Thursday , April 2 2026

UCE 2025: History and political education record weakest performance

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | History and Political Education emerged as the weakest-performed subject in the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations, despite generally strong results across most humanities and arts subjects. Results released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) indicate that 12,898 candidates out of the …

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UCE 2025: Arts excel, science failures drop

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More candidates attained a C grade and above in the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations than in 2024, signalling improved application of knowledge and skills to real-life situations. Arts and humanities subjects registered the strongest performance, while science subjects recorded a notable …

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Europe must make AI firms pay for training data

  COMMENT | ANYA SCHIFFRIN  & ROBERTA CARLINI |  Media outlets worldwide are dying. On top of a persistent lack of funding, they must now contend with AI summaries and chatbots, which are siphoning away audiences. A recent study found that in 2025, online traffic to news sites fell by one-third. This problem …

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Pearl Bank, World Vision and Vision Fund to boost Kamwenge water resources

      Pearl Bank’s Partnership with World Vision Set to Rehabilitate Water Sources in Kamwenge for Long-Term Sustainability Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Pearl Bank (formerly PostBank Uganda), World Vision Uganda, and Vision Fund International have announced a landmark partnership to rehabilitate water infrastructure across Kamwenge district. The initiative …

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Emirates upgrades Entebbe service with next generation A350

The deployment is part of a broader fleet modernisation programme across the airline’s network Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | In a sign of how Emirates values its Ugandan customers, the airline is upgrading its service to Entebbe International Airport with the next generation A350, the ultra modern aircraft transforming …

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Suspect confesses to double murder at Dave Hotel and Suites

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Detectives at Nateete Police Division were left stunned by the chilling details of a confession from Allan Ssempala, the prime suspect in the brutal double murder at Dave Hotel and Suites. Investigators say Ssempala calmly narrated how a chain of events, marked by desperation, …

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Equity Bank strengthens green finance with UGEFA accelerator training

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda has strengthened its internal capacity to attract new clients and mobilize green finance opportunities following an intensive training under the Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA). The three-day Green Loan Product Development Training, facilitated by UGEFA’s Green Finance Experts, brought together …

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