Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja and Teso sub-regions have embarked on the branding of cattle to ease identification and minimize the exaggeration of numbers. The leaders drawn from the districts of Napak, Nabilatuk and the neighbouring districts of Teso convened at Olilim trading centre in Katakwi …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Kumi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Michael Okwi Esakan has said that Teso has lost a leader who fought corruption and led the path of development in his district. In his condolence message after the demise of Moses Olemukan, the Bukedea District Chairperson, Bishop …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district authorities want the boundary of land hosting Attiak Sugar Factory to be opened in order to address community grievances. They argue that the numerous fire incidents at the factory and sugar plantation could be linked to the allegations of encroachment on the community …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The German Government and the European Union (EU) on Dec.13 launched the ‘GET ACCESS Mini-grid Solar Program, a 35 million euro initiative to support the electrification of Uganda’s rural areas and contribute to the transition towards renewable energy. The program will provide first-time access to …

Dar es salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania’s Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi on Sunday opened the 6th Kiswahili international conference and urged delegates to make the language global. Mwinyi urged the delegates from across the world to support efforts aimed at demonstrating the importance of Kiswahili for Zanzibar, Tanzania, and the …

The experimental shot activates rare immune cells, a study found Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | An experimental vaccine designed to prevent HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has produced promising results in a preliminary study involving a small group of volunteers. The vaccine candidate showed success in stimulating production of rare immune cells …

Canberra Australia | Xinhua | A South Australian winery has started trialing a new technology to combat international wine fraud. Grosset Wines, based in the Clare Valley north of Adelaide, have swapped out their usual bottle caps in Australia and Britain for ones that use Enseal — a product designed by owner …

Ruling party is getting inundated with leadership inertia emanating from cabinet, parliament, and college of its leaders COMMENT | Ofwono Opondo | Mao Ze Dong, founder of the People’s Republic of China, in 1937 said active ideological struggle is a major weapon for combating liberalism and ensuring unity within a revolutionary party. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Uganda Medical Association -UMA have voted to suspend their president Dr Samuel Oledo for four years and have voted to replace him with Dr Edith Nakku-Joloba. Oledo was on the spot for leading a group of intern doctors to publicly endorse President …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | At least 20 people have been killed so far in an outbreak of cholera in Nigeria’s southern Cross River state, a local official said on Sunday. Janet Ekpeyong, head of the Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency, told reporters in Calabar, the state capital, that the local …