Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Stella Nyanzi has appealed to the Makerere University Staff Appeals  Tribunal protesting her sacking. The decision to sack Dr Nyanzi, a research fellow at Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) was reached by the University Appointments Board at its 587th meeting held on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has allocated 12.8billion shillings for salary enhancement for staff in 11 public universities. The allocation for the 2019/2020 is contained in the second budget call circular from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. This is partial fulfillment of the 2013 Presidential pledge …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament of Uganda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Serbia to establish collaboration between the two parliaments’ in promoting tourism, trade and other key sectors. The MoU was signed by the Speaker of Uganda Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and the Speaker of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Victims of the landslides in Manafwa district are starving due to lack of food. In May, landslides hit the district displacing hundreds of households. The landslides were a result of heavy rains that pounded the district. The landslides destroyed properties, swept crop gardens and …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Maurizio Sarri says Chelsea would have to sell one of their established wingers in order to satisfy Callum Hudson-Odoi’s desire for immediate first-team action. Teenage prospect Hudson-Odoi has grown restless at Stamford Bridge and handed in a January transfer request as offers came in from German champions Bayern Munich. …

Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | President Muhammadu Buhari vowed Friday on the eve of troubled elections that Nigerians would be able to vote in security, despite a week-long postponement and violence in the north of the country. In a televised address, Buhari promised “adequate security measures are in place” for the ballot. “You will be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Erratic rains and changing weather patterns have affected the progress of the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS), a government intervention to increase agricultural productivity. NAADS beneficiaries say that the trends have affected their productivity and often, the distribution of agro inputs. NAADS Technical and …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s High Court on Friday postponed a much-anticipated ruling on whether to scrap colonial-era laws which criminalise homosexuality, citing a heavy case load. “The files are above my height… we are still working,” said Chacha Mwita, one of the judges, who added that one of his colleagues was on leave …

Brussels, Belgium | AFP | British Prime Minister Theresa May will have a chance to speak to fellow EU leaders at their summit with the Arab League, but she should not expect a Brexit breakthrough, an EU source said Friday. Arab and European leaders will meet for two days from Sunday in the Egyptian resort …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda has been blamed for failing to supervise management in the process of liquidating financial institutions. In the COSASE report to parliament tabled by the committee Chairperson Abdu Katuntu, the Central Bank Board’s failure to supervise liquidation of the defunct banks …