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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua |  Sustained gunshots have been heard Saturday here in the Sudanese capital amid mounting tension between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Firing was heard around a major RSF base south of Khartoum, with eyewitnesses saying tanks of the Sudanese army were seen moving …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Frank Rusa Nyakaana, who has been the face of the famed Interparty Organization for Dialogue-IPOD having served as its Executive Secretary says the organisation still has a future even without him at the steering wheel. Rusa made the remarks during an interview with Uganda Radio …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has set 30th June 2023 as the deadline for the re-registration of private schools across the country. Five years ago, the Ministry of Education and Sports recalled the licenses of all private schools and ordered them to register afresh …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Registrar of the Court of Appeal has forwarded the file in which women opposition members under the Interparty Cooperation (IPC), challenged police brutality when they demonstrated against the Electoral Commission in 2010. The group petitioned the High Court accusing the police officers; Immaculate Mabuya …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Soroti blocked the Dokolo District Woman MP, Cecilia Ogwal from accessing Soroti Sports Ground. Ogwal had been invited by her counterpart, Joan Alobo Achom, the Soroti City Woman MP to officiate at the belated Women’s Day celebrations in Soroti City. But the function was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A female inmate on Wednesday killed a fellow prisoner at Luzira Maximum Prison. Joan Bainomugisa who is serving a 19-year jail term for the murder of her husband developed a quarrel with an inmate Zainabu Aguti, who was also serving a murder sentence on Wednesday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Guild elections were on Friday marred by technical glitches. Each college had a single link to the voting portal, which led to a page with a list of candidates who were specifically running for that college. These links were released by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The State Minister for Planning under the  Finance Ministry Amos Lugoloobi has been arrested in relation to diversion of iron sheets for the vulnerable poor people of Karamoja. According to sources, Lugoloobi was arrested on Thursday evening after showing up at Criminal investigations department …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Insurers Association (UIA), the umbrella organization for all insurance companies in Uganda, has unveiled the Annual Insurance Agents Awards. The awards to be held under the theme Celebrating the role of an agent in the insurance cycle, will take place at Hotel Africana on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing anxiety among Makerere University staff after the decision by the University Council to halt the work of the Staff Appeal Tribunal. Over the years, the Tribunal has played a crucial role in offering an alternative avenue for University staff who have been …