Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Defense has closed its submissions in the trial of Maria Nagirinya and Ronald Kitayimbwa murder case. Nagirinya a former social worker and her driver Kitayimbwa were kidnapped and killed in August 2019 in Lungujja, Rubaga Division. Their bodies were later found dumped in Mukono …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University staff have threatened to lay down their tools over salary deductions. Through their joint staff Associations; Makerere University Academic Staff Association- MUASA and Makerere University Administrative Staff Association- MASA, the staff said that they noticed an unusual cut in salaries for last month. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Danson Nahurira a Credit Officer with Post Bank Mbarara Branch for allegedly receiving an inducement of 500,000 Shillings. Nahurira was arraigned before Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe on Friday and charged with one count …

There are straightforward ways to improve engagement toward shared climate and nature goals COMMENT | SIMON ZADEK | From Russia’s war against Ukraine to America’s rivalry with China, tectonic geopolitical shifts have shaken multilateralism in recent years. While many of the consequences from surging food and energy prices to the rising …

When drinking mother harms unborn child Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Does your child have trouble getting along with other children, school work, or staying focused on any single task? Do they have poor coordination or balance, intellectual disability, learning disorders and delayed development, poor memory, trouble with attention and …

In many parts of the world, mental health and mental illness are not a priority as is physical health COMMENT | RAYMOND N MGENI | Mental health is an important issue that should be on the national agenda given its importance at the moment. A mental health policy is aimed at …

Saving the world from artificial intelligence, climate change, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine COMMENT | GEORGE SOROS | We are living in troubled times. Too much is happening too fast. People are confused. The Columbia University economic historian Adam Tooze has, indeed, popularised a word for it. He calls it …

Islamic nations dismisses skepticism over its development of weapon that could reach Israel in seven minutes COMMENT | MAZIAR MOTAMEDI | Iran has unveiled Fattah, a hypersonic ballistic missile it says is capable of breaching defence systems, which could cause further concerns for the West and Israel. So, what are hypersonic …

The exchange program between the two varsities is intended to foster collaborative approaches to existing communities challenges Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Uganda and Norway may exist in different hemispheres, but they share a common voice on issues of climate change. The exchange program between the School of Industrial and …

Museveni also boasted about the country’s industrialisation exploits, with factories he said now standing at 226 and over 303 waiting to open Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni is content with the economy’s progress, which he said recovered from a nosedive during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is poised …