Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) the company contracted to conduct the mandatory vehicle inspection has reported a loss of 74 Billion Shillings. The loss was incurred when the company’s activities were suspended by Parliament in 2017.  According to a letter seen by Uganda Radio …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Democratic Party has appealed to its members to support their President General Norbert Mao to secure signatures and National Identification Numbers-NINs to cement his Presidential Bid.  According to the DP Electoral Commission, whoever gets elected as the President General of the party, automatically …

. Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court Commercial Division has halted the execution of the orders issued by Justice Henry Peter Adonyo in a case involving businessman Hamis Kiggundu, Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Kenya.     Principal Judge, Dr Flavian Zeija issued the interim orders on Tuesday …

  Jerusalem, Israel | XINHUA |    Israel and the United Nations will establish a joint regional support office in Israel to manage states of emergency, the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology said Tuesday. According to the ministry, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) has selected the Earth …

Buliisa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  For several months, the rising water levels have been covering previously dry land as the nation looked on. Death, damage to farms and homes have been ravaging Butiaba Sub-County in Buliisa district particularly severely. Now Members of Parliament from Buliisa district are appealing to …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Street children have rampaged in Mbale city protesting the killing of one of their own by a private security guard. The street children rose up in arms on Tuesday morning accusing a guard from Security 2000 for killing their colleague on Monday night.     …

Kyiv, Ukraine | XINHUA |    Ukraine and Poland intend to cooperate to further deepen Ukraine’s relations with the European Union and boost bilateral economic cooperation, the two countries’ presidents, Volodymyr Zelensky and Andrzej Duda, said following their meeting in Kiev on Monday. According to a joint statement released on the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 30 districts in the country still lack palliative care services. This is despite Uganda being recognized globally for being the first country to manufacture cheaply and use oral morphine to manage pain among people who suffer from terminal illnesses.  Speaking during a …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   What do you do with a stubborn debtor who has defaulted on you before, and when going to court is not an option? The only option you could have is to go to their source of income. And that is what Kampala Capital City …

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | XINHUA |   Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Tuesday that the so-called Indo-Pacific strategy proposed by the United States would undermine peace and development prospect in East Asia. In response to a question on the impact of the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy …