Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga East police have recovered 666 bags of cement that were stolen from a driver at Musita trading center in Mayuge district. The cement was recovered from a warehouse in Idudi B ward in Idudi town council in Bugweri district. The warehouse owner fled …
Read More »Investors flee Karamoja as mining sites targeted
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local governments in Karamoja districts are losing revenue accruing from the transportation of mineral transportation as miners withdraw from the fields citing the insecurity in the region. Karamoja region has experienced unrest for the past few months following the escalation of ambushes and raids …
Read More »Arua farmers get 74,000 fish fingerlings boost
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fish farmers in Arua district have received 74,255 fingerlings through the Operation Wealth Creation-OWC program and the National Agricultural Advisory Services-NAADs, to boost production. These include 43,000 tilapia fingerlings and 31,255 fingerlings for the African cat fish. The fingerlings were distributed to over 20 fish farmers …
Read More »Standard Bank EACOP pipeline finance plan still on table despite protests
Cape Town, South Africa | MELISSA BRITZ – ALL AFRICA.COM | Climate activists have demanded answers from Standard Bank for its involvement and continued support for oil and gas projects on the African continent, even as the worst effects of the climate crisis are being seen and felt. Activist shareholders …
Read More »EAC private sector calls for better financial services to boost trade
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The private sector has blamed the banking industry in the East African Community for doing little to promote trade and investment, which has kept the region’s development slow. The investors say banks have not helped them access the financing needed to boost trade to catch …
Read More »Direct tax on coffee dealers stirs controversy among processors
Bukomansimbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government’s decision to directly charge coffee factories has upset coffee processors in Bukomansimbi district, who say it is likely going to force them out of business. In the 2018/19 budget framework, the government introduced a one percent direct tax on coffee buyers and …
Read More »Traders in Namugongo count losses at end of Martyrs’ Day
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders at the Namugongo Catholic Shrine say they are counting losses after the Martyrs Day celebrations. According to the traders, they hoped that when the celebrations end, they would have made profits, but this wasn’t the case. The low business mood is reflected by …
Read More »Entebbe expressway: Shs13 billion accrued in four and a half months
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has collected a total of shillings 13 billion from tolling the Kampala-Entebbe expressway in the last four and a half months, the contractor Egis has revealed. Joy Nabasa, the public relations manager of Egis, which maintains the road and collects the …
Read More »PureBorn names Ugandan brand ambassadors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PureBorn has strengthened its presence in Uganda by naming a team of brand ambassadors. The brand ambassadors that include philanthropist, model and socialite Judith Allen Heard, are mothers of mostly nappy wearing babies who will create content tailor made to engage and learn more about PureBorn. …
Read More »Kansai paint ltd to sell its Africa business to AkzoNobel
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. (“Kansai Paint”) has entered into an agreement to sell its Africa business to Akzo Nobel N.V. (“AkzoNobel”), a global paints and coatings company, it said on June 2 in a statement. The sale is subject to the regulatory approvals of the …
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