneurs …
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