✳ FIBA Afro Basketball 🇺🇬Uganda 80 🇨🇲Cameroon 66 Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Basketball team, the Silverbacks have defeated Cameroon 80-66 in the FIBA Afro Basketball finals at Kigali Arena in Rwanda. The silverbacks looked more organized Friday both defensively and offensively compared to their opener against …
Read More »Lt Gen Lokech 1966-2021
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has posthumously promoted the late former Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj Gen Paul Lokech to the rank of Lieutenant-General. The promotion was announced in the President’s speech read to mourners by the Internal Affairs Minister Gen Kahinda Otafire at Paipir Primary …
Read More »Zambia milk demand opens way for Uganda’s exports to Southern Africa – DDA
Coca Cola Zambia has been allowed to import powdered milk to a tune of 700 metric tons per year Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Questions about the standards and sustainability of Uganda’s dairy industry are re-emerging as Zambia presents a new export opportunity for Ugandan dairy products. Coca Cola …
Read More »Uganda, South Sudan in talks over rampant fatal road ambushes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and South Sudan are in talks over a growing number of deadly ambushes on South Sudanese territory targeting transit trucks. Okello Oryem, Uganda’s minister of state in charge of international affairs, is in South Sudan’s capital Juba, to discuss stopping the ambushes with his …
Read More »UN refugee agency commends Uganda for hosting Afghan nationals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday commended Uganda for allowing to host fleeing Afghan nationals. The UN refugee agency said in a tweet that Uganda chose to open its doors to Afghan nationals in their hour of need. “Uganda has a long-standing …
Read More »Uganda Airlines to fly the A330neo to Nairobi this week
Kampala, Uganda | AIRSPACE AFRICA | Following the successful addition of its pair of A330-800s to its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC), Uganda Airlines is now embarking on marketing its new product across its network, according to a report by aviation website Airspace Africa. This week on the 27 and 29th of August, travelers …
Read More »dfcu Bank cuts dividend payout to Shs 13bn
Long serving board chairperson Elly Karuhanga retires in September Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | dfcu Bank has cut dividend payout to its shareholders by 65.5% to Shs17.83 per share, equivalent to Shs 13bn for the year ended Dec.2020 to preserve more capital for any uncertainties that would occur owed …
Read More »NBL economic forum exposes opportunities, tax risks
Minister Kasaija promises more government support to boost private sector growth Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Nile Breweries Limited, a subsidiary of the Belgium based ABInBev, on Aug. 18 held a virtual Economic Forum to highlight the company’s contribution to Uganda’s economy, bringing to light the effect of the …
Read More »First batch of Afghan evacuees arrive in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first batch of 51 Afghan evacuees arrived in the country this morning aboard a chartered flight, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry. “The evacuees who included women, men and children underwent the necessary security screening as well as the mandatory COVID-19 testing and the …
Read More »Investors in extractive sector don’t need incentives- tax expert
But government technocrats disagree saying there are objectives in doing so Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Investments in the extractive sector has become the next big thing in the East African region but there are concerns that the governments could extend huge tax incentives like they have done in …
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