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Luwero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Teenagers Living with HIV/AIDS in Luwero district are still lagging behind in suppressing their viral load compared to adults, a health official has revealed. In 2014, the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS-UNAIDS announced an ambitious strategy of 95-95-95 with the aim of ending the AIDS …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cubs will face Ethiopia in their last Group A match at the on-going Zonal Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) U-17 qualifiers in Rwanda this afternoon at the Umuganda Stadium in Rubavu, Rwanda. Although the Uganda Cubs have already booked a place in the semi-finals, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Fred Mwesigye keeps referring to his ambition to join the 2021 Presidential race as a conviction from God.  The 38-year-old pastor at the House of God Church in Entebbe town describes himself as a Mukiga born in Entebbe, a family man and father …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of National Resistance Movement-NRM party chairpersons in Kitgum district have stormed out of a meeting over lack of transport refund. The 357 Sub County, Parish and village chairpersons had assembled at MSGR Antonio Vigna Secondary School in Kitgum Municipality on Thursday for the launch …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A cross-section of Schools has expressed fear about the safety of the learners as they return home today, ending the second term of school amidst an escalation of COVID-19 cases in the country. The learners in candidate classes will stay home for one month, before …

Busia, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Artisanal miners under their umbrella, the Uganda Association of Artisans and Small Scale Miners have accused the Mineral Protections Unit of engaging in illegal mining activities and harassing small scale miners. The unit was created at the height of conflicts in the mining areas of …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential hopeful Joseph Kabuleta has pledged to transform sports into an industry that will not only be a recreation but an employment enterprise.  Kabuleta told sportsmen in Kasese Municipality on Thursday evening that regardless of how talented youth in Uganda are, it is becoming very …

Kyotera, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A fresh feud has emerged in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Kyotera district, as the party reportedly replaced Agnes Namusiitwa, the party’s publicity secretary accusing her of siding with a faction within the party.   This happens barely a week after a rival NRM faction …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Umbro, an English Sportswear and football equipment supplier has signed a partnership to be the official technical sponsor of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) for the next four years. The partnership that extends to all FUFA’s affiliated teams will see Umbro supply both men’s …

Bukedi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Residents within the districts of Kibuku, Butebo, Pallisa and Butaleja have asked the government to find better alternatives for rice growers before pushing them out of the wetlands, which have been their main source of livelihood over the years. They argue that they do not …