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Schools struggle with budget shortfalls after Govt cuts on Capitation Grant Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many schools will close early this first term because of a shortfall in their budgets that has left many schools grappling with rising costs and insufficient resources to maintain day-to-day operations. Schools across …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five years after the rollout of the competence-based lower secondary curriculum, the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) is set to review and streamline the curriculum, with a focus on reducing content load in several subjects. According to George Wilson Ssabavuma, a curriculum specialist at …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | MOGO Uganda, an asset financing company, has introduced a smartphone loan program in collaboration with Airtel Uganda, making Tecno, Infinix, and itel devices more accessible to a wider range of Ugandans. This move meets the rising need for cost-effective smartphone access, enabling people to …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Julius Businge | In a high-level convergence of business, diplomacy, and strategic vision, Uganda Airlines hosted the Uganda–UK Trade and Business Forum at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel on April 16. The event marks a defining moment in Uganda’s aviation and economic landscape as the national carrier prepares …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & UGU MEDIA | National Council of Sports (NCS) General Secretary Dr Bernard Patrick Ogwel has expressed confidence in the golf talent that abounds in the country. He revealed this as he flagged off the national junior golf team that will travel to the …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan government has extended the application of the Transfer of Convicted Offenders Act to the United Kingdom, a move seen as a major step in strengthening international cooperation on justice matters. This development, facilitated through a statutory instrument signed by the Minister of …

Financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024 show revenue climbs 15% to sh546 billion Highlights of Absa Bank Uganda 2024 Performance  Profit After Tax: Increased by 22%, to UGX 178 billion.  Revenue: A growth of 15.1%, driven by growth in customers, transactional activity, and credit support.  Customer Loans: …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is losing 122,000 hectares of forest cover annually, according to the Ministry of Water and Environment. Statistics obtained from the ministry indicate that in 1990, Uganda had 24 percent of forest cover, but due to the escalating illegal activities including deforestation and population …

Study models how going electric could save lives Kampala, Uganda | GABRIEL OKELLO | In Uganda, motorcycles known as boda bodas are a key part of the transport system. The country has over 1.5 million boda bodas on the road, amounting to roughly 70% of all vehicles. Boda bodas are crucial in …

Inside Uganda’s struggle to make insurance work for the ordinary citizen Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | By the time Agnes Nakato’s (not her real name) husband died in a road accident, she had no idea that his employer’s life insurance policy could have supported their three school-going children. “No one …