Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT |    FC Barcelona midfielder Miralem Pjanic has added to coach Ronald Koeman’s problems with an interview in Italian newspaper ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’ in which he questions why he has not played much this season despite Barca’s on-field problems. In an interview published the day …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda on Tuesday recorded its highest cases of COVID-19 after 701 people tested positive for the disease. The cases were part of 5,578 samples that were tested. According to the Ministry of Health, the highest numbers of reported cases were from Kampala with 290 positives …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Four suspects are in custody at Kawempe police station for storming the home of the late Sheik Nuuhu Muzaata Batte in Kate Falaawo in Kawempe Division and attempting to break into his bedroom. The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango identifies the suspects are Sam Kigundu …

Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT |     Iran reported on Monday 10,827 new COVID-19 infections, taking the tally to 1,051,374 in the country. Meanwhile, Turkey’s daily coronavirus deaths rose to a record 203, taking the death toll to 15,103 in the country. Of the newly infected in Iran, 1,691 were hospitalized, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Engineer Paul Isaac Musasizi is tipped to appear in the top 50 people chosen from around the world for their unique and excellence in innovative ideas, by Bloomberg, the renowned business media. But Musasizi, the Chief Executive Officer of Kiira Motor Corporation, says this achievement …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Only 10 to 15  per cent of COVID-19 infections are currently detected in the country according to the ministry of health. At the moment, 4,000 samples are tested on average every day.  However, health experts say this figure does not represent the actual number of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has fixed December 21st 2020 to pronounce itself on a petition filed by Godfrey Aine Sodo Kaguta against the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party for failure to hand him the ticket for the Mawogola North Parliamentary race in Sembabule District.  Justice Musa Ssekaana …

Kyotera, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Kabuleta, one of the Independent Presidential Candidates, has not showed up in Kyotera, Rakai and Lwengo districts as expected. He was scheduled to canvass for votes in the three districts according to the presidential elections time table.    Local reporters from different media houses …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party- DP presidential candidate, Norbert Mao has promised to enact an Act of parliament to enable the government to compensate Teso war victims.    In a press conference held at Timisha Hotel in Soroti City on Monday, Mao said that although government through …

Berlin, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT |     A confident RB Leipzig claims to be well prepared for their crucial Champions League encounter against Manchester United. Julian Nagelsmann said his squad has come out of the 3-3 Bundesliga draw against Bayern Munich and is on its way to making up for the …