Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, Richard Todwong, has pledged to investigate allegations of irregularities in the recently concluded party structures and Local Council One (LC1) flag bearers election. On Tuesday, the NRM held elections for LC1 flag bearers and party …
Read More »Hearing of Burora hate speech case flops
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has failed to start hearing the case in which former Rubaga Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner Herbert Anderson Burora is accused of hate speech and spreading malicious information to demean the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among. The hearing …
Read More »SH179 million sponsorship: Absa Uganda backs 2025 Captain’s Bell Tournament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The much-anticipated 7th edition of the Captain’s Bell Tournament tees off May 15 to 17 at the Uganda Golf Club Kitante, with a renewed sponsorship worth sh179 million from Absa Bank Uganda. The Captain’s Bell Tournament, a cherished annual tradition, marks the official introduction by …
Read More »Survivors of Katosi road bus accident share stories of survival
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Survivors from the Monday devastating bus accident along the Mukono-Katosi-Jinja road have recounted how they managed to escape the wreckage and survive. The accident occurred when the driver of a bus belonging to YY Coaches and Courier Services, registration number UAV 701C, lost control at …
Read More »NRM Primaries: One killed in Mayuge
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East are investigating the death of 33-year-old Peter Kaluya, who was killed in a fracas that followed National Resistance Movement (NRM) grassroot polls in Mayuge District. Kaluya, a resident of Bulubude Village in Malongo Sub-county, was assaulted by a mob following the …
Read More »Xi’s visit to deepen China-Russia ties, bolster global peace
BEIJING | Xinhua | At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday and attend in Moscow the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War. More than 80 …
Read More »TODAY: Election of new Pope starts
Vatican, Rome | THE INDEPENDENT | Today, 133 cardinal electors are set to enter the Conclave at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City to elect a new Pope following the death of Pope Francis. According to the programme from the Vatican, the cardinal electors will begin the day at St. Peter’s …
Read More »Cultural leaders urged to strengthen inter-cultural relations
Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cultural leaders have been urged to strengthen intercultural relations to promote peace, unity, and development within their institutions and communities. The call was made during the official enthronement of Prof. Willy Okullo as the Arak Okwero Yito Clan Chief. Leaders who attended the ceremony emphasized …
Read More »Trump to impose 100 pct tariff on all movies ‘produced in foreign lands’
LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is authorizing to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100 percent tariff on all movies “produced in Foreign Lands.” In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, “The Movie Industry in America …
Read More »All set as 33 million Ugandans await mass national ID enrollment, renewal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The mass enrollment and renewal drive that rolls off on May 27, is expected to benefit over 33 million Ugandans — including 15.8 million whose National IDs are set to expire by June 2025, and another 17.2 million citizens, many of …
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