NEWS

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two football players playing in the Kitunga League, also students of Bishop Stuart University have this morning died in an accident along the Mbarara Lyantode road. The deceased have been identified as Asuman Kilabala alias Kibazo of Potts football club and resident of Kabwohe …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uhuru Institute for Social Transformation is leading a move to revolutionise the management of co-operatives in the country and help them match the current business demands. When the Cooperative movement collapsed in the 1980s and was inactive for almost two decades following, there were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women entrepreneurs have accused financial institutions of creating products that do not enable them to compete with their male counterparts. The businesswomen under the umbrella of Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Ltd (UWEAL) argue that many lenders seem convinced that women can only be involved in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere School of Public Health (MakSPH) has launched its multi-billion state-of-the-art auditorium as the second phase of the construction of itsew building at Makerere University takes shape. The school is currently operating at Mulago with a growing population of students of over 1,000, leading to …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The incident in Nakaseke, where the district chairperson, Ignatius Kiwanuka Koomu subjected primary school teachers to exams, has drawn the attention of Parliament which is calling for government intervention. Under Koomu’s directive, the P.7 mock exam was administered to teachers from schools that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDNENT | The Insurance Innovation Week ended amidst calls for services for the rural and poorer communities, as well as transparency in the industry. The industry gave positive performance figures showing how it has been growing steadily over the last decade, with the number of customers (policy …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, together with officials from the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), have faced surprisingly challenging questions about the energy sector’s performance from secondary school students, showcasing their keen interest and deep understanding of the sector. The minister and …

Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | Cyclist Charles Kagimu on Friday evening won Uganda’s second Gold medal at the ongoing 13th edition of African games in Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast Cities. The in-form cyclist won the medal in the individual time trial category despite the excessive humidity in Poukuase, a …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono High Court Resident Judge, David Matovu has ordered the Mukono district local government to approve Stella Margret Kiondo, as a member of the district service commission representing urban authorities. Kiondo through her lawyers of Denis Nyombi and Company Advocates asked the court to restrain …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of civil society organizations and environmental activists, under the Save Bugoma Forest campaign, have raised serious objections to a leaked survey report from the Ministry of Lands. The report, a copy which URN has seen, purportedly outlines findings related to the forest’s status …