Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces in Nakapiripirit district have dispatched a team of police officers to search for the missing four dead bodies in Pian Upe game reserve. It’s alleged that on the 6th January 2023, the suspected Pokot pastoralists from Amudat district grazing in Nakapiripirit …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi has said investigations into non-payment of December salaries for civil servants will be carried out. He said that while the ministry released the wage component for the last quarter, they continue to get factual complaints …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ghana’s December announcement that it was suspending debt payments to selected creditors heightened the debate over the sustainability and risk levels of African debts. The announcement took many by surprise, that the economy was so bad it needed such drastic measures. Lest we forget, and …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unidentified gunmen have picked up three children of Musisi Kibugujju, the Jinja City Southern division National Unity Platform-NUP coordinator. According to Musisi, the plain-clothed gunmen forced their way into his home in Masese I village on Sunday and ordered his family members including eight children …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Rtd Major Jessica Alupo has assured Ugandans that President Yoweri Museveni is still around and should support him during the 2026 polls to drive forward the development he has started in the country. Speaking during celebrations to mark thirty-five years of Entebbe Church …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Masindi are holding a 35-year-old man for allegedly killing his biological daughter. The suspect has been identified as Vincent Businge, a resident of Nyakakoma village in Pakanyi sub county while the deceased is Suzan Kiiza of the same place. It is alleged that …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least nine vehicles have been stolen from the Albertine region in the last one month. The vehicles which mostly of the Premio model were stolen since the beginning of December last year to date, a thing that is currently bothering security. Some of the …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Reduced working hours and more flexible working time arrangements, such as those used during the COVID-19 crisis, can bring benefits for economies, businesses and workers, such as greater productivity and improved work-life balance, a new report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Friday found. The …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Mosques in Luwero Muslim District have been closed indefinitely due to security concerns. The two affected houses for Worship are Masjid Kabir and Masjid Khamis Shafie both in Bombo Town Council, Luwero District. The Khadhi of Luwero District under the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council …
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Rome, Italy | Xinhua | Pushed by higher energy and fertilizer prices stemming from the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, global food prices were 14.3 percent higher in 2022 than a year earlier, the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday. In 2022, the FAO’s sub-indexes show …
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