Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Hariss International Limited, the manufactureers of Riham Beverages and foods in Uganda, is under fire over a spelling error on their billboard in Fort Portal Tourism City. The billboard, which has been erected along Lugard Road, was aimed at welcoming visitors to the tourism …

Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA |    European environment ministers reached an agreement on a partial general approach on the proposed European climate law, German Federal Minister for the Environment Svenja Schulze said on Friday. “I am pleased to announce that today we were able to reach agreement among member states on …

San Francisco, USA | XINHUA |    A U.S. judge from the District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday denied the government’s motion to stay the preliminary injunction on banning WeChat, a messaging, social media, and mobile payment app owned by Chinese company Tencent. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The high court in Wakiso has sent a 28-year-old man to prison for life for abducting, demanding a ransom and murdering a five-year-old boy. Justice Patricia Basaaze has sentenced Mukisa Deo to life imprisonment for kidnapping and killing Elvis Kibuule (5) whom he found at …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University has turned away 60 of its students for failing to comply with the COVID19 guidelines. James Ojok Onono, the University Public Relations Officer says the 60 have not undergone management training on COVID 19 for acceptance in to the University according to the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  As Muslims in the world prepare to commemorate this year’s birthday of Prophet Muhammad, Ugandans have been reminded to emulate the prophet’s way of life, especially how he treated other people including Muslims and non-Muslims, the poor and the rich and his relatives or strangers. …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA |   Matchday seven in La Liga has the ‘Clasico’ between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid as the main event as Spain’s two biggest sides go head to head once again. Neither Barca nor Real Madrid are in their best form at the moment, and perhaps because …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A group of Boda Boda Riders from different parts of Kampala have been camping at Wandegeya Police station now for two weeks with some of them spending nights. Some claim police officers are protecting criminals who defrauded them.  For some of them whom we talked to, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has received more than 100 petitions challenging the nomination of Parliamentary candidates from various constituencies across the country. The nominations were concluded a week ago. Electoral Commission Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi explained that some of the petitions are from the National …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Central Bank has noted that the easing of the Covid-19 lockdown has led to economic growth recovery.  In its latest monetary policy statement, the BOU says the easing of the lockdown, the stability of the exchange rate, as well as a feeble improvement in …