LONDON, ENGLAND | Xinhua | West Ham United has agreed to sign England midfielder Kalvin Phillips on loan until the end of the season in an agreement with no option to make the move permanent. “I’m really pleased to be here,” said Phillips, who had his medical tests on Wednesday. …
Read More »Lack of electricity renders Rhino camp cotton ginnery idle
Mad Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of electricity and low supply of Cotton by farmers has rendered Rhino Camp Cotton Ginnery in Mad Okollo district idle. The facility which is located in Rhino Camp Town Council has in the past been used to turn cotton into lint after …
Read More »South Africa’s parliament calls for pressure on Israel to comply with ICJ order
CAPE TOWN, South Africa | Xinhua | The South African parliament on Friday welcomed the “landmark ruling” of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the country’s genocide case against Israel, calling on the international community to apply pressure on Israel to comply with the order. According to a statement issued …
Read More »Prime Minister tasked on Minister Otafiire’s land-grabbing accusation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has been tasked to follow up the case in which the Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, is accused of grabbing a government stock farm in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District. This followed a matter of national …
Read More »Africa-China collaboration on TVET
A new type of South-to-South joint program promotes standards through mutually accredited joint programs COMMENT | XIAOYAN LIANG & COSAM JOSEPH | A common challenge faced by Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions is their inability to adapt curriculum and program standards that align with the evolving needs of …
Read More »Museveni tasks the police to investigate graft in Auditor General’s reports
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni wants police to thoroughly investigate cases of corruption highlighted in the auditor general’s reports, rather than opting for intensive inquiries by parliamentary committees. While addressing the National Resistance Movement-NRM Liberation Day celebrations at the Wakitaka church of Uganda grounds in Jinja city …
Read More »Anthrax, FMD breakout in Ankole region
Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in the Ankole region are troubled by a fresh outbreak of highly contagious anthrax and foot and mouth disease (FMD). The two diseases have been reported and confirmed in the districts of Kiruhura, Mbarara, Kazo, Isingiro, Ibanda, and Sheema. The outbreak of the two …
Read More »Usyk vs Fury fight is less than a month away: we talk about the latest preparations for the main heavyweight fight
According to experts from the global bookmaker 1xBet, world boxing, which has been losing popularity to MMA in recent years, needs a truly big fight and an undisputed champion. Absolute heavyweight championship story There has not been a unification fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion for over …
Read More »Cecilia Ogwal, parliamentarian, democrat, diplomat to be buried
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cecilia Atim Barbara Ogwal, one of the longest-serving female Ugandan Parliamentarians, will be laid to rest on Saturday. Glowing tributes about her political career have been heard and will be said further amplified as she finally gets laid to rest. Imat or Atat Cecilia Ogwal died …
Read More »Lack of academic documents makes treasurer scrapped off payroll
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eunice Yotalina, the Iganga Central Division treasurer has been deleted from the payroll over lack of academic documents. The Town Clerk of Iganga Municipal Council, Daniel Kasala says that the decision follows investigations by the Inspectorate of Government early last year, which confirmed that Yotalina …
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