Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nile Breweries Limited has trained 230 retailers in Masaka district in practical business, financial and digital skills, as the company’s Growing Retailers Innovatively Together (GRIT) programme continues to expand across Uganda, it said in a media release on Aug.6. The Masaka sessions, drawing bar …
Read More »Uganda cannot afford more preventable deaths on its roads
COMMENT | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 14 people were killed this week when a truck carrying sand collided with a commuter taxi van in Kalungu District. All of the dead were passengers in the van. Four others were injured. The truck driver fled the scene and remains at large. …
Read More »HEAD-ON: Truck crashes into taxi, 14 dead!
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fourteen people, including the driver of a commuter taxi, were killed in a head-on collision with a sand-laden truck at Kamuwunga Trading Centre along the Lwera swamp stretch on the Masaka-Kampala Highway in Kalungu District. The fatal crash occurred at about 11:40 p.m. on Monday, …
Read More »Reach A Hand Africa urges young people to participate in National Cleaning Day Drive
Masaka, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Reach A Hand Africa (RAHA) has urged young people across the country to actively participate in the government’s monthly National Cleaning Day initiative, describing environmental cleanliness as a shared responsibility that is critical to protecting public health and building resilient communities. The call was made …
Read More »EC nullifies NRM candidate in Masaka LC elections
Masaka, Uganda | URN | The Electoral Commission has cancelled the nomination of Augustine Mukasa Luswata, the National Resistance Movement-NRM candidate for Njumaga Cell Chairperson in Katwadde Ward, Masaka City, for seeking a political office without resigning from public service. According to a decision communicated by Masaka City Returning Officer …
Read More »Silverfish ban sparks livelihood crisis at Masaka landing sites
Masaka, Uganda | URN | The ongoing enforcement of a ban on the fishing of silverfish, locally known as mukene, is taking a heavy toll on communities at landing sites in Masaka district. Fishermen and local leaders in Bukakata Sub-county, which hosts the most landing sites in the district, are …
Read More »Indian association renews claim over UPE School in Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | URN | There is concern in Masaka City Council over a renewed attempt by the Indian Association of Uganda to repossess Hill Road Public Primary School. The Indian Association of Uganda claims that the school was founded by the departed Asians who were expelled from the country by …
Read More »UEDCL starts upgrading electricity distribution infrastructure for Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has embarked on major upgrade of its network infrastructure in the Greater Masaka region, to improve reliability of electricity supply to its clients. Michael Kabanda, the Central Southwestern UEDCL regional Manager reveals that after a technical assessment of …
Read More »New investment profile positions Greater Masaka as prime investment hub
Masaka, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has renewed efforts to attract large-scale investors to the greater Masaka sub-region, in a bid to accelerate its social and economic transformation. In partnership with the Operation Wealth Creation Secretariat, UIA has developed the Greater Masaka Investment Profile, a comprehensive …
Read More »Fr Ssekabira granted bail
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka High Court has granted a 15-million shillings cash bail to Reverend Father Deusdedit Ssekabira, the Masaka-based Catholic priest who has been in detention for over two months on charges of money laundering. The ruling comes after the state failed to demonstrate readiness …
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