Kampala, Uganda | URN | State Minister for Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro has said that Uganda needs to ensure that its mineral wealth generates maximum value for Ugandans. Nyamutoro said Uganda’s mining sector must move beyond the extraction and export of raw minerals to create productive investment, employment, industrial capacity …
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Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Ronald Rugumayo’s recent form means he will take charge of the Pearl of Africa Sunshine Development tour tournament until anyone challenges him here at Entebbe Club. Rugumayo shot a round of 11 under par 64 Friday to surge top the leaderboard today …
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From Shillings 3,400 to Shillings 6,900: Is the ‘Normalised’ Fuel Price Ever Coming Back Down? COMMENT | MORRISON RWAKAKAMBA | When global crude oil prices skyrocket, prices at Ugandan fuel pumps shoot up overnight. When global crude prices plunge, local pump prices barely budge. They settle instead on a …
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COMMENT | ALI SSEKATAWA | The online furore that followed President Yoweri Museveni’s unveiling of Uganda’s crude oil trading name, “Pearl Sweet”, reminded me of Shakespeare’s timeless question in Romeo and Juliet: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Shilling has continued to weaken against the US Dollar, with the official Bank of Uganda (BoU) exchange rate reaching new highs on Tuesday. The dollar was quoted at 3,919 Shillings on the official market, while commercial banks were selling it for as much …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson SP Rachael Kawala recently announced what investigators described as a breakthrough in the fight against motorcycle theft in Kampala. “Police in the Kampala Metropolitan Area have made a breakthrough in investigations into motorcycle robberies,” Kawala said August 27, 2026, announcing …
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INNOCENT NAHABWE | COMMENT | There are many reasons why a doctor may give you the wrong diagnosis. But first, a story. Around 2004, I was in vet school, and we were learning pregnancy diagnosis in cows. They would line up animals and we would go in per rectum …
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Pearl Bank Deepens Digital and Development Banking Drive as Loan Book Crosses UGX1 Trillion Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Pearl Bank has reaffirmed its ambition to become Uganda’s leading indigenous, digitally driven and impact-focused financial institution. This, as the bank whose purpose is to foster prosperity for Ugandans, accelerates …
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COMMENT | CHRISTIAN WAMAMBE | Four years ago, in September, SafeBoda made a bold move into car hailing by launching SafeCar to address a simple but increasingly important customer need. SafeBoda customers had embraced the convenience, safety and affordability of boda rides to navigate Kampala’s traffic on their way to …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has secured 113 billion shillings, equivalent to 31 million US dollars, from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) after achieving verified reductions in deforestation and forest degradation. The funding, announced at the launch of the Uganda REDD+ Results-Based Payments Project, rewards Uganda for reducing an estimated …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
