Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As the government intensifies implementation of its ATMS agenda – Agriculture, Tourism, Minerals and Science & Technology – with a strong emphasis on commercialising agriculture, Pearl Bank is increasingly emerging as one of the financial institutions helping translate that vision into reality. Agriculture …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court in Kampala has awarded 100 million shillings as compensation for general damages to a law student after finding that Uganda Christian University (UCU) acted irrationally and unfairly in handling the transfer of her academic credits from King’s College London in the United Kingdom. …
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Fresh off a top five finish in the CFA Societies Canada Ethics Challenge, Suubi Nsubuga is turning a passion for responsible investment into a career in wealth management. Ontario, Canada | Suubi Nsubuga, 22, left Uganda four years ago to study mathematical economics at Trent University and has become …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health revealed Friday that demand for Lenacapavir, an HIV prevention injection launched in April, currently surpasses available doses, with more men demanding the twice-yearly drug. Speaking at a meeting attended by HIV advocates, researchers and policymakers, Dr Herbert Kadama who coordinates …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Civil society organizations have raised concerns that Uganda is deriving limited benefits from its booming gold exports, despite the mineral overtaking coffee as the country’s leading export earner. Magara Siragi Luyima, the Energy and Extractive Industries Coordinator at Oxfam, said gold exports reached approximately USD …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has rejected a proposal by the government to provide all intern doctors with lunch. The government’s proposal aims to address concerns following the removal of the one million shillings allowance for medical interns. Dr Frank Asiimwe, UMA President, told URN …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The society hopes the mediation will pave the way for its delayed AGM and elections while fostering greater cooperation within the justice sector. A mediation process led by former Chief Justice Bert Katureebe is offering fresh hope for resolving the long-running dispute between the Judiciary …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The hospitality industry is counting losses due restrictions impossed following the outbeak of the Bundibugyo Ebola strain in the DRC. The players in the sector blame the losses on misinformation and the ill-advised travel advisories. For Uganda, for example, most of the tourists come from …
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ECOTRUST Leads First Learning Series; shares practical solutions to biodiversity loss and climate change. Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA) has launched the ACBA Biodiversity Academy (ABA), a new learning platform that will bring together biodiversity practitioners, community leaders, researchers and conservation …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Henry Musasizi delivered his first budget speech as Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development on Thursday. The 84.4 trillion shilling 2026/2027 budget is aimed at implementing the government’s Tenfold Growth Strategy, aimed at growing to 500 billion dollars by 2040 from 53 billion in …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
