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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women in business in Northern Uganda have asked the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to address the gaps in the Uganda National Trade Policy to make it inclusive for both women in small businesses and other businesses. Grace Aciro, an entrepreneur woman based …

  Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Nelson Ocheger, has warned the people of Teso to stay vigilant against politicians who disguise themselves under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party while failing to deliver on their promises. Ocheger criticized a growing trend where leaders …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rukungiri district are hunting for a housemaid who allegedly killed her 81-year-old employer, Kedress Kashillingi alias Muserebende, after a quarrel over a mopping rag. The suspect, identified only as Constance, allegedly attacked Kashillingi on Sunday morning at Nyakabare village, Central Division, Kebisoni Town …

Gulu, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretary General Richard Todwong has affirmed that no special favour will be extended to former opposition politicians who have recently joined the NRM party from the Acholi sub-region ahead of the 2026 general elections. Speaking in an interview with …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese, Raphael p’ Mony Wokorach, has officially blessed and commissioned a newly built Catholic church in Lukwangole Parish, Patongo Sub-County, Agago District. The church was constructed by the Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. Construction of St. Matthew’s Chapel began in 2024. …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Karim Mwase, the Lira Assistant Resident City Commissioner, has been murdered and his body dumped in Nakalama Sub-county along the Iganga-Bugiri Highway. Police in Busoga East have launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killing. Reports indicate that unknown assailants intercepted Mwase on his way from …

Harare, Zimbabwe | THE INDEPENDENT &  Michael Vlismas Media |  Mexican golf professional Luis Carrera claimed his first title on the Sunshine Tour in his first start after winning the Qualifying School when he took the FBC Zim Open by four strokes at Royal Harare Golf Club on Sunday. Carrera …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district leaders officially received a brand-new Type B ambulance on Tuesday, aimed at enhancing emergency medical services in the region. The ambulance is part of a batch of 116 ambulances flagged off by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja in September 2023 under the National Ambulance …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of the European Union Delegation to Uganda, Ambassador Jan Sadek has expressed concern about increased reports of human rights abuses and extrajudicial actions by security forces. In a speech to mark Europe Day, Ambassador Sadek said the use of military force against …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is scheduled to conduct the first-ever national census in the Aquaculture subsector, Lawrence Kimbowa, the Senior Public Relations Officer at UBOS, states that, together with the teams from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), …