Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira Regional Referral Hospital has received its first microbiology laboratory and equipment to support the investigation of bacterial infections particularly those that have shown resistance to common antibiotics. The hospital which receives over 1,000 outPatient attendances and 100 admissions on a daily basis has been …
Read More »UN supports Zambia’s response to cholera outbreak
United Nations, USA | Xinhua | The UN team in Zambia is supporting the government’s response to the cholera outbreak along with ongoing severe floods that have displaced over 170,000 people in 22 districts of Zambia, said a UN spokesman on Friday. The disaster challenges the access to basic services, like schools …
Read More »Accident claims three lives in Kikuube district
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people perished in a fatal accident along the Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya Road in Kikuube district. The deceased persons whose particulars are yet to be established were travelling in a Fuso truck registration number UAZ 178Z travelling from Hoima city to Kaiso Landing Site. The accident occurred near …
Read More »Gov’t rolls out new inspection tool to curb teacher absenteeism
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education in Uganda has announced the rollout of a new smartphone-based inspection tool to curb the systematic absenteeism of headteachers and teachers in public schools. Ketty Lamaro, the Permanent Secretary of the education ministry says that leveraging technology, the new tool named …
Read More »25 players make Uganda Hippos final squad ahead of U-20 AFCON
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jackson Mayanja, the head coach of the Uganda National U-20 team, the Hippos has announced the final squad for the upcoming U-20 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt. The final squad features goalkeepers Abdu Magada, Shamulan Kamya, and Delton Oyo, as well as defenders …
Read More »NSSF probe committee hands Byarugaba’s phone to CID for forensics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s select committee investigating operations of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has handed over the phones of two Fund officials to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for further inquiries. The phone of the former NSSF Managing Director Richard Byarugaba and that of Chief Financial …
Read More »Police recovers stolen gun in Mayuge Town Council
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Busoga East on Thursday recovered a gun that was reportedly stolen from private security guards of Wolves Security Group, in Mayuge town council. The gun, loaded with 10 rounds of live ammunition, was recovered hidden in a wooden box and dumped in …
Read More »Real Madrid clear favorites for World Club Cup, but Ancelotti asks for respect for Al Hilal
Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Real Madrid are clear favorites to win the World Club Cup when they play Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal in Rabat on Saturday night. Real Madrid reached the final after beating Egyptian team Al Ahly 4-1 in Thursday’s second semifinal, while Al Hilal produced a surprise when …
Read More »UPDF engineering brigade to complete construction of Mbale hospital surgical complex
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of the third phase of the surgical complex at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital will be undertaken by the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF engineering brigade. Construction of the complex started in 2016 and was supposed to end in September 2020. It however stalled for 2 …
Read More »Messi, Mbappe and Benzema nominated for 2022 FIFA Best Men’s Player
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema have been named as the finalists for The FIFA Best Men’s Football Player Award in 2022, soccer’s world governing body FIFA announced on Friday. Messi captained Argentina to lift the FIFA World Cup trophy in Qatar last year, beating France …
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