The company plans to rely on innovation to come up with new products Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Clays Limited, a clay building materials manufacturer located at Kajjansi, approximately 20kilometres from Kampala City Centre, along Entebbe Road, celebrated its 20 years of trading at the Nakawa based bourse …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has extended opening dates of term one for schools that will host training of Senior One Secondary School Teachers on Uganda’s revised Lower Secondary Curriculum. The Ministry of Education and the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) have …
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Mugerwa ready to jump into Uganda Presidential race with New Green Deal Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the clock ticks towards Uganda’s presidential nominations in August 2020, another person has declared his intentions to challenge President Yoweri Museveni. Timothy Mugerwa, an environmentalist, joins Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Local Government has appointed an acting Town Clerk for Nansana Municipality. Thomson Obong, the former Amolator Deputy Chief Administrative Officer replaces James Ambrose Atwoko, who was last week suspended over allegations of corruption and maladministration. According to Justinian Niwagaba, the Commissioner …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF helicopter has crashed on a training mission in Bulo in Gomba district. “We regret to inform that a UPDAF Jet Ranger on a training mission has crashed. It had two crew members. Sadly, no one has survived. Investigation into …
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New scientific study shows Lake Mburo National Park is paradise for both | THE INDEPENDENT | In most of the wildlife conservation community in Uganda, the establishment of livestock ranchlands adjacent to protected areas in savanna ecosystems is believed to threaten wild animals. Intensive competition for vegetative resources, water and …
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Britain’s pledge to turbo-charge relations with continent must compete with China Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The first ever UK-Africa Investment Summit held in London on Jan. 20 is being seen for what it was; a copycat of what development experts refer to as “Africa-Plus One Summits” where several …
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They say government failure to account for past abuses not a good sign Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Ugandan government’s continued failure to account for past human rights abuses does not bode well for the 2021 general election, Human Rights Watch said in its recent global annual review …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At Nyamasonga village, Bugahya County in Hoima district, waste management firm EnviroServ seems to run by the script. The G4S security guard at the gate reminds visitors to disinfect their hands and drive at 10 kilometres per hour once they enter. Inside, men in …
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Top officials clash over budget deficits, new administrative units Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is having a hard time meeting its targets and the fall-out is leading to fights between the tax body, Ministry of Finance technocrats and their political supervisors. The key issues …
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