New report explains it using 12 pillars COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Overall, Ugandans are better off today than they were 10 years ago, according to a report published on Feb.28 by the Legatum Institute, a London-based think-tank. On specifics, however, many Ugandans are far worse off than they were …
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Jinping also elected chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by a unanimous vote Beijing, China | Xinhua | Xi Jinping was unanimously elected Chinese president on Friday at the ongoing session of China’s national legislature, leading the country of 1.4 billion people …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Premier League champions Vipers SC have sacked their Spanish-Brazilian coach Roberto Luiz Bianchi Pelliser alias Beto Bianchi. The Club which signed Bianchi in January announced the new development on Thursday is a communication on the Club website. “Vipers Sports Club announces that the …
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Families getting out of poverty is a good first step to supporting women Kiruhura, Uganda | President Yoweri Museveni has showcased the development and growth of Kiruhura district as one that the rest of the country can learn from to leapfrog to sufficient household income through commercial agriculture. At the International …
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SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | On this Women’s Day 2023, The Independent sought a word from a selection of Uganda’s Vet ladies who continue to set the pace in the world of medicine. “Today’s veterinarians are the only doctors educated to protect the health of both animals and people. They …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Entebbe Express Highway was Wednesday morning closed for an hour, as the Police Bomb squad investigated a suspicious package. Traffic flow was however restored an hour later at about 9am, when the suspected metallic substance was taken to Naguru to be …
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Beni, DRC | XINHUA & URN | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the M23 rebel group to respect the latest ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for Guterres, said the secretary-general urged the M23 to respect the ceasefire …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | VIPERSSC.CO.UG | It’s not yet time to lay down tools. Vipers SC have got to roll down their sleeves as they face Tanzanian giants Simba SC in the return leg on Match Day Four of the CAF Champions League group stage tonight. While the Venoms …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has admitted that a package introduced to rescue small and micro enterprises from the effects of COVID-19, has hardly worked, almost one and a half years later. According to information from the Bank, just six billion shillings has been …
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The puzzling secrets of the Karamoja iron-sheets saga COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | A Cabinet minister accused of drawing a pistol during an argument with a woman has resigned, Radio Uganda announced Wednesday. President Yoweri Museveni accepted the resignation of Internal Affairs Minister Kahinda Otafiire ″because the National Resistance Movement …
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