Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Bayer Leverkusen cruised into the quarterfinal after beating Glasgow Rangers 1-0 (4-1 on aggregate) thanks to a second-half goal from Moussa Diaby in the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday. The Rangers had a tough task ahead as they needed three goals without reply …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Sevilla booked their spot in the quarterfinal after edging an uninspired Roma 2-0 on first-half goals from Sergio Reguilon and Youssef En-Nesyri in an all-or-nothing encounter in Europa League’s round of the last 16 on Thursday. The fixture was set as a single-legged clash after the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has arrested two police officers attached to Jinja Road Police station for allegedly selling a firearm to thugs at Shillings 2 million. According to CID sources, Corporal – Richard Enguru and Police Constable, Andrew Opio allegedly sold the rifle to thugs …

Kampala , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Private school teachers have opposed a clause in the Uganda National Examinations Board Amendment Bill 2020 that provides for deregistration of the examination center of a school that is involved in misappropriating examination registration fees. The private teachers led by Hasadu Kirabira, the Vice …

Ntungamo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement-NRM party aspirants in Ntungamo district are accusing security officials of selectively enforcing the COVID-19 guidelines.  The aspirants particularly accuse the Gombolola internal security officers (GISOs) of blocking their meetings with supporters and allowing the incumbents to hold public gatherings.   In June, the …

Kampala , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Tax Collection in Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA reduced by 83% in the last quarter of the 2019/2020 financial year, which covers April, May and June. According to the performance report by the Directorate of Tax Collection, the Authority collected Shillings 3.2 billion compared to …

Amuru , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Over 200 youths from Amuru and Guru-guru sub-counties in Amuru district have received agro storage facilities to store their farm produce. The facility was built with support from Save the Children International under the skilling the youth project which was being implemented in Amuru, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans registered the highest number of new motorcycles in the year that ended June 2019 in what could be an indicator a larger number of people are entering the Boda Boda industry. According to figures published by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Ugandans registered 103, …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  The Committee of 100 (C100), a non-profit U.S. leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans from different fields, announced on Wednesday a donation of 850,000 N95 masks to healthcare workers in underserved communities in the United States. The donation, valued at more than 3 million U.S. …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Sweden’s economy shrank by 8.6 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Sweden (SCB) said Wednesday. Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson attributed this “better than expected” results partly to the country’s less strict lockdown policies. SCB said the …