Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA law enforcement officers are struggling to maintain standard operating procedures – SOPs while carrying out their duties in the city. The officers working with police often engage in running battles with vendors who operate illegally on the streets of Kampala. …

Kampala, Uganda | PREMIER LEAGUE | A win for Liverpool will make them just the second team to reach 99 points after Manchester City in 2017/18. Newcastle United will hope to end a run of five matches without a win and beat the champions for the first time since December 2015. …

Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | Over 50 percent of Kenyans who have died from COVID-19 have non-communicable diseases (NCD), an official said on Saturday. Rashid Aman, Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Health said that a study revealed that people with pre-existing conditions have high chances of contracting the …

  Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lyantonde district vice chairperson Juuko Katungi collapsed during a function on Saturday and died moments later. Katungi, the Kinuuka sub county representative was giving a speech at party in Kashagama when he collapsed. According to Fred Muhangi, Lyantonde district chairperson local council …

London, UK | XINHUA | International scholars said Saturday that aggressive statements and actions by the U.S. government towards China poses a threat to world peace and a potential new cold war on China is against the interests of humanity. The comments came during a virtual meeting on the international …

Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA | Sudan on Saturday said it hopes that the upcoming round of talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be “decisive” and “with specific timetable” to address important issues. “Sudan is looking forward to a decisive negotiating round with specific timetable and clear agenda …

Kasese , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lodge owners and tourism operators have appealed to the European Union (EU) delegation in Uganda to consider clear accessibility of the Euro 6 million grant (25.2 billion Shillings) that was recently extended to support the private tourism sector. The EU ambassadors were on …

Kampala, Uganda | PL | All eyes will be on King Power Stadium as Man Utd and Leicester go head-to-head, while Chelsea seek one more point The race for a top-four finish is going down to the final day, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester City vying for the two …

Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA | The European Union (EU) on Friday unveiled plans to step up its fight against online child sexual abuse, as well as drugs and firearms smuggling across the bloc. Margaritis Schinas, European Commission Vice-President for Promoting European Way of Life, said that unlike many who have …

New Delhi, India | XINHUA | Human trials for developing an indigenous vaccine against COVID-19 are going on in full swing in India. Two companies — Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila — are currently carrying out human trials in six cities across the country. On Friday a 30-year-old man was administered …