Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will make more money from its mineral wealth if it moves beyond digging and exporting raw minerals to processing and manufacturing, Ecobank Uganda Managing Director Grace Muliisa has said. Speaking at an Ecobank CEO Breakfast during the 15th Annual Mineral Wealth Conference at …
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Busia, Uganda | URN | The management of Wagagai gold mining company has re-commissioned the government aided Alupe Primary school that was closed due to its mining activities in Busia district. Alupe Primary School started in 1997 as a community school under the Anglican Church Foundation, in Alupe village in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Ugandans on Sunday took part in the second edition of the Independence Marathon at Metroplex Shopping Mall in Naalya, using the event to raise support for maternal healthcare under the theme “Save a Mother.” The marathon featured 42-kilometre, 21-kilometre, 10-kilometre and 5-kilometre …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has commissioned on-site bulk fuel storage and dispensing facilities at Kiira Motors Corporation in Jinja and West International Holding (WIH) Cement in Moroto, in a move aimed at reducing fuel-supply interruptions for two major industrial operations. The installations, which include high-capacity …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | When Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has discharged its second patient to have undergone a successful bone marrow transplant to treat multiple myeloma – a type of blood cancer. Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi said it was an example of the government’s recent efforts not …
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Gulu, Uganda | URN | Stakeholders in Northern Uganda are calling for greater investment in agro-cultural tourism as a way of expanding domestic tourism, creating income opportunities and stimulating economic activity in the region. David Pulkol, Principal Adviser to the Operation Wealth Creation Chief Coordinator, Gen. (Rtd) Salim Saleh, said …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has criticised the Minister for Local Government, Balaam Barugahara, over the way he arrests and publicly questions headteachers and education officials during his inspections of government schools. UNATU General Secretary Filbert Baguma said that while the union supports …
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BRUSSELS | Xinhua | Group of Seven (G7) leaders agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves in an action coordinated through the International Energy Agency (IEA), as surging fuel prices, disrupted refined-product supplies and threatened U.S. export restrictions added pressure on global …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Public health specialists have called for new strategies to identify Ugandans who are living with HIV but remain unaware of their status, warning that traditional facility-based testing alone may not be enough as the population continues to grow. The call follows the release of preliminary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50 high-potential Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from Kampala Metropolitan, Busoga and West Nile have completed intensive business growth bootcamps aimed at strengthening Uganda’s green and circular economy. The three-day bootcamps were conducted under the WeWork – Green and Decent Jobs for …
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