Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts at Butabika School of psychiatric clinical officers have asked the government to hire more tutors. Dr. Juliet Nakku, the Executive Director at Butabika Mental Hospital said the school is grossly understaffed with only three tutors and the principal. She said that if adequate staffing is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk says he donated around $1.95bn (£1.6bn) worth of shares in his electric carmaker to charity last year, according to BBC. The donation of 11.6 million shares was described in a filing with US regulators as “a bona fide gift”. The filing did …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 38 teenage mothers in Luwero District have acquired vocational skills after dropping out of school. According to Luwero District Health Report, at least 16,163 girls below the age of 19 years got pregnant in the 2020/21 financial year. Of these, 442 girls were below 15 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda’s corporate social responsibility arm, MTN Foundation, has welcomed 410 youths in the inaugural cohort of the MTN ACE initiative meant to sharpen skills of fresh graduates, those in and out of school, innovators, entrepreneurs and tech-driven start-ups to become self-reliant and contribute to …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government on Friday handed over a land title of 4.2 acres to the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC. The land is located along Mvule Crescent, in South Division, Jinja City, The contested land was donated to the Muslim community in the Busoga sub-region through a …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 284 civilians have died in the Karamoja Region in the last six months during cattle raids and operations against illegal guns. The civilians were killed by both security forces and suspected cattle rustlers. Michael Longole, the Mt Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson says that they have …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Human and climate-induced threats to pangolins have soared, threatening their survival while worsening ecosystem imbalances and risk to public health, an African conservationist said Friday ahead of World Pangolin Day to be marked on Saturday. Edith Kabesiime, the Wildlife Campaign Manager at World Animal Protection, an international …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Comorian President Azali Assoumani on Saturday took over the rotating African Union (AU) chairmanship at the opening of the 36th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly. Assoumani replaces the outgoing chairman, also Senegalese President Macky Sall. In his acceptance speech, the Comorian president emphasized the need …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new clinical case definition for post-COVID-19 condition or ‘long COVID’ in children and adolescents. According to the latest statement by the organization, children and adolescents are more likely to have few or no symptoms or develop mild …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Agago have been given two months to stop farming in wetlands. The ultimatum was issued by the deputy RDC of Agago District, Susan Akot, after more than 20 farmers in Patongo Sub-County complained to her that their crops were being destroyed by roaming animals. …