Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | The government is to provide an extra 80 billion shillings to support women-owned businesses through non-repayable grants. Mary Kamuli Kuteesa, the State Minister for Gender and Culture, said the government is introducing the Business Plan Competition Grants to enable women entrepreneurs to access capital …
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The East African country’s HIV progress is running into a stubborn diagnosis gap, as prevalence stands at 7.3% among women and 4.1% among men COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s HIV prevalence among adults aged 15 years and above has remained at 5.9%, with women almost twice as …
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Uulaanbaatar, Mongolia | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has presented Uganda’s significant milestones in advancing women’s representation in leadership, highlighting the country’s growing number of women in both Parliament and the Cabinet. Speaking at the prestigious World Women Parliamentarians Forum in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tayebwa, who is …
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Kenya’s electric motorcycle boom is pulling women into the repair, battery and fleet jobs needed to keep the new vehicles on the road. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Irene Wali wants more women under the bonnet. At her Chixz Auto Garage and Services, women are trained to …
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Moroto, Uganda | URN | Women in the Karamoja sub-region have called upon the government and development partners to address the recurring violence against women, girls, and children if the peace currently being enjoyed in the region is to be sustained. The call was made during a women’s dialogue at …
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Five Women-Led Startups Receive $10,000 Each Under Standard Chartered Foundation Women in Tech Programme Kampala, Uganda | NEW CORRESPONDENT | Five women-led technology and tech-enabled businesses have received a combined US$50,000 (about Shs185 million) in catalytic funding to support the next phase of their growth under the Standard …
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Registering a child requires identity information, a national number and a birth certificate. But when the father is absent or unknown, it becomes extremely difficult NEWS ANALYSIS | Ethar Shalaby & Patricia Whitehorne | A 17-year-old Sudanese girl holds a young child in her arms with a heavy …
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The gap we face today is no longer primarily legislative; it is a crisis of enforcement, awareness, and institutional practice COMMENT | SHEILA CATHERINE ABAMU | A familiar, heartbreaking scene plays out across Ugandan courts, local council offices, and family compounds every single week. A husband dies. Within …
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Hoima, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Industrial progress is often measured by the numbers: tonnes of steel installed, kilometers of pipeline built, or megawatts of energy delivered. But there’s another measure that’s just as important, even if it doesn’t always make the headlines: who gets the opportunity to build that …
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Equity Bank backs Watoto Golf Tournament with Shs10m to empower women entrepreneurs Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Equity Bank Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to women’s economic empowerment by sponsoring the third edition of the 2026 Watoto Golf Tournament with Shs10 million, reinforcing its support for initiatives that …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
