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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Music promoters and concert organizers have defiantly responded to the ban released by police warning to arrest whoever is intending to participate in parties organized in the Christmas festive season and said they will continue with their programs and organize. On Thursday Police warned event’s …

Bukedi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Residents within the districts of Kibuku, Butebo, Pallisa and Butaleja have asked the government to find better alternatives for rice growers before pushing them out of the wetlands, which have been their main source of livelihood over the years. They argue that they do not …

  Equity will now present itself as a unified brand with a consolidated business model for its inclusive range of financial services. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Uganda, a wholly owned subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings has today unveiled a new identity in line with Equity Group Holdings’ ongoing …

After lockdown, Uganda, Ghana and Senegal show early recovery signs Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Dozens of African countries will experience subdued economic recovery next year, according to predictions shared by experts at a recent roundtable organized by the Nairobi-based Africa Trade Insurance Agency. The annual roundtable event which …

📌Digital Impact Awards Africa ➡ Best Bank on Social Media ➡ Card Payment Excellence award ➡ Digital Powered Campaign (National School Championships) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Stanbic Bank Uganda has won awards in three categories at the 2020 Digital Impact Awards Africa that were in the past week …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The International Monetary Fund, IMF, is proposing that the multi-lateral lenders extend the Debt Service Suspension Initiative to the end of 2021 because most of the countries burdened will not recover by early next year. COVID-19 has dealt a major blow to the world’s poorest …

Ugandan manufacturers to ran to East African Court of Justice over trade restrictions Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Tensions between Ugandan traders and the Kenyan government is likely to get worse a head of the festive season this December, according to executives at the Uganda Manufacturers Association. The traders …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The head of Communication and Public Affairs for Africa at Google, Dorothy Ooko has said “it is very hard to just have a channel removed due to a government request.” That was her quick and brief response to a letter by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Google has responded to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). The head of Communication and Public Affairs for Africa at Google, Dorothy Ooko has said “it is very hard to just have a channel removed due to a government request.” That was her quick and brief …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The chairperson Board of Trustees of Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) Sam Okello Kelo has today announced the partial opening of theatres, art galleries and other artistic spaces after nine months of inactivity. This since the COVID-19 lockdown was declared in the country in …