Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dealers in imported garments have got some reprieve, after the Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija announced a waiver of some tax on the goods. In the budget for the financial year 2021/2022 read last month, the minister introduced an import duty …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti took to social media on Tuesday to rule out any chance of Cristiano Ronaldo returning to the club. Ronaldo and Ancelotti coincided at Real Madrid between 2013 and 2015 and formed part of the squad that won the club’s 10th Champions …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected Congolese rebel leader who escaped from Aruu prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC has been handed over to the Congolese authorities. Justin Olea, 25, escaped from prison after he was arrested for allegedly leading a rebel group in Eastern DRC and stealing …

Cape Town, S.A. | Xinhua | Parliament of South Africa on Tuesday said it had been informed by President Cyril Ramaphosa about extending the mission of troops who were authorized to fight against last month’s unrest. The South African government deployed 25,000 army members since July 12 in cooperation with the …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum municipal council officials have called for the degazettement of the defunct Kitgum airfield in Pandwong division. Richard Ojara Okwera, the mayor of Kitgum municipal council says that the airfield has been redundant and non-functional for the past 20 years. According to Ojara, the airfield …

London, UK | Xinhua | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke via phone on Tuesday evening about the current situation in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover, Downing Street said in a statement. The two leaders welcomed their countries’ cooperation in recent days to help evacuate their nationals, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala has run out of COVID-19 vaccines. Uganda Radio Network visited some vaccination sites such as the Kampala Capital City Clinic, Kiswa health center III, Bukoto heath center, Naguru General Hospital and Kisenyi and found no queues of people waiting for vaccines. Charles Lweno, a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makindye Chief Magistrates Court has remanded a renown bailiff Moses Kirunda to Kitalya prison over the murder of a city businessman Magid Mugwanya. Kirunda, who last year demolished St Peters Church Ndeeba appeared before the Makindye Chief Magistrate Anne Sarah Basemera on Tuesday for the …

Les Cayes, Haiti | Xinhua | The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island’s Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday. The 7.2-magnitude quake also left more than 9,900 people injured, the agency said via Twitter, adding that rescue operations continue …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jackeline Birungi, the first petitioner in the case challenging the victory of Idah Erios Nantaba as Kayunga Woman Member of Parliament found a hard time defending accusations against her rival for using forged academic qualifications. In her petition, Birungi who ran as an independent accused …