Katuna, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 12 days that Rwanda had said it would open its Katuna border with Uganda to test how heavy vehicles will pass through their newly constructed structures, elapsed quietly on Saturday. On June 10, Rwanda Revenue Authority-RRA announced it was opening the border …
Read More »ARCH NTAGALI: Stop speculation about my successor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali has asked Christians to stop speculations about his successor. Ntagali who cited reports about the next Archbishop of the Anglican Church told Christians to avoid rumours. “I never dreamt of …
Read More »Uganda’s trending fashion
How popular sentiments have undermined our journalism and blinded our intellectuals from reality THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | It has become increasingly trendy and fashionable within certain sections of social media in Uganda to denounce President Yoweri Museveni. It does not matter what arguments one makes or …
Read More »BoU multi-billion currency saga
What went wrong? Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | “This is a serious issue,” muttered Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime Mutebile when he heard about at it. A plane chartered to transport new currency notes to Uganda from France had on April 27 landed at Entebbe Airport with cargo not …
Read More »Uganda Cranes end 41-year wait for Africa Cup victory
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Uganda ended a 41-year wait for an Africa Cup of Nations victory when they upset the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-0 Saturday in a Group A match in Cairo. The Cranes last won at the showcase of African football in March 1978, defeating Nigeria …
Read More »LIVE: Uganda 2 DRC 0
FT: Uganda 🇺🇬 2 (Kaddu) DRC 🇨🇩 0 💠 IT’S OKWI & KADDU ✅ ✅!!!!! 💠 #Uganda 🇺🇬 2 DRC 🇨🇩 0 💠 Uganda’s first #AFCON win in 41 years 💠 Uganda top of the table 💠 Cranes debuts for Abdu Lumala & Bevis Mugabi Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda secured a …
Read More »Cranes eager to snatch first AFCON win in 41 years
Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Uganda Cranes will be seeking their first win in 41 years at the Africa Cup of Nations finals when they take on neighbours DRC in their opening match. This is Cranes’ second straight return to the Nations Cup finals, having featured in …
Read More »Export earnings fall 50% in April
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s exports earnings fell sharply in the month of April compared to March owing to a drop in gold exports and goods crossing to Rwanda, a Ministry of Finance filing shows. The May 2019 economy performance report shows that export earnings fell by 49.1% …
Read More »Govt to screen all pregnant women for Viral Hepatitis B and C
Uganda hosts Inaugural African Hepatitis Summit | To start producing first line drugs recommended for treating Hepatitis B. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will start testing all pregnant women and also produce first line drugs in its effort to eliminate Viral Hepatitis. This was revealed at the opening of …
Read More »Sudhir’s Kingdom Kampala Mall
The US$300 million property is already attracting top corporate clients Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The recently opened Kingdom Kampala Mall is already attracting top clients that consist of corporate companies, civil society organisations and government agencies and ministries, according to Prabhat Mishra, the General Manager at Crane Management …
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