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    The pension fund has declared an interest rate of 22.53 percent for the financial year 2025/26, translating into Sh5.44 trillion   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s biggest pool of long-term domestic savings has delivered its strongest return yet, putting the National Social Security Fund at the …

    The succession has exposed the uneasy meeting of tradition, family and modern law   COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The royal palace in Fort Portal is preparing to receive a new occupant. At Karuziika Palace, preparations are under way for the installation of Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma …

  CEPI is now pressing for US$2.5 billion in new funding for its 100 Days Mission, which aims to have vaccines ready within 100 days of identifying a future pathogen   NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | As the Ebola outbreak spreads unabated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), …

  ✳ Year – Interest 2012 ✅10.00% 2013 ✅11.23% 2014 ✅11.50% 2015 ✅13.00% 2016 ✅12.30% 2017 ✅11.23% 2018 ✅ 15% 2019 ✅ 11% 2020 ✅ 10.75% 2021 ✅ 12.15% 2022 ✅ 09.65% 2023 ✅ 10.00% 2024 ✅ 11.50% 2025 ✅ 13.5% 2025 ✅ 22.53% Kampala, Uganda | URN & THE …

  *⃣ PLE: 30th Oct – 4th Nov *⃣ UCE: 8th Oct – 3rd Nov *⃣ UACE: 7th Nov – 5th Dec   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has officially released the 2026 national examination timetable for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), the Uganda Certificate of …

  From Kampala to Shanghai: Ugandan nurse Flavia Nakaayi, 21, is set to fly to China to compete in the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, which will take place this week. For her, the trip will mark not only her first flight and first journey abroad, but also her first time …

  Dangote IPO will test whether African capital markets are ready to finance Africa’s next generation of industrial giants   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY |  Dangote’s US$1.6 billion (₦2.15 trillion) refinery IPO is turning one of Africa’s biggest industrial projects into a publicly investable asset, drawing retail and institutional …

  As UNGA gets underway in New York, Africa pushes for climate finance to meet SDG targets as homegrown fixes begin to blunt the fallout from rising heat and failed rains.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD | African climate projects are restoring worn-out farmland, bringing back coastal mangrove forests and …

    In June 2026, Uganda and UNESCO validated the country’s AI Readiness Assessment on its preparedness to adopt and govern AI responsibly   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The machine that decides the price of a Ugandan’s airline ticket, helps a farmer detect pest damage or writes a …

  SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda is betting that replacing the Tax Identification Number (TIN) with the National Identification Number (NIN) will widen the tax base and curb leakage. But with millions already registered for tax, the harder test is whether better identification can actually translate into more revenue, reports Ronald …