Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on the Parliament Covid-19 taskforce are concerned about the way the home-based care system has been left exposed and vulnerable to people in homes and communities. The government through the ministry of health approved that people who test positive to Covid-19 but with mild …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspects who were arrested in relation to the shooting of Works Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala have been linked to 14 other murders. Gen Katumba was shot on June 1, 2021, along Kisota road in the outskirts of Kampala in an attack that claimed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The last batch of ministers has taken the oath of allegiance and oath of a Member of Parliament to formalize their presence as ex-officio members. They were appointed to Cabinet without being elected as Members of Parliament and as ex-officio members, they do not have …

Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Congolese refugees at the Bubukwanga transit camp in Bundibugyo district are crying out for relief assistance. Last month, more than 650 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC fleeing the war in the eastern part of their country entered Bundibugyo district through Rwamabale sub county …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Express FC has officially received the trophy as the Champions of the 2020/21 Star Times Uganda Premier League, which ended prematurely because of the nationwide lockdown announced to contain the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA President Moses Magogo …

Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | A total of 10 people have died while 757 have been arrested following violent protests in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Province, said South African Police Minister Bheki Cele on Tuesday. Cele made the remarks while briefing the media on how the the Justice, Crime Prevention and …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu city market vendors have raised concern about the inadequate mosquito nets that were distributed. Over the weekend, the Ministry of Health distributed only 400 mosquito nets to the more than 4,000 vendors within the different markets in Gulu city. The distribution of the mosquito …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Oporot tree planting group in Patongo town council in Agago district that benefited from the NUSAF III project have resolved to sell off properties of their executive members to recover 16 million shillings they allegedly swindled. The decision follows the failure by the …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police with the assistance of the UPDF in Mbarara city have arrested 150 people for flouting presidential directives and standard operating procedures set by Ministry of Health to curb the spread of Covid-19. They were arrested on Monday in an operation that lasted for seven …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City Council has approved 338 million shillings supplementary budget for management of Covid-19. The money is part of the funds from the central government transfers to the cities and municipalities to support Covid-19 activities. In an extraordinary council sitting held on Monday, the councilors …