As the world continues to celebrate the international women’s month, Stanbic Bank Uganda has re-echoed its commitment in supporting and empowering women led groups.This call was made during the annual Ring the Bell for gender equality conference at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala.
Last month, Energy Minister Davis Chirchir announced that three companies, including Sosian Energy, will generate 105 megawatts of electricity from steam produced by the Menengai geothermal field.Sosian Energy, a local independent power company (IPP), expects to produce 22 megawatts of electricit
Liam kept denying his grandmother’s request to open the toolbox she’d gifted him, thinking it was another one of her boring presents he hated. However, after her death, the boy opened it and couldn’t stop crying when he saw what was inside.Liam spent his summer vacations every year a
Hajji Yunus Kakande the Permanent Secretary to the Presidency last week fired Luuka District Deputy RDC Waiswa Paul Bweni Bwa Mwiiko after he was seen in a video that went viral assaulting a young man reportedly for refusing to wash his car at the washing bay.The incident happened at the w
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has nabbed a female traveller from Dubai with 40 smartphones strapped around her hips and bosom. The unnamed woman had reportedly concealed the phones beneath several layers of clothing.Following intelligence reports and informers in Dubai that passengers hav
Wiese first got into alluvial diamonds in 1976 when he bought a mine along the Orange River.Christo Wiese, South Africa’s billionaire retail king, is going back to the future.The 82-year-old serial investor, who steered the expansion of both Africa’s biggest clothing reta
What you need to know:A cross-section of political observers yesterday welcomed a call by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao asking President Museveni to prepare for a peaceful transition of power, or risk dragging the country back into the dark past of civil strife
Four years after the UK exited the European Union and three years after leaving its formal structures (single market and customs union), the British economy is becoming a bit more European. While the United States continues to grow at pace (an annual rate of 3.1 per cent in the last q
The long-awaited premiere of Sabotage movie took place at the Century Cinemax Acacia MallKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited premiere of Sabotage took place Feb.15 at the Century Cinemax Acacia Mall in an elegant affair attended by key players in Ugan
Celebration: Arsenal were in excellent form to brush aside Manchester UnitedPAArsenal tightened their grip on a return to the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Manchester Unit
