Besigye, Muntu, Mao teams react Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s newest party, the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) likes to be known as the quiet, peace-loving party. It is an image the mirrors the personality of its two most prominent leaders; its founder, Maj. Gen.(Rtd) Mugisha Muntu and …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | All practicing architects in Uganda will have to fulfill the demands of the newly formulated and accented to by-laws if they are to have their licenses renewed. Speaking to about 100 architects gathering at a hotel in Kampala on July 18, Robert Kigundu, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has awarded a contract to build an integrated system for civil servants to a consortium of three companies. Sybyl Limited (Uganda), hSenid Business Solutions PVT Ltd from India and Sybyl Kenya Limited will design, supply and help government implement the Integrated Government Human …
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FT: 🇺🇬 40 🇿🇦 67 Liverpool, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Their 67-40 win ensures that the Proteas and England join Australia and New Zealand in the last four. Uganda fall out after a brave showing, and will seek to improve on their 8th placing at the last World Cup when they take on …
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dfcu, one of Uganda’s largest banks by assets has been running a Women in Business initiative/programme since 2007. The Independent’s Julius Businge spoke to Victoria Byenkya, the Manager for the programme on how it is empowering women to succeed in business. Briefly share the overview of the initiative? The …
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Chinese firm, Tian Tang Group, has opened the Sino-Mbale Industrial Park in eastern town of Mbale, an investment its executives say will create at least 2,000 jobs to the local population. Mbale, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The firm’s executives say three investors have already set up in the park …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers of Pastor Joseph Kabuleta have filed an application for his production in the High Court. Kabuleta’s lawyers including Aggrey Mpora and Daniel Walyemela ran to the Civil Division of the High Court on Tuesday evening seeking orders compelling the Commandant of the Special Investigations …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | After five years at the helm of Barclays Bank Uganda as Managing Director, Rakesh Jha has left, according to a media release dated July 15. Insiders say he has left because of personal reasons. During his tenure, the bank was seen to be …
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Thousands of recently discovered photographs document his reign ANALYSIS | Derek R. Peterson & Richard Vokes | In 2015, researchers working in the storeroom at the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation forced open the lock on an unremarkable filing cabinet. Inside were thousands of small wax envelopes, neatly arranged in rows, each …
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Pld Won Pts England 🏴 3 3 6 South Africa 🇿🇦 2 2 4 Uganda 🇺🇬 3 2 4 Jamaica 🇯🇲 3 1 2 Scotland 🏴 …
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