Heavy rains disrupt start of PLE, late start expected in many places Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heavy rains have this morning disrupted the start of the Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE in different parts of the country. At many examination storage centres, there were no teachers to receive the materials. …
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Why maize is causing trade tensions between Kenya and its neighbours | THE INDEPENDENT | There was confusion in the East African grain market recently after Kenya banned maize imports from Tanzania and Uganda. The Agriculture and Food Authority said the reason for the ban was that levels of mycotoxins …
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Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA | The massive container ship Ever Given has been successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Monday. “The vessel is en route to the port of Rotterdam,” and expected to arrive there on March …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC have today ended the contract of one of their most successful managers, Mike Hillary Mutebi. In a brief statement, KCCA described Mutebi as the most successful manager they have had, and said his long time assistant Morley Byekwaso would take over. JUST …
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⚽ AFCON 2021 QUALIFIERS Malawi 🇲🇼 1 Uganda 🇺🇬 0 Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 1 South Sudan 🇸🇸 0 ✳ PAST AFCON MEETS ▪ July 1, 2000 – Uganda 3 Malawi 1 AFCON qualifier ▪ July 15, 2000 – Malawi 1 Uganda 2 AFCON qualifier ▪ November 17, 2019 – Uganda 2 …
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⚽ TODAY 4pm ⚽ Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre ⚽ Live on 102.1 FUFA fm ✳ AFCON 2021 QUALIFIER 🇺🇬 Uganda vs 🇲🇼 Malawi ✳ PAST AFCON MEETS ▪ July 1, 2000 – Uganda 3 Malawi 1 AFCON qualifier ▪ July 15, 2000 – Malawi 1 Uganda 2 AFCON qualifier ▪ November 17, 2019 – …
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The Believers and the Doubters Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | By March 26; which was just over two weeks since it was launched, Uganda’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign was rolling on shakily. Uganda received the first batch of COVID -19 AstraZeneca vaccines on March and the vaccination exercise was rolled …
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✳ Traffic police were named most corrupt at 67% followed by CID at 57% in a survey ✳ The Savannah RPC Susan Nalwoga has ordered the arrest of civilians who offer bribes to police and cited some culprits Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Savannah Regional Police Commander Susan Nalwoga …
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Under the PVoC policy, all goods are supposed to be tested for standards like roadworthiness for vehicles Mombasa, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has given importers a one-month waiver of the surcharge on goods that are subject to the Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) but …
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A US Govt $20 million loan will help Catholic Church support development activities in sub-Saharan Africa 📌 Missio Invest Current Footprint ▪ Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Nigeria, Tanzania 📌Near-term Expansion ▪ Ghana, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Cote D’Ivoire, The Gambia, New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Missio Invest, an impact investor that provides …
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