Kasese , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Community volunteers in Kasese district have received a boost from Uganda Network of young people living with HIV. The donation of bicycles comes at a time when volunteers have decried the lack of transport to reach out to their fellow peers who …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) is struggling to hit blood collection targets with the persistence of stock-outs.  When URN contacted UBTS Executive Director Dr Dorothy Kyeyune Byabazaire on Sunday, refused to comment on the status of the stocks whereas Public Relations Officer Micheal Mukundane …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Heads of several departments and colleges at Makerere University are proposing to adopt the pre-entry examination system to determine the competence levels of students pursuing courses at the university. Dr Vincent Ssembatya, the Director for Quality Assurance at Makerere says that the university management has …

Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP |  The leaders of Somalia and breakaway state Somaliland are meeting for talks Sunday in a renewed effort to mediate strained ties between the two, Mogadishu said in a statement. The talks are taking place in Djibouti, chaired by the country’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, while Ethiopian Prime …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  Tanzania this weekend became the first African country to resume a national league suspended during March because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Young Africans, who have been champions a record 22 times, won 1-0 away to Mwadui and Coastal Union overcame a two-goal deficit to …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Security personnel in Kitgum district have been accused of aiding illegal trade in endangered forest products. Martin Anywar, Kitgum District Forestry Officer says the involvement of highly placed individuals in security is greatly watering their fights in protecting the forest covers. He notes that the …

Rwenzori, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Rwenzori National Park has partnered with Word Wide Fund – WWF to protect endangered species, end poaching, and create a buffer zone. The project, which will be funded by Hempel foundation from Denmark, will be implemented in the districts that surround the park in Rwenzori …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Makerere University students have castigated the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force-UPDF for dropping charges against the commanders of soldiers that brutalized them during protests against tuition increment in October last year. Through their Guild Council, the students said UPDF has denied them justice by exonerating commanders …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A row has emerged between residents, councillors and Luweero health department over the lack of a toilet at a newly constructed health centre.  Last year the Ministry of Health with funding from World Bank contracted P&D Traders and Contractors to construct a new building to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development has discovered that programmes put in place to empower girls and cushion them against early marriages and pregnancies are not utilized.  Speaking during a meeting with Members of Parliament on Saturday, Obadiah Kashemeirwe a Gender Ministry Official …