Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police on Monday said it is reinstating checkpoints on major highways to curb traffic violations and insecurity as the festive season starts. Police in a statement issue said during the period when checkpoints were removed, wrong elements used the vacuum created to commit crimes and …

Ntoroko, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan military on Tuesday said it killed 11 Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels and captured eight others in an ongoing operation in the western part of the country bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The military spokesperson’s office in a tweet on Tuesday said …

Women face double-edged sword for choosing to prioritise their own health and well-being and receive contraceptive services COMMENT | Joy Asasira | The media was awash earlier this month with reports of the murder of 25-year-old Twikirize Ronious. Her husband, Innocent Kibwetere, killed her because she had dared to take …

Cancers with IDH1 mutations are addicted to lipids Canberra, Australia | Xinhua | A low fat diet could hold the key to stopping cancer growth, an Australian research has found. In a study published on Tuesday, researchers from the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the University …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday stressed Sudan’s keenness to promote cooperative ties with China in all fields. Al-Burhan made the remarks when he received outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin at the Republican Palace, the sovereign council said in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) has petitioned Parliament for a national palliative care policy which will facilitate access to services by the terminally ill. In a meeting with the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, on Monday, 12 December 2022 in her boardroom, the PCAU …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Union (EU) could face a shortfall of nearly 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas in 2023, Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said on Monday. He presented a report titled “How to avoid gas shortages in the European …

New Delhi, India | Xinhua | The Indian government said on Monday there was no plan to remove the image of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the father of the Indian nation, from currency notes. The information was given by the federal junior Finance Minister Pankaj Choudhary in the Lower House of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The last 10th Anniversary edition of Blankets and Wine was nothing but fun, fashion, and real December enjoyments delivered by Nigerian Afro-pop singer, Yemi Alade exceptionally. Yemi Eberechi Alade, popularly known as Yemi Alade graced the show at around 10:00pm in the middle of screams …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Small and Medium size businesses in agro processing have been advised to focus on products such as Hibiscus that have a competitive advantage because of their health benefits to an increasingly sedentary population. Speaking at the launch of Hibiscus Tea Bags processed by Rena Industries, …