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Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Inmates at the Luzira Maximum security Prison have excelled in the recently released Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, with the best scoring 18 points. A total of 67% of the 33 candidates qualify to pursue Diplomas and degrees, while 33 % can advance through certificate …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, Zheng Zhu Qiang says they are still waiting for response from his home government on the request of parents of Ugandan students to evacuate their children stuck in his country because of the corona virus outbreak. Several Ugandans especially students …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents whose children are stuck in China following the outbreak of coronavirus have backtracked on their earlier decision to push government to return their children. The parents have instead asked government to fulfill its promise to support the students, saying life has become very difficult …

  Lagos, Nigeria | AFP |  Nigeria on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa. The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan earlier this week, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement on Twitter. “The patient …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On June 3rd, each year, thousands of faithfuls from all walks of life pack Uganda martyrs’ shrines at Namugongo. The area is highly congested due to the high number of people to extent that some of pilgrims sustain injuries as they fight to access the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has tasked Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng to provide parliament with a report on its previous resolution to support Ugandan students in students stuck in China and the steps taken to manage the threat of coronavirus. The directive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the National identity-ID card continues to gain currency across various institutions in country, the Court system is still skeptical about relying on it solely to offer bail to citizens. Bail is an agreement between the court, the accused and their sureties committing to return …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World renown educationists are calling government to motivate teachers to teach as a means of improving the quality of education in the country. The call was made during the National Teachers Symposium that begun in Kampala on Wednesday. According to educationists teachers need better salaries …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While the Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry encourages those seeking employment abroad to go through Labor export companies and verify with the ministry to establish if they are accredited, anti-trafficking crusaders say this no longer helps. Alex Sembatya, the Executive Director Make A child …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several legislators have rejected proposals in the Electoral Reform bills, which seek to regulate the participation of independent candidates in presidential, parliamentary and local government elections. In July last year, government tabled proposed reforms to several laws including the Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill No.17, 2019, …