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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has launched its 2025 Sustainability Report, themed “A Sustainable Future in Every Drop”. “At Uganda Breweries, every drop of beer carries a story — from the grain grown by our farmers to the glass raised in celebration. Sustainability is …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Foreign ministers from member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Wednesday opened a two-day meeting in Uganda’s capital Kampala, renewing calls for multilateralism amid rising geopolitical tensions. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who chaired the meeting themed “Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence,” said no …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has recorded a sharp fall in both AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections. Speaking during a sitting of the Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, Tom Etti, the Director for Partnership at UAC …

UCAA: Emirates has significantly contributed to the growth of passenger and cargo traffic at Entebbe International Airport with a strong market share Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emirates marked 25 years of service to Uganda on Thursday by showcasing its refurbished Boeing 777 aircraft, a key part of the airline’s …

President  Museveni officially opens the XIX Nam midterm ministerial review meeting at Munyonyo, reaffirming global south solidarity and collective action  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The XIX Midterm Ministerial Review Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Wednesday paid tribute to Raila Amolo Odinga, the former …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 600 students from the College of Business and Management Sciences at Makerere University will, starting Thursday, showcase 300 different innovations with a spotlight on the coffee sector. The innovations have the potential to be scaled into companies and business enterprises, event organisers have said. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), in partnership with the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, has appointed Irene Nakasiita, President of the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU), as a Member of the Continental Advisory Committee (CAC) for the forthcoming World …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation (UABF) has selected 16 boxers who will represent the country at the Africa Zone 3 Boxing Championship. Kenya will host the Zonal Championship from October 15 to 25th in the capital Nairobi. “We have selected a strong team who are …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |   Thousands of schoolchildren across Uganda are set to benefit from a new clean water initiative following the launch of the ‘Safe2Sip’ campaign, a partnership between Vivo Energy Uganda, the company that markets and distributes Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, and Spouts of Water, the manufacturers of Purifaaya ceramic water filters. The …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s star runner Jacob Kiplimo has said to quit the track and field races. Fresh from winning the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Kiplimo told Xinhua in an interview Tuesday that he ran the track and field races for a long time, and it …