Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs have confirmed attendance at the Pope’s Funeral scheduled on Saturday, the Vatican has said. Pope Francis’ coffin is lying in state at St Peter’s for a third day on Friday for the people to …

BEIJING | Xinhua | China’s private sector saw robust industrial output growth in the first quarter of 2025, with its investment in manufacturing and innovation-driven development also accelerating. The sector, constituting more than 90 percent of enterprises in the world’s second-largest economy, has forged ahead with steady expansion as the …

COMMENT | Olowo Jerome Stowell Jasilwanyi |  For a long time, the smell of the death of Tororo has been bothering my spirit, only for me to receive news this week that a meeting of our elders with the president at the State House, Entebbe had confirmed my worst fears. …

My perspective shifted, much like the blind man in the biblical story who shouted, “I can see!” COMMENT | IAN RUMANYIKA | For 12 years, I worked within the walls of the Uganda Revenue Authority, with a slogan before me, “Developing Uganda Together and the weight of responsibility”. My role …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & UGU MEDIA | Today’s round of competitions in the inaugural President’s Cup will be capped with a mouthwatering encounter between the hard-hitting Meron Kyomugisha and fellow ladies national team golfer Peace Kabasweka at the par-72 Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa. The two …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) has launched the Anti-Fraud Consortium to combat financial cyber crimes.   The consortium brings together regulators, supervised financial institutions, payment providers, law enforcement, and the public to anticipate, detect, prevent and respond to financial fraud with clarity and consistency. Twinemanzi …

  Afriyea golf academy’s 2025 holiday programme tees off in Fort Portal Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Children in western Uganda on school holiday break this month, will have a great opportunity to learn and master the game of golf, courtesy of AFRIYEA Golf Academy. Uganda’s leading institution for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPEDENT | Leading Kampala City land broker Muhammad Kamoga has been arrested. Kamoga was on Thursday arraigned before the High Court Land Division, Deputy  Registrar  Christine Namutebi, who gave him seven days to produce over 30 land titles related to a disputed 8-acre property in Bugabo-Garuga, …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owinyi-Dollo has called for the review of the retirement age of judicial officers so that government may continue benefitting from their accumulated experience. Speaking at State House Entebbe at the swearing in ceremony of his deputy Dr Flavian Zeija, Owinyi-Dollo …

BEIJING | Xinhua | China is implementing a series of targeted measures to foster a favorable environment for private enterprises and promote growth in the private sector, said an official with the country’s top economic planner. These initiatives focus on easing financing constraints, boosting investment, promoting trade, enhancing talent development …