Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sembabule district has approved the creation of new administrative units in the area despite the ban by the Ministry of Local Government. Last year, the Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi issued a circular to all district chairpersons and Mayors informing them of a suspension …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Diocesan Bishop James William Ssebaggala has appealed to Christians to stop pushing the nomination committee which was tasked with a role to identify a new head of the diocese. Bishop Ssebaggala noted that several Christians keep bothering members of the nomination committee to reveal …

Johannesburg, S.A. | Xinhua | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is proud of the performances of the five African teams at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, said CAF President Patrice Motsepe on Wednesday. “It is the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup that an …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The combat capability of the Russian armed forces is “increasing day by day” and Russia will certainly step up this process, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. “Today, our goal is to implement the entire scope of necessary measures to achieve a qualitative renewal and improvement …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police leadership in Luwero district has withdrawn its personnel from guarding private property in a move to re-enforce its installations. There are 978 policemen in the Savannah Police Region comprising of Luwero, Nakaseke, and Nakasongola districts. However, scores of police officers have been guarding …

Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 36-year-old poacher who went missing inside Murchison Falls National Park in Nwoya district has been found dead. Geoffrey Ongwech disappeared on Friday last week inside the National Park in Purongo sub county, where he had illegally entered with a colleague to check snares they …

United Nations | Xinhua | A humanitarian response plan worth 1.7 billion U.S. dollars for South Sudan was launched on Tuesday to help 6.8 million of the most vulnerable people in the next year, a UN spokesman said. The 2023 campaign aims to aid victims of conflict, climate shocks and protracted …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo district leaders have expressed concern over the slow pace of work on the 1.5 Billion Shillings resource center in Lamwo town council. Work on the resource center which is being financed under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development-USMID project started in June 2021, …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have named 19-year-old Bashir Lubega, as the prime suspect in the attack on Advance Smart Micro Finance in Wobulenzi town council, Luwero district, which claimed the life of a security guard. Lubega was picked up in an operation involving the Flying Squad unit and …

Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. pharmacies CVS and Walgreens are limiting purchases of children’s pain-relief medications amid a winter “tripledemic” of respiratory viruses. CVS said in a statement it is restricting both in-person and online purchases of two children’s pain relief products. Walgreens has also limited online purchases of …