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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials in the pension sector are debating the idea to change the name of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) because ‘the way it is now’ doesn’t speak to what the fund is. Martin Nsubuga, the executive director of the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA), …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of cholera cases in Moroto district has reached the 100 mark despite several interventions by Ministry of Health and World Health Organization-WHO. On Friday, WHO delivered several items to the district comprising beds, drugs and water purification tablets among others to help combat …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Injectable HIV drug cabotegravir has been found effective in offering protection against the disease if taken by HIV negative person as a form of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). In a large scale study code-named HPTN 083 that has been halted because of the coronavirus pandemic, a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Forty two districts will be affected by the new directive on public transport announced by President Yoweri Museveni in his address on easing the COVID-19 lock-down. While public transport will resume but with strict regulations in two weeks time, it will not …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Palaro Sub County in Gulu are worried about the shortage of clean water in the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). David Ngole, the Palaro Sub County Chairperson says that locals in the area are drawing water from open springs to …

Bukomansimbi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Hundreds of pupils and students in Bukomansimbi district are at risk of contracting Corona Virus Disease- Covid19 disease due to failure to maintain social-distancing. Several learners are forced to converge in the homes of their classmates to share of self-study material owning to the limited …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The relocation of Kilembe Mines Hospital to Kasese town has angered residents of Kilembe Sub County. Floods hit Kasese District two weeks sweeping away all the buildings of Kilembe Mines Hospital. The floods washed away the medical store, kitchen, surgery rooms, private wards, and the …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several acres of crop gardens in various parts of Kitgum District have been invaded by the destructive species of variegated grasshoppers. The most affected are Manwoko and Bipong villages, both in Labongo Amida Sub County, where the grasshoppers are destroying maize, tomatoes, green vegetables, onions, …

Bududa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Over 20,000 children in Bududa district have missed out on the self-study materials disbursed by the Education and Sports Ministry to keep the learners busy during the Covid19 pandemic. Vicente Matanda, the Bududa Senior Education Officer, says they received 34,921 materials for primary learners yet …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several people plying across Lake Kyoga have this morning been left stranded at Namasale landing site as ferry operations have temporarily been suspended. Ferry operations on MV Kyoga were cancelled due to high level of water that has submerged the docking area. The second …