Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Lubiri and Kadomera Central villages, Palabek Nyimur sub county in Lamwo district have fled their homes following an invasion of stray elephants. The Nyimur sub county LCIII chairperson Moses Bili, says the elephants believed to have strayed from Nimule National Park in Magwi …
Read More »Suspected killer of Ruharo police OC shot dead in Mbarara
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Mbarara on Tuesday shot dead an army deserter alleged to be behind numerous murders and robberies in the area. Dick Tushemereirwe was killed from Rugarama cell, Biharwe division, Mbarara City North. Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi region police spokesperson says Tushemereirwe has been …
Read More »Gov’t to cancel second title on Nabisunsa Girls school land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands will cancel the second title that is registered in the names of Nabisunsa Girls School. This is after realizing that the school had two freehold land titles registered in its name, which sparked a row between the school and the Uganda …
Read More »Education minister warns teachers against absenteeism when schools reopen
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni has warned teachers against absenteeism ahead of the scheduled resumption of learning. Janet Museveni made the remarks on Tuesday while meeting a section of headteachers from different secondary schools at Kololo ceremonial grounds during the selection …
Read More »Tanzania – Uganda oil and gas symposium set for November in Dar-es-Salaam
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Sector Foundation Uganda together with Tanzania Private Sector Foundation in partnership with the ministry of foreign affairs through its Uganda High Commission in Tanzania will convene a Tanzania-Uganda Oil and gas symposium on November 25 in Dar-es- Salaam, officials said in Kampala on Oct.26. …
Read More »U.S. Democratic senators propose corporate minimum tax to pay for Biden’s economic agenda
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Three key U.S. Democratic senators on Tuesday released a proposal for a minimum tax on corporate profits to help pay for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. The proposal, released by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Angus King, would create a …
Read More »Activists appeal for more research to control tobacco use
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Activists involved in tobacco control are calling upon African governments to fund scientific research aimed at eliminating the use of tobacco-related products. The call was made on Tuesday during the first Africa Conference on Tobacco Control and Development. According to the scientists, while many countries …
Read More »Sudanese PM returns home under tight security — PM’s office
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has returned home with his wife under tight security, the prime minister’s office said on its Facebook account on Tuesday. Since early Monday, Hamdok and some of his ministers together with civilian members in the Sovereign Council were arrested. Earlier on …
Read More »Court Martial sentences 248 over illegal possession of firearms
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 3rd Division Court Martial sitting at Moroto government prison has convicted 248 civilians for illegal possession of firearms. The convicts have been sent to serve different deterrent sentences in various government prisons where they will be rehabilitated. On Tuesday, the chairperson of the Court …
Read More »Patients at Bukwo hospital share wards with dead bodies
Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients at Bukwo general hospital in Bukwo district, Sebei sub region are forced to share beds with dead bodies due to the lack of a mortuary. This was disclosed by Bukwo district health officer, Dr. Edward Sabiti on Tuesday during the Covid-19 taskforce meeting chaired …
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