Paris, France | Xinhua | Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday confirmed the signing of former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos on a free transfer after the Spanish central defender penned on a two-year contract with the Ligue 1 giants. Ramos left Madrid after 16 years when his contract expired at the end …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Covid-19 survivors in Gulu are demanding discharge certificates to enable them to counter segregation by the local communities. The survivors who underwent home-based care management and later tested negative for the virus say they continue facing segregation, rejection and isolation from the communities. Santos Comboni …

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight people have been arrested for illegally growing marijuana in Abongomola sub county in Kwania district. The eight were arrested in a joint operation carried out by police and the local leaders on Wednesday. According to Ivan Nuwagaba, the Kwania acting District Police Commander, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rosemary Nansubuga Seninde, the former Minister for Primary Education has welcomed her appointment as the National Resistance Movement-NRM Director for Mobilization, Training and Cadre Development. Seninde who also lost the Wakiso Woman Member of Parliament seat is replacing Mathias Kasamba who died early this year. …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | The Japanese government decided Thursday to put capital Tokyo under the fourth state of emergency over COVID-19, covering the duration of the Olympics, in an effort to curb a recent surge in infections. The emergency state will be effective from Monday to Aug. 22, which may …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uncertainty surrounds the electricity industry following continued criticism of the current management regime which has seen all business segments largely managed by private sector companies. Earlier this year, President Yoweri Museveni said that the cost of electricity in Uganda had remained high partly because of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two senior lecturers from Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU have sued the rector, Prof. Ismail Simbwa Gyagenda and four others over the appointment of the director Kampala campus and the director for public relations. Also sued is IUIU, University secretary, Dr. Adnan Ali Adikata, and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Covidex drug is not yet on the list of options health workers can use for treatment, even with recent notification by the National Drug Authority (NDA) that it can be used as a supportive medication for viral infections including COVID-19. There has been a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The outgoing Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda, William Carlos has said one of the things he will miss most is Uganda’s climate and the people. Speaking at a farewell ceremony organized for him at State Lodge Nakasero, Carlos who is moving to the Philippines to …

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man in Bugiri district is in trouble after being arrested red-handed trying to sell off his nine-year-old daughter to a witch doctor for suspected ritual sacrifice. The suspect is 34 year old Menculam Ajalu, a resident of Naluwerere trading center in Kapyanga sub county …