It is often said that men apply for a job when they meet only 60% of the qualifications, but women apply only if they meet 100% of them COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | Only seven of the top 100 airlines in the world are led by female CEOs, according to a …
Read More »Growing internet access in Uganda requires affirmative action on smartphones
COMMENT | HENRY NJOROGE | President Yoweri Museveni recently recently commissioned the Regional ICT Infrastructure and E-Government Services in Gulu City and called for the adoption and use of ICT in public service delivery in transforming Uganda into a knowledge-based economy. The Uganda Vision 2040 identifies ICT among the key …
Read More »Anger on social media after Parliament stops ‘Nyege Nyege’ Festival
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has directed the cancellation of the planned ‘Nyege Nyege’ music festival scheduled to take place Itanda falls in Jinja. The three-day festival was scheduled to start on September 15th and run to September 18th, 2022. However, Among says that …
Read More »POLICE VIDEO: CID have finally got Sipapa, case of aggravated robbery filed
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team from crime intelligence directorate has arrested Ugandan socialite Charles Olim popularly known as Sipapa over a sh1.6 billion robbery from a South Sudanese national Jacob Arok. For the last five days, crime intelligence and criminal investigations directorate have been hunting for Sipapa …
Read More »Kezi Leo at it again with “Gwe Nalonda”
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Kezi Leo, the fast-rising Afropop and Rnb Artist is a Ugandan artist taking the scene by storm. On Friday, he dropped his new love song named “Gwe Nalonda” which was inspired by actual occurrences in his life Gwe Nalonda” is a Luganda phrase that …
Read More »Army, Police deny they have in custody a missing NUP supporter
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army and police have denied holding Teddy Nalubowa, a National Unity Platform Unit-NUP supporter, who was reportedly abducted from Nansana Municipality in Wakiso district last month. Nalubowa’s family claims that she left her rented room in Kyebando in Nansana Municipality at around 06:00 pm …
Read More »Behind lion massacres in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth Park
Concern as number of lions killed in the Queen Elizabeth National Park since 2018 rises to 17 SPECIAL FEATURE | On March 20, last year, six lions were found dead in the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park located about 400km southwest of Kampala. This brought the number of …
Read More »Makerere plans to gift all professors with ‘jobs for life’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere university staff at different levels are embroiled in debates on a proposal by the university council to review senior staff terms and enable professors to work until 80 years of age. Specifically, the policy is set to be changed so that professors and …
Read More »Dfcu, DTB deliver solid H1 profits, but uncertainty remains
BoU raised policy rate for a third straight time in a row signaling boost to interest rates | THE INDEPENDENT | Dfcu and DTB have recorded a surprise profit for the first six months of the year but the uncertainty remains ahead due to the prevailing tough economic times. Dfcu …
Read More »Schools allow late payment but increase feeding fees
ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The effects of the economic hardships which were aggravated by the Ukraine war, coming on the heels of the Covid-19 lockdown continue to manifest in Uganda. Many schools in the country have today registered a low turn-up of learners on the first day of opening. …
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