✳ London, UK | XINHUA | The master will visit the student, although the student is likely to emerge the winner when Manchester City entertain Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday. Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has always said he views Leeds coach Marcelo Bielsa as the biggest …
Read More »Security to intensify patrols on water bodies to reduce human trafficking
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through its security agencies will intensify water and land border patrols in a bid to curtail human trafficking and illegal entry. Minister for Internal Affairs, Gen Jeje Odongo, said Uganda has over 300 porous border points including water bodies where security needs …
Read More »Jinja municipal council officials charged with causing financial loss
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten officials of Jinja Municipal Council have been charged for allegedly causing government financial loss and abuse of office. Out of the ten officials, only four appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Moses Nabende while the six were charged …
Read More »Over 1000 expected to participate in 3rd EAC congress of accountants
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda will this month host the 3rd East African Congress of Accountants. The congress was supposed to be held last year in March but was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on gatherings. “We have now assessed and it is possible to host the congress,” …
Read More »La Liga announces no evidence of racist insult in Cadiz-Valencia game
Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | La Liga announced on Friday that it would not be taking any action against Cadiz defender Juan Cala for alleged racist insults aimed at Valencia’s Mouctar Diakhaby in the game between the two teams last weekend. The Valencia team walked off the pitch for 20 …
Read More »Yemen reopens main airport after 6-year suspension due to al-Qaida
Aden, Yemen | XINHUA | Yemen’s government has announced reopening a main airport for domestic flights in the country’s southeastern province of Hadramout after being suspended for nearly six years. The Civil Aviation Authority of Yemen said in a brief press statement on Friday that it was pleased to fully …
Read More »Joint medical stores loses equipment worth UGX 7bn in fire
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Medical Stores –JMS has lost medical equipment worth 7 Billion Shillings in a fire that gutted several warehouses. On Friday, fire gutted warehouses belonging to Madhvani Group of Companies located at the 5th Street Industrial Area. The fire is believed to have …
Read More »Police audit reveals slow implementation of gender policy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest police manpower audit has revealed a slow implementation of the gender inclusiveness policy. Police numbers are currently at 46,776 of which only 8,128 are females. This translates into 21 percent of female police officers. The police leadership headed by the then Inspector …
Read More »AFIEGO demands transparency as leaders meet over oil deals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) is demanding for the involvement of Ugandans in the negotiations on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and the Tilenga oil projects in the Albertine region. The call comes as Ugandan and Tanzanian leaders and their technocrats …
Read More »Entebbe residents outraged by dirty streets, waste
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a public outcry on the changing face of Entebbe, to an image that is not befitting of a town that was up until recent years branded one of the cleanest towns in Uganda. Its location, as the host of Uganda’s sole international …
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