Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Development Bank Group, World Bank Group, African Union, and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania will host a landmark Energy Summit for African Heads of State and Government on Monday, January 27, and Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in Dar es Salaam, …
Read More »Blencowe starts drilling at Orom-Cross Graphite Project
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Blencowe Resources Plc. has announced the commencement of the Phase 7 exploration programme that involved drilling, at its Orom-Cross graphite project in Kitgum district. Blencowe acquired the Orom-Cross Graphite Project mining license in 2019 for 21 years through the acquisition of a 100 percent …
Read More »Public Service phases out Law Enforcement Assistant position
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Public Service has officially phased out the position of Law Enforcement Assistant and revised job descriptions across local governments, affecting the Law Enforcement Officer cadre. Law enforcement officers, employed to enforce laws, protect people and property, and maintain public safety, particularly in …
Read More »Why Biden blocked Japan’s Nippon Steel from acquiring U.S. Steel
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blocked Japan’s Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, citing national security concerns — a decision that economists say could hurt American steelworkers and the U.S. economy. In response, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Yoji Muto described the …
Read More »Education Service Commission looking for 2,275 teachers for Seed Secondary Schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Service Commission intends to support 91 new Seed Secondary Schools across the country, by recruiting for them 2,851 staff in the next one month. Each school will receive 31 staff and these will include two administrators (Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher), six non-teaching staff and …
Read More »UCDA, DDA and NAADS hand over operations to Agric Ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), Cotton Development Organization (CDO), National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) and the Dairy Development Authority (DDA) today handed over their operations to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). Government says this is a move to streamline operations …
Read More »Kaziimba asks government to protect migrant workers from abuse
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has described the continued departure of Ugandan youth to the Middle East for jobs as modern slavery. Kaziimba, who was delivering his 2025 New Year’s sermon on Wednesday during a Service at …
Read More »AfDB President Adesina receives ‘African of the Decade Award’
Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), was recently honored with the “African of the Decade” award at the 2024 Africa Investment Forum in Rabat, Morocco. The prestigious award, presented by Rakesh Wahi, Chairman of the ABN Group, recognizes individuals who have …
Read More »Coffee, NAADS bosses to hand over office, cars to Ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Directors of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) and the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) will start New Year by handing over offices and government property. Also affected by the Parliament’s decision to repeal the various acts that established agencies, is the …
Read More »Uganda’s entire public transport to be fully electrified by 2030
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology has set a target: Uganda’s entire public transport system to be electrified by 2030. This is now part of the national e-mobility strategy whose implementation started last year as a blueprint to guide all activities in the industry …
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