Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakasongola District Council has passed a resolution banning the Security Committee from recommending applicants for the award of tenders to collect dues from the cattle markets. The District Security Committee recently resolved to screen applicants before they are selected by the Procurement Officer for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A whistleblower has petitioned the Inspectorate of Government to investigate Principal Judge Flavian Zeija, and Prof. Eli Katunguka Rwakishaya, the Vice Chancellor of Kyambogo University for alleged land fraud. The whistleblower, identifying himself as Godfrey Deogratius Ouma, points to the alleged illegal consolidation of suits …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The court has halted further implementation of resolutions made in a General Assembly of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council that resulted in the appointment of Sheikh Abdallah Ssemambo as the acting Mufti of Uganda. The acting Principal Judge Lady Justice Alexandra Nkonge issued the directive …

CAPE TOWN | Xinhua | The well-known Cape of Good Hope was closed Friday morning as a wildfire has been burning for the fourth day on a mountain near Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa. The wildfire started Tuesday on the mountain slopes of Simon’s Town, about 40 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga United Football Club settled for a two-all draw with URA FC during a faceoff at the FUFA Technical Center in Njeru on Thursday evening. Busoga United enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 lead throughout the first half of play with goals from Hussein Ssajjabi and Emmanuel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The US Government through the United States Africa Development Foundation, has in partnership with Uganda Investment Authority and Stanbic Bank, launched a 5-year program aimed at helping small and medium enterprises to be ready for large-scale investments. The program worth two million dollars (or about …

FREETOWN | Xinhua | Sierra Leone on Wednesday lifted a nationwide curfew that has lasted for more than 20 days following a failed coup attempt on Nov. 26. Announcing the decision in a public notice, the Ministry of Information and Civic Education thanked the public for their continued cooperation with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Brig Gen Anthony Lukwago is the new commander of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) peace troops in Somalia. He officially took over from Brig. Gen. Peter Gaetano Omola, whose tenure elapsed, at the Basecamp sector one headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. UPDF is currently serving under the African …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | His Grace Dr. Paul Ssemogerere, the Archbishop of Kampala, has reassured the Catholic faithful that the principles and traditions surrounding marriage in the Catholic Church remain steadfast and unaltered. Emphasizing that, according to Catholic doctrine, marriage constitutes the union between one man and a female, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has warned against the use of Nicotine Replacement Therapies saying that nicotine in whatever form or level is harmful. These therapies are a medically approved way to treat people with tobacco use disorder by taking nicotine through means other than …