Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide or 1 in 4 people will be living with some degree of hearing loss in the next 30 years, warns the World Health Organization -WHO’s first World Report on Hearing, released on Tuesday. At least 700 million of these people …
Read More »Schools in Lira register poor turn up of learners
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools in Lango sub-region have registered poor turn up of learners as schools reopened for semi candidate classes. Last month President Museveni allowed schools and tertiary institutions to reopen for primary six learners, senior three and senior five students on the 1st of March 2020, after …
Read More »URA cleared more trucks through Busia last year
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 100,000 more trucks with goods crossed into Uganda through the Busia One-Stop Border post last year compared to the previous year, Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has revealed. According to URA, over 416,160 trucks crossed into Uganda through Busia in 2020 compared to 315,360 trucks in …
Read More »Stanbic Schools Championship launched, aims to ’empower the job creators of tomorrow’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank Uganda has officially launched the 6th annual National Schools Championship (NSC) to be held under the theme “Empowering the job creators of tomorrow with the main focus on agriculture, business innovation and IT Skilling”. The National Schools Championship is Stanbic’s flagship education …
Read More »Soft penalties frustrate operations against illegal fishing in Kasese -Sector commander
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soft penalties and political hindrance have been blamed for frustrating operations against illegal fishing on Kasese landing sites.This continues even after the establishment of a fisheries body to regulate the activities. Lt. Musa Mugogo the head of fisheries unit Kasese sector commander says the existing …
Read More »Police in strict enforcement of night curfew in Amuru to combat criminal gangs
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is strict enforcement of the nighttime curfew in Amuru district to get rid of criminal gangs from major trading centers. For a week now, police officers backed by the military start enforcing the curfew as early as 7:00 pm and stop at 06:00 am. …
Read More »Islanders blame illegal fishing operations, long lockdown for low P6 turnup
Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The reopening of schools for semi candidates on Monday was a big disappointment in the Kalangala archipelago, with some schools registering a mere 10 % of the expected learners turning up. In some Kalangala primary schools URN visited on Monday, the turn up of semi …
Read More »Kitgum district veterinary laboratory lies idle
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District multi-million veterinary laboratory is lying idle due to a lack of a qualified specialist to operate it. The laboratory was constructed by OXFAM and handed to the district local government in 2008 to enhance animal health and improve livestock production. It is equipped …
Read More »Kyagulanyi petitions court over vehicle recall by URA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has petitioned the High Court in Kampala challenging the decision by the Uganda Revenue Authority to recall his vehicle for a verification process. Through his lawyers; Wameli and Company Advocates, Kyagulanyi says that he has been targeted …
Read More »MultiChoice Uganda offers more for less in new GOtv promo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | • Non-Subscribers to Access the GOtv Decoder at 43% Discount MultiChoice Uganda, the home of great Pay TV entertainment, has today launched an exciting GOtv decoder offer with a 43% reduction, effective 1st March 2021. The announcement was made during a press briefing held …
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