Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Renown City Pastor, Augustine Yiga alias Abizaayo, the founder of Revival Church Kawaala is dead. Yiga died around midnight at Nsambya Hospital, his ABS Television has confirmed.   “We have lost him, may God bless his soul. Rest in peace, Pastor Yiga Augustine Abizaayo,” reads a statement posted …

United Nations, USA | XINHUA |   United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that international cooperation is the only way to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate emergency. “International cooperation is the only way to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, rising inequality and the spreading of …

Canberra, Australia | XINHUA |    Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has welcomed the easing of strict coronavirus restrictions in the state of Victoria. Victoria, the hardest-hit state in the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, reported zero new confirmed cases on Tuesday, marking the first time the state has had no …

Lira , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Patients in need of X-ray services at Lira Regional Referral hospital are stuck following the closure of the X-ray unit by the International Atomic Energy Council-IAEC leakage of radiation. The council is mandated to regulate the peaceful application of ionizing radiation, protection and safety …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Three police officers attached to Kampala Central Police Station are nursing injuries they sustained in skirmishes with traders at Kiseka Market over the disputed demarcation of the market land by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA.    The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, says three …

Kole, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Kole district have arrested one of their own for hiring out his gun to a civilian. The officer has been identified as Police Constable William Alunyu, attached to Aboke Police station. The civilian who was hiring the gun is Geoffrey Okecha, aged 21 …

Kalaki, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several people have been displaced as heavy rains continue to submerge households in Teso region. With the heavy rains that have continued to hit the region over 200 households have been displaced due to flooding of Lake Kyoga in Kalaki district.  The most affected …

Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA |   Egypt confirmed on Monday that it will participate in a tripartite video ministerial meeting between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Ethiopian grand hydropower dam built over the Nile River, said the Egyptian water ministry in a statement. Arranged by South Africa, the current chair …

Apac, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Four civil servants of Apac District Local Government are on spot for meddling in politics. The four who have allegedly been seen in public campaigning for some aspirants in Apac district include; Innocent Abongo, the Apac district Acting Probation Officer, Frank Ogwang, the Acting …

Brussels, Belgium| XINHUA |   The European Union (EU) is preparing countermeasures against the United States after the World Trade Organization (WTO) has confirmed the EU’s retaliation rights in reaction to illegal subsidies granted to the U.S. aircraft maker Boeing, the European Commission said on Monday. The announcement was made after …