Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The European Medicines Agency has said that blood clots should be added as a possible adverse side effect of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The recommendation was made after a review of 63 cases of reported blood clots that developed moments after receiving the vaccine …

Kampala, Uganda |  Khisa Isaac |  Roke Telkom has unveiled the new repackaged internet services for its Roke Plus customers.  The announcement follows the need to not only provide reliable internet but improved bandwidth at affordable prices. The new Roke Plus packages have been upgraded with bigger internet bundles and …

Kampala, Uganda |  Khisa Isaac |  A Ugandan filmmaker has won a prestigious scholarship at the New York Film Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (NYFA) with another film editor securing a training opportunity with Jasco Broadcast Solutions, in what will be a major skills boost for the country’s entertainment …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Mbale Heroes football club has terminated the contract of its coach Bobic Odowa and his entire coaching staff. This follows after a disappointing start of four games without victory.  The decision to sack Odowa was reached during a team management meeting on Wednesday.  “We …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Gulu University Dean of Students has been interdicted. Last week Christopher Mutwale Mpora was remanded to Gulu Central Prison on allegations of theft.  Mpora was accused of theft of money, forgery and uttering a false document. It is alleged that on June 15 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Rugby 7s team have been placed in Pool B with Kenya, Canada and Spain for round two of the Emirates Invitational 7s that starts today and ends tomorrow at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai. The two rounds tournament started last week with …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) has indefinitely suspended a football game between Kigezi Home Boyz and Kitara Football Club in the ongoing Stanbic Bank Uganda cup. The first leg of the game had initially been scheduled to be played on Tuesday at …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The former presidential candidate Nancy Kalembe has asked Parliament to reinstate the government facilitation for campaigns of presidential candidates.  The facilitation which included 20 Million Shillings and a car to each presidential candidate was scrapped in 2015 following the decision by Parliament to amend …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of schools around Kampala are rallying parents to return learners to school. This follows the low turn up of primary four and five pupils.  The learners resumed classes on Monday, after the academic year was prematurely cut short on March 18, 2020, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has this afternoon honoured a 15-member medical team of Soroti Regional Referral hospital, for successfully conducting a surgery involving the separation of a dead from a live Siamese twin. The surgery took place in Soroti, six days after the baby was referred to …