Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Juliet Nansubuga graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing in 2024 after years of balancing work and studies as a diploma-qualified nurse. However, eight months later, she remains in the dark about her professional licensing and next steps. Nansubuga told URN that she promptly …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For Uganda, a country whose millions of citizens still practice open defecation, it must use students to go into communities and sensitize them against this vice, Dr. Moses Ntaro has recommended. Dr. Moses Ntaro, a lecturer at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, graduate from …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the Albertine Graben, where commercial oil production is poised to begin, drones are taking flight, not to deliver packages or capture aerial photos, but to fight climate change. These high-tech eyes in the sky are at the forefront of the country’s strategy to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans in remote and hard-to-reach areas could soon access mobile internet and voice services directly on their smartphones through a new space-based cellular broadband network, following a partnership between AXIAN Telecom and AST SpaceMobile. The agreement, announced on March 4 in Barcelona, will enable …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the world marks International Women’s Day, conversations around women’s leadership, visibility and economic participation are gaining renewed attention. But beyond policies and programmes, one powerful force continues to shape how society understands women’s contributions: storytelling. From media narratives to corporate communications, the stories …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The comprehensive nursing training programme has been fully phased out after the last cohort of students completed their final assessment in December 2025. Hellen Mukakalisa Kataratambi, the Executive Secretary of the Uganda Health Professions Assessment Board, confirmed the development while releasing the second series …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda on Wednesday urged petroleum marketing companies not to use the ongoing Middle East crisis as a pretext to raise pump prices. Ruth Nankabirwa, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, said in a video clip posted on the social media platform X that there is …
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Kampala, Uganda | TASS | The United States and the United Kingdom proposed deploying their military contingents to Uganda but were refused, Yoweri Museveni, president of the East African nation, said. “We are very confident. That is why, for instance, the Americans came here and the British, and they said …
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Schools to get Food and Scholastic Materials Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In honour of the holy season of Ramadhan, Absa Bank Uganda hosted over 200 members of the Muslim community for an Iftar dinner as part of its continued engagement with Muslim clients, partners, and community leaders. Beyond the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has opposed the bail application filed by former Special Investigations Unit commander SSP Nickson Agasiirwe Karuhanga, arguing that he is a flight risk, could interfere with witnesses and investigations, and has presented weak sureties who …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
