Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Works and Transport Minister Monica Azuba Ntege has warned that Uganda risks consequences if the money required to secure two Bombardier planes from Canada is not availed. The Minister together with other ministry officials were this afternoon appearing before Parliamentâs Budget Committee which is …
Read More »Meat at sh1,000 as dry spell hits Nakasongola
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The price of meat has drastically fallen in Nakasongola district as scores of cattle die on a daily basis due to lack of water and pasture. A kilogram of meat now costs 1000 Shillings, down from 10,000 Shillings, while a cow goes …
Read More »Sh960m package set, 24 four pilots ready for Uganda airlines
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twelve pilots of the awaited Uganda Airlines planes will each earn 42 million Shillings every month. Their co-pilots 12 in number will receive a monthly payment of 38 million Shillings per month, Uganda Radio Network-URN has learnt  The money will be in addition …
Read More »Zambia bans ‘Viagra’ energy drink
Lusaka, Zambia | AFP |Â Authorities in Zambia have banned an energy drink after laboratory results showed that it contained the active ingredient of the anti-impotence drug Viagra. SX Energy Natural Power drink, produced by Revin Zambia, is exported around the region including to Uganda, where a consumer recently complained …
Read More »Online cargo clearance dividends
Coffee companies reap from URAâs Electronic Single Window System Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Coffee exporters are now realising the benefits of the Electronic Single Window system that was unveiled across the region four years ago. The Electronic Single Window is a computer aided system that enables companies to …
Read More »âManufacturers should lead drive for conservationâ
Juliet Kyokunda is the Executive Director of the Uganda Biodiversity Fund. She talked to The Independentâs RONALD MUSOKE on why, among other issues, Ugandan manufacturers should join the conservation cause. What prompted the creation of the Uganda Biodiversity Fund? The Uganda Biodiversity Fund was established in 2016 following a meeting …
Read More »BUBU initiative gathers steam amid criticism
Amelia Kyambadde, the Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, has made no secret of her âBuy Uganda Build Ugandaâ initiative. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | She took another step on March 07 to promote the countryâs manufactured products with the launch of a three-day first expo and online portal …
Read More »Former employees skeptical on success of revived Uganda Airlines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former employees of the Uganda Airlines have warned that the airline will not survive if factors that led to its collapse and cancellation of its Air Operating Certificate are not addressed before its relaunch this year. Several Ugandan former employees are still skeptical about the planned …
Read More »Stanbicâs 2019 national schools championship     Â
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic bank has launched the 4th edition of its National Schools Championship under the theme âempowering the job creators of tomorrow.â The annual competition, according to officials, seeks to equip secondary school students with business and enterprise skills in a bid to nurture entrepreneurship, …
Read More »‘Hip hop music changes cheese taste’
Cheesy listening: study says tunes change Emmental’s taste Bergdorf, Switzerland | AFP |Â It may be grating for some, but hip-hop is music to the ears of Switzerland’s most famous cheese. According to research on the musical tastes of Emmental, the holey cheese changes flavour depending on the melodies played …
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