UETCL, UEDCL promise fewer outages after $83m upgrade
Across Kampala, planned power cuts have become an unwelcome part of daily life, disrupting businesses, households and hospitals.Electricity officials say the frustration...
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Former Minister Nandutu Appeals After Conviction Over 2,000 OPM Iron Sheets
Former Karamoja Affairs State Minister Agnes Nandutu has moved to the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn her conviction and four-year prison sentence in the iron sheets...
Ugandan motorists weigh long-term costs as new car incentives challenge used vehicle market
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rising maintenance costs and concerns over vehicle reliability are prompting more Ugandan motorists to reconsider the long-standing pr...
UEDCL Installs Bird Guards on Waligo Power Line to Reduce Outages
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has started installing bird guards along the Waligo 33kV feeder to reduce recurring power outages caused by birds.The...
Ignored an Airtel Money or MTN MoMo Loan? Here’s How It Could Affect Your Future Financial Life
SUMMARYUnpaid Airtel Money and MTN MoMo loans can be reported to licensed Credit Reference Bureaus (CRBs).Your credit history follows your National Identification Number...
Mbale traders count millions in losses as late-night fire guts Bugema market
Tragedy struck Bugema in the Industrial City Division of Mbale City on Wednesday night after a fierce fire gutted dozens of kiosks and market stalls, leaving traders and...
Commercial Court targets 320 banking cases in two-week mediation drive
The Commercial Division of the High Court has launched an intensive two-week mediation exercise targeting more than 320 banking and credit-related disputes, in a move aim...
Uganda Airlines Restores Long-Haul Capacity as Airbus A330-800neo Returns to Service
Uganda Airlines has resumed long-haul operations following the return of a grounded Airbus aircraft that had been out of service since February due to engine-related faul...
Uganda plunged into nationwide darkness after major grid collapse
KAMPALA — Uganda was thrust into a total blackout Sunday morning after a sudden failure in the national electricity grid, according to the state-run transmission utilit...
OPINION: 623 Cases, UGX 2 Trillion at Stake: Why Uganda Must Rethink How Banking Disputes Are Resolved:
At the heart of Uganda’s Commercial Court sits a quiet crisis with far-reaching economic consequences: 623 unresolved banking cases locking up an estimated UGX 2 trilli...