Kampala, Uganda | URN | The number of victims accusing city socialite Christian Asiimwe, alias Don Chris, of defrauding them through a fraudulent overseas labour recruitment scheme has risen from about 350 to 655. Don Chris, the former director of the now-defunct labour recruitment company Sky Pins Tours and …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda may have built digital infrastructure across much of the country, but a wide gap between connectivity and the ability to use the internet productively is increasingly shifting attention from access to skills. That challenge was at the centre of the graduation of 503 young …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Public Service Commission has admitted that it will not meet the August 30 deadline set by Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara for all districts and cities without functional service commissions to have them established. The admission came on Friday as the Public Service Commission …
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Intergenerational Inclusion: The Missing Link in Africa’s Youth Employment Agenda COMMENT | PRISCILLIA KIRABO | Africa has spent the last two decades investing in young people. Governments have expanded access to education, development partners have financed skills development programmes, businesses have supported entrepreneurship, and policymakers have placed youth …
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The lender approved Shs518.4 billion in new financing for 120 projects across Uganda and disbursed Shs502.2 billion NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Development Bank (UDB) is expanding its role as a source of long-term capital for businesses, with increased lending helping companies create jobs, raise …
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Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Euro Gold Refinery has launched a new mining site in Yumbe District, marking the company’s entry into what it hopes will become a significant expansion of its gold operations in the West Nile region. The project, officially launched by State Minister for Energy and …
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Uganda’s economic growth is real, but the poverty I have witnessed across the country demands that leaders look beyond the headline numbers. COMMENT | JULIUS BUSINGE | “Give me Shs1,000 and I will buy salt; get me Shs500 and I will buy a drink; contribute some money for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has reported a strong 2025 performance, with increased financing supporting private sector expansion, job creation and growth in productive capacity. The development finance institution disbursed Shs502.2 billion during the year, a 29% increase from 2024, while total assets rose …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan development practitioner Reagan Muyinda has been appointed YouLead Project Coordinator, taking charge of the day-to-day operations of the continent’s flagship youth leadership program. YouLead is a joint initiative of the MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation (MS TCDC) and the East African …
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African Youth Survey 2026 reveals a rising generation more positive about the future than at any point since Covid-19 but pressure from the cost-of-living crisis means leaders must deliver work, accountability & democracy that reflects African realities Johannesburg, South Africa | NEWS ANALYSIS | Africa’s young people are more …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
