Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The government has intervened in Busoga’s sugarcane sector, setting a minimum price of Shs125,000 per ton of sugarcane following complaints from out-growers over low prices. The decision was reached at a meeting held on Friday, December 19, 2025, in Kampala between officials from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled the National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for Financial Year 2025/2026 – Financial Year 2030/2031, highlighting commercial agriculture, industrialisation, oil and gas, tourism, and technological innovation. The NBFP theme: “Full Monetization of Uganda’s Economy through Commercial Agriculture, Industrialization, Expanded Social Services, Digital …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s economy is forecast to expand by 10.4 percent by the end of the 2026/2027 financial year, up from an estimated 6.6 percent at the end of the 2025/2026 financial year. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Wednesday released a five-year National …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NSSF has marked its 40th anniversary by launching a nationwide community support campaign that will see Shs900 million invested in health centres and schools across the country. The National Social Security Fund unveiled the “40 Good Deeds” initiative on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NITA-U, in partnership with the Personal Data Protection Office, has engaged professional communicators in a bid to strengthen public awareness on cybersecurity and data protection as digital threats continue to rise in Uganda. The high-level engagement, held in Kampala on Dec.16, brought together more …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s fast-growing digital trade and logistics sector has received a fresh boost with the official launch of the Alliance for Digital Trade, E-Mobility and Couriers (ADEC Uganda), a new industry body aimed at strengthening collaboration and advocacy across the sector. The association was unveiled …
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This marks the first satellite-to-mobile service for millions of people in Africa Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Africa today announced an agreement with SpaceX to introduce Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity across all its 14 markets that serve 174 million customers. Through this partnership, Airtel Africa customers with compatible smartphones …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When 23-year-old Kenneth Galiwango put together Shs13 million to invest in agriculture and a fledgling online media outlet, he was not just starting two small businesses. He was quietly making a statement about youth ambition, self-belief and what is possible beyond government- supported programmes …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Following the launch of island-wide special customs operations on Thursday, the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) will establish a policy and institutional framework compatible with a high-level free trade port in a phased manner, which will further accelerate its opening-up, according to a Hainan FTP official. …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | China’s Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is set to officially launch island-wide special customs operations on Thursday, a landmark step underscoring the country’s unwavering commitment to expanding high-standard opening up and advancing an open world economy. In the latest episode of China Economic Roundtable, an all-media …
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