Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is embarking on the implementation of the Alcohol policy. The policy was passed by the Cabinet in November 2019 but it has never been implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy calls for measures to control the consumption and …

Lower Primary Learners, Semi Candidates to be prioritized when schools reopen Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports will give special attention to learners in lower primary and semi-candidates when schools reopen in January. Sources privy to the matter in the Ministry of Education says …

✳ Newcastle 0 Chelsea 3 Newcastle, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Newcastle United conceded three second-half goals as the Magpies were condemned to a 3-0 defeat against Premier League leaders Chelsea at St. James’ Park on Saturday afternoon. After withstanding the Blues’ dominant attacking pressure for over an hour, Graeme …

✳ Manchester City 0 Crystal Palace 2 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Sky-blue shirts hared after the visitors straight from kick-off, as Pep Guardiola’s high-pressing Manchester City side looked to gain momentum, but Palace weren’t afraid to push forward themselves, and began hunting for possession. Soon, it paid dividends. …

  Entebbe, Uganda  | AIRSPACE AFRICA | All is not well at Uganda airlines again, according to aviation website Airspace Africa . With the national carrier currently being led by its third CEO in just two years of the Uganda Airlines project,  board chairman Pereza Godfrey Ahabwe has written demanding yet another change. In …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. THE LAST WORD On Museveni and his critics: What we always miss about the governance strategies employed by leaders of poor countries COMMENT A new vision for global cooperation: UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlines a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that schools and other sectors of the economy will re-open in January 2022 irrespective of whether people are vaccinated or not. Some of the sectors that have remained closed to date include educational institutions, bars, theatres and cinemas. Initially, President Museveni …

  Washington, USA |  THE INDEPENDENT | Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has today announced the parent company’s name is being changed to “Meta” to represent a new  future outside today’s  troubled social network. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Share on: WhatsApp

✳ Curfew remains 7pm ✳ Schools Open in January ✳ 12 million vaccinations by December Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda has received adequate supplies of vaccines, and will have at least 12 million vaccinated by end of December. The focus will be on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s joint security agencies have described the Monday afternoon explosion inside Swift Bus as a suicide mission conducted by Isaac Matovu, the only person who died in the incident. The suspected suicide bomber Matovu, a 23 year old from Kireka has been on Police’s …