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🔴 Mass starts at 11am (click to see order of mass) Vatican City | NCRonline.org |  A written account of the history-making papacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be placed alongside his body in his coffin for burial, the Vatican said Jan. 3 in revealing plans for the first funeral …

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Kaabong district have expressed concerns over limited access to social services. The communities in the sub-counties of Kalapata, Sidok, and Kakamar lack access to essential services such as health , education, and roads among others. Robert Lokaliboye, a resident of Sidok sub county …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara Central Market vendors are protesting new space demarcations by the City Council, a move undertaken to create more spaces. Mbarara city authorities started demarcating the market on Monday and directed vendors to remove their displays from the demarcated areas which will now be allocated …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kiira region is hunting for David Kasete, the in-charge of Buwolero health center II, for alleged theft of government drugs. This follows complaints from residents who informed the Jinja Resident District Commissioner, Elijah Madoi, about the lack of medical supplies for the …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Batwa Community in Kanungu district is seeking affirmative action in the recruitment of game rangers by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). The authority conducted a nationwide recruitment of over 800 game rangers in July last year, as a way of enhancing wildlife protection in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have summoned renowned property owner John Sebalamu, the proprietor of Freedom City Mall along the Kampala-Entebbe Road following a stampede that claimed 10 lives on News Year’s Eve. The deceased were part of the revellers attending the party-after-party concert at the mall. In the …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Matidi and Mucwini sub counties in Kitgum district are living in a panic because of a stray lion reported to be marauding in their area. The panic started four days ago after area residents discovered a carcass of a cow and footmarks of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | E-wage payment system is a web-based application that facilitates single payment of casual workers via their mobile phones. The app emerged as the winner of the 2022 MTN MoMo Hackathon with the developers rewarded with US$5,000 to go ahead and implement the idea. 12 teams …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is mooting for joint efforts in the fight against malaria among East African member states. In an interview on Tuesday, Anifa Kawooya Bangirana, the State Minister for Health in Charge of General Duties said that they are concerned about the high …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paul Sande Emolot Etomeileng has been gazetted as the Iteso cultural leader. Emolot, 61, was installed as Iteso Paramount Chief in October 2022 after a court battle with the rival group that contested his election as caretaker Emorimor in April, after the death of former …