Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntungamo municipality health centre has been closed after one of the staff tested positive to coronavirus. The staff is a nurse and her first contact, her husband who works at the district local government also tested positive from the results that were released from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 200 people in five parishes in Bugitimwa sub-county, Sironko district are living in the cold following the destruction of their houses by heavy rains. The affected people are from Elgon, Lusangala, Bumulegi, Gibenjeyi and Bumagabuli parishes. Pascal Wanyala, the Lusagali parish LC …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The absence of funding has dashed the hopes of several youths in Tooro sub-region to contest for elective positions. Some of the affected youths missed nominations for parliamentary seats while those who got nominated are struggling to print posters or get media space for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The poor state of roads in Buhesi sub county in Bunyagabu district is holding back economic growth of the area and hampering access to social services. Buhesi sub county is known for growing matooke, cassava and onions among other crops. However, one of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This morning the country woke up to the sad news of the passing of Col Shaban Bantariza, the Deputy Executive director of the Uganda Media Centre. The news of his passing was stunning to many because it had not been reported publicly that he …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Desperate times call for desperate measures. With alarm and pressure from activists and now donors over plans to plant sugarcane in parts of Bugoma forest, Members of Parliament want government to invoke its land acquisition power to save the forest. Civil Society organizations have …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and Local Defense Units- LDUs are finding a hard time to control hundreds of people struggling to gain access into Revival Church in Kawaala to mourn the death of Pastor Augustine Yiga. Fondly known as “Abizaayo by his followers, Pastor Yiga breathed his last …
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Lagos, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian police said a national crackdown has been launched on all criminal activities to make the country safe, after reports of suspected hoodlums hiding under the guise of protesters to loot and destroy public and private assets. Frank Mba, national police spokesperson, in a statement …
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Seoul, South Korea | Xinhua | Lee Kun-hee, chairman of South Korea’s technological giant Samsung Electronics, died at the age of 78 in Seoul on Sunday, according to a statement released by Samsung. Lee transformed Samsung into a world-leading innovator and industrial powerhouse from a local business, the statement said. It …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The results of a new clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine show that dexamethasone–a glucocorticoid used to treat many conditions, including rheumatic problems and severe COVID-19, can boost survival of premature babies when given to pregnant women at risk …
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