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UACE RESULTS: 73% qualify for university admission

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the results for the 2023 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examination with 80,643 students meeting the criteria for admission into university degree programs. University admissions to degree courses in Uganda have, up to date, have …

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Private security guard held for shooting dead civilian in Rukungiri

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A private security guard attached to Millennium security company Rukungiri branch is under Police detention for allegedly shooting dead a 22-year old man. Nicholas Ainembabazi is said to have shot Kenneth Masanyu, a resident of Kyobugombe village, Kamahuri parish, Rugarama North sub county, Ntungamo district …

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Luwero, North Ankole diocese get new bishops

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House of Bishops has elected Bishops for North Ankole and Luwero Dioceses . The House of Bishops sitting at Lweza Training and Conference Center on Wednesday evening elected Rev. Canon Alfred Muhoozi as the third Bishop of North Ankole Diocese, and Rev. Canon Wilson …

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Museveni to EU: Keep politics out of business

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has appealed to western countries to help improve the quality of production so as to meet the required standards of the export markets and also separate business from politics. This comes as the EU Commission is due to start enforcing climate …

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LIVE: Release of UACE results

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  UNEB will today release the Advanced Certificate of Examinations-UACE results. Students need to obtain two principal passes, needed to join the university. A total of 110,553 candidates registered for the 2023 UACE examination from 2,102 centres compared to 97,890 candidates from 1,969 centres in …

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MTN revenue, customer growth recover

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda reports a 16.1 percent growth in revenues to 2.63 trillion shillings for the year 2023. Most of the revenues, (1.12 trillion) still came from voice services which grew by 11.6 percent, while the fastest growing segment was revenue from the use of data. …

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Africa Chief Justices to advocate alternative Justice resolution

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Africa Chief Justices’ Summit on Alternative Dispute Resolution -ADR closed on Wednesday in Kampala with a resolution to advocate for its funding to aid its promotion. The summit that brought together all the Judiciaries in Africa and 15 Chief Justices from various countries attending …

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Museveni: PDM money is not against Islam

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the money that the government gives people through the Parish Development Model-PDM is not ribah; a term that refers to the prohibition of interest on borrowed money for Muslims. In a letter written to Hafwa Nalumansi Ssettala, the chairperson …

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NSSF annual contributions rise to sh1.72 trillion

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The amount of money that Ugandans contribute to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has risen from 1.27 trillion shillings in 2020 to 1.72 trillion in 2023. This contribution comes from up to 2.2 million members. Information obtained from NSSF indicates that this growth in savings …

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