NEW YORK, U.S.A | TASS | Billionaire US entrepreneur Elon Musk has donated to a super political action committee supporting ex-US President Donald Trump in the current presidential race, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. According to the media outlet, this is “a major gambit by the world’s richest person to make his imprint …
Read More »Traders count losses as fire ravages Adjumani shop
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business operators in Adjumani Town Council are reeling from a devastating fire that destroyed merchandise worth millions of shillings. The affected commercial building, located along Wani Road in Central One Ward, housed various shops, boutiques, and the Baby Coach bus booking office, among others. The …
Read More »UPPC gains momentum in modern printing and publishing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) is steadily advancing to meet contemporary printing and publishing demands, following significant improvements to this official government publisher. The 123-year-old printing house, once merely respected as the Uganda Gazette printer, has acquired state-of-the-art printing machinery. Its digitalization efforts …
Read More »Lakwena’s father dies at the age of 99
GULU, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Severino Kiberu Lukoya, a self-proclaimed prophet and father to former Holy Spirit Movement rebel leader Alice Auma Lakwena is dead. Lokoya died at about 2 Am Saturday at his home in Awere Cell in Pece-Laroo Division, Gulu City. He was 99 years old. Lukoya headed …
Read More »Karamoja CSOs urge localized development funding
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations in the Karamoja sub-region have demanded direct engagement with the donor community and localization of humanitarian programs. According to the CSOs, this would enable them to strengthen their organizational structures and access direct funding to implement their development interventions. The dialogue would …
Read More »Outgoing Anti-Stock Theft Unit commandant hands over office
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Friday, Elias Kasirabo, the outgoing Commandant of the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU), officially handed over the office to Francis Chemusto, who previously served as the regional police commander for Mt. Moroto. This change follows recent appointments by the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, …
Read More »Cheptegei retained as athletes captain for 2024 Olympics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei has been retained as Uganda’s Olympic team Captain. Cheptegei was suggested by teammates who are part of the 2024 Paris Olympics squad and was approved by the President Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF), Dominic Otuchet. Otuchet said that Cheptegei’s experience in leading the team …
Read More »Bushenyi gives Judiciary land for construction of High Court
Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bushenyi district local government officials have allocated two acres of land to the judiciary, to pave the way for the construction of the High Court. The land is located in Nyakabirizi Division. Last year, the District Council passed a resolution offering the Judiciary land after …
Read More »Social justice is the best policy
Orientation around it would be a better approach to development, climate action, and global governance COMMENT | GILBERT F. HOUNGBO & LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA | It is easy to be pessimistic in these fraught, uncertain times. Instability is on the rise, and conflicts are unfolding on our screens every …
Read More »Earth sees warmest-ever June, the 13th consecutive record-breaking month
LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | The June global surface temperature was 1.22 degrees Celsius above the 20th-century average of 15.5 degrees Celsius, making it the warmest June on record and the 13th consecutive month of record-high global temperatures, according to a new report released by the U.S. National Oceanic and …
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