Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transport upcountry remained stable as students return home following the Presidential directive. Many bus companies did not increase fares despite the high number of learners returning home. Global buses travelling to Mbarara have maintained the transport costs to 20,000 shillings from Kampala to Mbarara. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga wants action taken against police officers who shot a student. Lowena Rachael Nankya, a student of Lugazi Mixed School was hit by a rubber bullet shot by anti-riot police during a joint operation with Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Law …

Paris, France | AFP | When he broke the two-hour barrier for the marathon in October, Eliud Kipchoge did not run alone, but now, as a diary he is recording reveals, he has no choice. Kipchoge may be the only man to have broken two hours, but when he set the time in Vienna he ran …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) is to start supplying information to the public through media houses. Maurice Mugisha, the Deputy Managing Director UBC says that the collaboration between UBC and Government is meant to ensure that the public is up to date regarding government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transporters in different parts of the country have stepped up preventive measures against the coronavirus. In Gulu, Martin Oringa, the Disciplinary Chairperson of Gulu city Boda –Boda Association says that they have banned the cyclists from carrying more than one passenger which could expose …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 25% of Ugandans are bothered about access to clean water. This is according to a study by Twaweza and Uganda Water and Sanitation Network. Marie Nanyanzi the Program Officer – Sauti Za Wananchi at Twaweza says that they asked their respondents whether they …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued strict guidelines for Airlines landing at the Entebbe International Airport from the 31 category 1 countries affected by the coronavirus (COVID -19). Airlines have been tasked to ensure that travelers to Uganda from the category 1 countries …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The World Health Organization said Friday that the original epicentre in China of the coronavirus outbreak at last reporting no new cases gave hope to the rest of the world battling the pandemic. The city of Wuhan registered no new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Sub-Saharan Africa recorded its second coronavirus death on Friday as infections rose in South Africa, where the government warned bluntly of a long haul in the fight against the disease. Despite stringent restrictions ranging from flight bans to school closures, countries south of the Sahara …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City Lawyer Male Mabirizi wants the court to quash the directives issued by President Museveni in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday President Museveni ordered for the closure of several institutions like churches, bars, factories, schools, banned musical concerts among others for 32 …