Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. THE LAST WORD To whom it may concern: A frank memo to those demanding that we purchase credibility at the price of mutilating of our beliefs COMMENT The environment and Uganda’s oil activities: It is …
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Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commander of the UPDF land forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has rescued the cash-strapped Uganda national basketball team The Silverbacks that nearly got stranded in Kigali. The basketball federation announced today that Gen Muhoozi had personally given them Sh188million they needed to settle hotel bills. …
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📌 WORLD CUP 22 QUALIFYING RESULT Kenya 🇰🇪 0 Uganda 🇺🇬 0 ✳ Group E Mali 3pts Uganda 1pt Kenya 1pt Rwanda 0pts Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes started their FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign with an away draw to hosts Harambee Stars of Kenya. The East African …
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✳️ TODAY 7pm Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Cape Verde 🇨🇻 The Uganda National Basketball team, the Silverbacks will put aside their money woes when they take on Cape Verde in a quarter-final game of the ongoing FIBA Afrobasket games in Kigali, Rwanda. Tthe Silverbacks last played Cape Verde in November last …
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✳ 4pm – Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Kenya 🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes face an uphill task when they face hosts Harambee Stars of Kenya in a Group E match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier this afternoon. After registering a 1-0 win against Ethiopian Premier League Champions Fasil Kenena …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The majority of ambushes on Ugandan truckers in South Sudan have occurred on vehicles that do not respect arrangements on the movement of convoys. Government records show that 14 Ugandans were killed in South Sudan between May and August 2021. They include; Ali Mark Sony, …
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Sam Mwogeza is the head, Consumer and High Net Customers at Stanbic Bank Uganda. He spoke to The Independent about the lender’s plan to finance the country’s economic comeback from the pandemic. You have had a successful first half of the year, judging by your Shs 154.9bn net profit. Does …
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Innovation needs to speed up FEATURE | EDUCATION | Long before the second wave of the pandemic, questions about the future of education dominated public discourse in Uganda. Shamim Nirere of Izere Education not only had the question lingering on her mind, she found some answers too. “The future of …
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The utility company saw its net profit more than double to Shs48.2bn Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Lack of clarity on renewal of Umeme’s operating licence in 2025 is limiting its ability to raise more capital and make capital investments in the electricity distribution network. The utility company, which …
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Future performance will depend on economic recovery speed Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Profits at dfcu bank has increased by 33% in the first half of the year as it benefited from the rebound in the economy and surge in activities. Listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange, the lender …
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