Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district security committee has stopped the distribution of food relief to private school teachers in the district by a group named Food for Teachers. The group had launched a fundraising drive to support teachers in 30 private schools and tertiary institutions in Kitgum …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Kyotera district have dedicated special clinic days to attend to the rising number of elderly persons seeking healthcare services in the area. Dr Edward Muwanga, the District Health Officer says that the district executive committee together with the health department resolved that …

Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA | Sudan and Egypt on Saturday reiterated importance of reaching a binding agreement regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with commitment to negotiations to resolve the dispute. “It has been stressed on the necessity of the negotiations to reach a binding agreement in a manner that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Wakiso district Rewards and Sanctions Committee has scrapped more than 30 names from the government payroll of workers who were found guilty of absenteeism from duty, alcoholism, and other offences. The committee headed by the  Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Jude Mark Bukenya is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A review of Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID approach to violent crime shows 304 guns have been recovered from thugs over the last two years. 167 guns were recovered in 2018 while 137 others were recovered last year, according to data released by the CID …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | FC Barcelona coach Quique Setien’s time left at the club can probably be measured in hours after club president, Josep Maria Bartomeu called an emergency meeting of the club’s Board of Directors for Monday in the wake of Friday’s 8-2 humiliation in the quarterfinal of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private healthcare providers are calling for the establishment of a health sector commission to coordinate different entities in times of emergencies like the current COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Ian Clarke, the chairman of the Uganda Healthcare Federation; an organization that brings together private health facilities …

Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, died on Saturday night at the age of 71, according to the White House. “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight,” Trump said in the statement. “He was not …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Arua district COVID-19 taskforce are struggling to manage more than 20 children whose mothers are isolated at Arua Prison Primary School quarantine centre. Norman Cwinyai, the team leader of the COVID-19 surveillance and laboratory services team in Arua said that up …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former WBS TV journalist Andrew Lwanga has been awarded 268 million Shillings as compensation for the injuries he sustained when he was assaulted by the former Old Kampala District Police Commander Joram Mwesigye. The compensation covers 18 million Shillings as special damages and 250 …