Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has raised concerns over what they term as punitive and discriminatory bail conditions being handed down by judicial officers across the country. Speaking at the weekly press briefing in Kampala, Public Interest Lawyer Amos Kuuku decried the growing trend of …
Read More »Direct Beijing-Tel Aviv flights resume after 18-month hiatus
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Direct flights between Beijing and Tel Aviv resumed on Thursday, as a Hainan Airlines aircraft successfully landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv early in the morning, marking the end of an 18-month hiatus. According to Yu Chaojie, president of Hainan Airlines, the resumed Beijing-Tel …
Read More »Makerere races to develop degree programmes for Primary School teachers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is moving swiftly to develop degree programmes for primary school teachers, five years after the Ministry of Education raised the bar for teacher qualifications by scrapping the lower minimum qualification requirement. Mathias Mulumba Bwanika, the Dean of the School of Education at …
Read More »Experts push for indigenous knowledge in curriculum to counter external influences
The push for integrating indigenous knowledge into Uganda’s curriculum comes at a time when there is growing recognition that traditional Western education, while valuable, may not fully meet the needs of Ugandan learners. By including indigenous knowledge, experts believe that the curriculum can become more practical, equipping students not only …
Read More »BULIISA: 500 families face eviction from ancestral land after dispute with tycoon Kaahwa
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 families in Buliisa district are on the brink of eviction from their ancestral land. They are embroiled in a land dispute with tycoon Francis Kaahwa, a over a piece of land measuring approximately 300 hectares. Kaahwa is said to have begun …
Read More »KABAROLE: 51 youth graduate from Uganda Breweries’ Learning for Life Program
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 51 youth have graduated from Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL)’s “Learning for Life Program” conducted in partnership with Tooro Kingdom, Enterprise Uganda, and EXP Uganda. The program equipped them with business and hospitality skills which officials say will increase their …
Read More »Why are the U.S and Iran talking in Oman and what’s at stake?
MUSCAT, April 9 | Xinhua | The long-standing tensions between the United States and Iran are once again in the spotlight, as both sides prepare for indirect high-level talks scheduled for Saturday in Oman’s capital of Muscat. While U.S. President Donald Trump describes the engagement as a “direct” dialogue, Iran …
Read More »CHAMPS LEAGUE: Arsenal 3 Real Madrid 0
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | An incredible second-half performance, featuring two of the best free-kicks Emirates Stadium has ever witnessed, made for a magical Champions League night as Declan Rice’s first career brace helped beat Real Madrid in the first leg of our quarter-final tie. After an entertaining, but goalless …
Read More »Mali, Algeria close airspace to each other amid rows over drone downing
BAMAKO | Xinhua | Mali on Monday announced the decision to close its airspace to all civilian and military aircraft traveling to and from Algeria, effective immediately and until further notice, as tension escalates between the two countries after Algeria shot down a Malian drone. The Malian Ministry of …
Read More »Court declines to stay recovery of sh47billion from KIU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commercial Division of the High Court has declined to stay the execution of an order seeking to recover sh47 billion from Kampala International University. In his ruling, Justice Steven Mubiru, observed that KIU which is owned by businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba, had failed …
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