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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The fate of 24 students who were arrested during an early morning strike at Makerere University has stifled a dialogue between students and management on calling off the strike. It has been a culture that students arrested during strike are released, however University management …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has warned that the university is considering punitive sanctions against staff who give “false information” to the press. Prof Nawangwe says the misinformation has resulted in bad publicity which is hurting Makerere’s international image. He says media claims …

Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP |  Israel on Sunday freed 207 African migrants from prison following a supreme court ruling after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu controversially reversed a deal with the UN refugee agency on the detainees’ fate. After an operation lasting several hours a spokeswoman for the immigration authority told …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First Lady and Founder of Uganda Women’s Efforts to Save Orphans (UWESO), Janet Kataaha Museveni recently launched a new project funded by the UAE with the aim of advancing rights and opportunities for children in Uganda. The two-year project will serve in Isingiro and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has released the cut off points and official admission lists for government sponsored students for A ‘ Level applicants for the academic year 2018/2019. The lists released are for both Makerere University and Makerere University Business School. The highest cut off points are …

Gold Coast, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Munyo Solomon Mutai capped a fine performance by Uganda in the Commonwealth Games by grabbing a silver medal as sweltering conditions caused carnage in the marathon on Sunday. Mutai took silver in two hours, 19 minutes and 2 seconds, behind Michael Shelly …

Sunday 1.15am: Uganda ??marathon team ▶  Robert Chemonges, Alex Chesakit, Solomon Mutai Sunday 1pm: CLOSING CEREMONY Gold Coast, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT | In the absence of former Olympic and World champion Stephen Kiprotich, Team Uganda will be led by Solomon Mutai as the Commonwealth games conclude with the marathon on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University political economist, Prof Julius Kiiza, has challenged Ugandan journalists to resist being “useful idiots who parrot the narratives of forces who have formed an alliance of betrayal against the country”. In political jargon, a “useful idiot” is a derogatory term for a person …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Parliament has resolved to set up a select committee to investigate the widespread cases of sexual harassment in educational institutions. The move followed a motion moved by the National Female Youth MP, Anna Adeke Ebaju (Ind.) praying that Parliament investigates the media allegations of sexual …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee have asked government to borrow up to 600 billion shillings to clear outstanding Court awards. While meeting officials from the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs led by the Justice Minister Kahinda Otafiire, the …