Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several records and documents will not be recovered from the Makerere University main building that was gutted by fire in the wee hours of Sunday, according to officials. They say that a majority of the documents that were stored in the building were still …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Schools re-open for finalists on October 15
✳ Schools to re-open for finalists ✳ Border district restrictions ✳ Curfew will be maintained ✳ Places of worship to resume with SOPs ✳ Sports reopen with no spectators ✳ Bars remain closed Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said the country is now ready to …
Read More »LIVE: Museveni address on COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has started his address on the country’s next actions to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. He is expected to outline Uganda’s plan to re-open the education sector, the airports and borders. He will also stress that Uganda’s focus will be on the individuals …
Read More »Janet Museveni assesses damage at Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | First Lady and Education and Sports Minister Janet Museveni has promised to fully support Makerere University investigate and then rebuild after a fire gutted their main administration block early on Sunday. “This is tragic, not just for the university but the country,” …
Read More »Perfect start: Arsenal 2-1 West Ham
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Eddie Nketiah came off the bench to grab a late winner as Arsenal made it two wins out of two at the start of the season. In truth Arsenal were below par for much of their opening home game of the campaign, despite …
Read More »LIVE: Makerere University main building burning down
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reports from Makerere University indicate that Police Fire Brigade is trying to put out a fire which has now covered almost half of the roof of the institution’s main building. All indications are the fire started just after mid-night. “The fire brigade is on …
Read More »Burundi’s Ndayishimiye visits Tanzania
Kigoma, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Burundi President Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye has today paid a one-day visit to neighboring Tanzania, where he held talks John Pombe Magufuli. It is Ndayishimiye ‘s first visit abroad since taking over power from Pierre Nkurunziza who passed away in June soon after the elections. The …
Read More »Time to believe that it is Uganda you are seeing!
The amazing story of the Rwenzori Mountains COMMENT | By Amos Wekesa | In the last thee weeks, we have seen lots of updates on Rwenzori Mountains on different platforms, and we must give credit to the Mountain Slayers…. The ‘Mountains slayers’ aren’t your usual slay queens and slay kings, but are …
Read More »MutiChoice promises thousands more stories at Uganda Media Showcase
Ten Thousand Stories and more from Africa’s most loved storyteller – MultiChoice Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda today hosted its first ever fully online Media Showcase as it celebrated its drive to bring its audiences ‘African stories told by Africans’. The event streamed live from Kampala, …
Read More »Did court actually quash the Bamugemereire land probe?
If this commission was not intended to mollify the bad situation, it is a landmark report that should be implemented by any progressive and revolutionary government. COMMENT | Gyagenda Semakula Zikusooka | On September 2, 2020 just 35 days after Justice Catherine Bamugemereire handed over her 750-page report to President …
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