Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has started delivering machines and equipment meant for the mechanized operations of Atiak Sugar Factory in the Northern Uganda district of Amuru. The machines have been purchased by the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) through a sh108 billion supplementary budget passed by …

Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Namisindwa district have expressed concern about the low recovery of funds allocated for Youth Livelihood programs since 2013/14 when the program was launched. Jackson Wakwaika, the Namisindwa District LC V chairperson, addressed these concerns during his State of the District address on Friday. …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga Kingdom officials have finalized plans to commemorate this year’s coronation anniversary of Busoga’s King HRH Gabula Nadiope IV, just a week after unveiling his queen, HRH Jovia Mutesi. Gabula ascended to the throne as the Kyabazinga of Busoga on September 13, 2014, following …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Conrad Odere and Shaban Ramathan overcame a gruelling test in the third round of the Singleton Match Play Challenge on Saturday at Entebbe Club. The bespectacled pair overcame Ellis Katwebaze and Evelyn Atukunda on the 18th hole, 1 up to advance to the next …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The pass rate for accountancy students continues to worry, with only 32.9 percent of the 3919 passing the August exams of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU). This, however, is an improvement of 0.3 percent from the June 2023 exam. According to …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine, the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, has criticized President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his National Resistance Movement (NRM) party for their perceived failure to address persistent land evictions and land grabbing in the Bunyoro sub-region …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has requested more time from the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala to respond to an application by former Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), David Livingstone Ebiru, who seeks to halt his trial on bribery charges. The prosecution …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere has revived the Sabasumba Annual Appeal Fund (SAAFU), originally initiated by his predecessor, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, to address the financial needs of Kampala Archdiocese. The late Archbishop Lwanga, recognizing the reduced foreign support and aiming for a self-sustaining archdiocese, began …

Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement team at Pakwach checkpoint has impounded an ambulance belonging to Koboko district Local Government, which was transporting smuggled cigarettes. The Toyota Land Cruiser registration number UBD 512X, driven by Nobert Abukuwa, was seized with 16 sacks of Super-Match …

2000 southern white rhinos are set to be introduced to parks and reserves across the continent over the next decade, after being rescued by an NGO – part of an ambitious rewilding project. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | After a failed rhino farming business left 2000 southern white rhinos …