Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application for bail filed by businessman Francis Onebe who is charged with the murder of his wife Immaculate Asio Onebe. The application has been dismissed by Justice Paul Gadenya Wolimbwa on grounds that Onebe failed to prove …
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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Wall Street had a rosy year in 2021 with all the three major indexes scoring double-digit returns, but many analysts have warned of a bumpy path for equities in the year ahead amid multiple challenges. The S&P 500 jumped 26.9 percent in 2021, marking the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 51.5 in December last year, down from 54.1 in November, Stanbic Bank reported on Wednesday. The new reading in the monthly report issued by Stanbic Bank, Uganda’s largest bank, attributed the decline to price pressures and a drop …
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Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | China’s Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines protect against “severe hospitalization” caused by the Omicron variant, the United Arab Emirates-based news outlet The National reported Tuesday, quoting a World Health Organization (WHO) expert as saying. Abdi Mahamud, the WHO’s incident manager for the pandemic, said that “more …
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Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | An outbreak of fall armyworms has broken out in Zambia and threatened the country’s agricultural produce, a government official said on Wednesday. Reuben Phiri, the Minister of Agriculture, said the fall armyworms have so far been reported in Mkushi district in the central part of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University staff have embraced the ongoing headcount exercise following a decision by the institution’s Appointments Board. The decision according to Dr. Davis Malowa Ndanyi, the Director Human Resource in a circular follows a new salary payment method that should have taken effect last year. …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Gulu city have arrested 48 street hawkers suspected to be criminals operating in the city. The suspects were picked from various locations within Gulu city center by the police and the army during a two-day swoop that commenced on Tuesday night. David …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers in different schools are struggling to decide the content to prepare for learners in different classes with just a few days left to the resumption of teaching and learning activities across the country. Teachers are expected to prepare schemes of work before every beginning …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several traders within Amber Court Market located in the Southern division of Jinja are counting losses after their kiosks were destroyed by fire on Wednesday. Reports indicate that 45 kiosks were razed in the early morning fire. Despite efforts to contain its’ spread by both …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commercial banks, Microfinance institutions and smaller money lenders are swarming schools and other educational institutions in search of new customers for loans to clear tuition and procure educational materials, among others, as the education sector reopens. The competition for new customers by the lenders coincides …
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