All of us have the potential to be food heroes. Our actions are our future. The process of transforming our agri-food systems — and making an impact on global hunger, healthy diets, environmental damage and waste — starts with you and me. COMMENT | By Qu Dongyu | This year’s World …

Time has come to highlight that adequate water, sanitation and hygiene are essential components of basic preventive health services as these are primary drivers of public health COMMENT | By Fatima Maada Bio | Access to handwashing with soap is a foundational component of healthy schools. Good hygiene practices help ensure …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court two months ago delivered a judgement that stopped the military court from trying civilian suspects. The ruling deems it unconstitutional for civilians to be tried in the military court if they are not subject to the military system. The court …

    Kasenyi, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | What connection can there be, between a normal smart mobile phone and an increase in quality and quantity of fish catch from a lake? Well, on the trans-boundary Lakes Edward and Albert, between D.R Congo and Uganda, the two are very closely …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPDNENT | All is set for the new Uganda Premier League season. The league is slated to kick off today. Ahead of the new League, Decolus Kiiza, the FUFA Deputy CEO in charge of Football says that players have either received their first COVID-19 jab …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Medical Stores (NMS) has announced that unvaccinated staff and visitors will no longer be allowed to access its offices. The directive takes immediate effect for staff, and start on October 18 for all other visitors. This implies that all NMS staff, who …

Santiago, Chile | Xinhua | Agriculture is one of the sectors hardest hit by climate-related disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Wednesday, which marked International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. “Anticipatory, short-term action must be based on longer-term resilience-building …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has said that it has no money available for lump sum payments if parliament passes the NSSF Amendment Bill. NSS say payments can only be staggered. This was disclosed by the fund’s Managing Director Richard Byarugaba on Thursday …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua |  Nigerian government has said it will compel federal civil servants to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 before gaining access to their offices from Dec. 1. The move was to encourage the vaccination rate across the country, said Boss Mustapha, the secretary to the government …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | China on Thursday opposed U.S. accusations of destabilizing the Taiwan region with intense military activities, urging the U.S. to stop making irresponsible remarks on Taiwan issues. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a press briefing. He commented on Pentagon spokesman John …