Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to promote culture, the iKON Awards have adopted traditional attire as the official dress code for the highly anticipated 3rd edition of 2025 due March 29.  Under the theme, ‘Back to the Roots’, all guests including nominees, VIPs will don traditional outfits …

Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has installed 71 kilometers of electric fencing around Murchison Falls National Park to mitigate human-wildlife conflict in the districts of Nwoya, Masindi, Buliisa, and Kiryandongo. These areas have been particularly affected by frequent invasions of wild animals into communities. …

RESULT ⏰ FT’ | #WCQ2026 🚨🌍 Angola 🇦🇴 1-2 Cape Verde 🇨🇻 Benin 🇧🇯 0-2 South Africa 🇿🇦 Nigeria 🇳🇬 1-1 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 Rwanda 🇷🇼 1-1 Lesotho 🇱🇸 Uganda 🇺🇬 1-0 Guinea 🇬🇳 Namboole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & FUFA MEDIA  |  Allan Okello’s first have wonder strike from a free …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Academic Staff Association ( MUASA), wants parliament to intervene and stop the university management from going ahead with the search process to fill the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of finance and administration-DVC/FA. In a letter written to the …

COMMENT | OFWONO OPONDO |  The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has just suffered a heavy defeat in the Kawempe Division North parliamentary byelection held last week to replace Muhammad Ssegirinya. Through many of our own missteps, Ssegirinya made a great name for himself, and now, even in death, he …

LIVE – 7pm ✳  Uganda 🇺🇬 1 Guinea 🇬🇳 0 HALF TIME Namboole, Uganda | FUFA.COM |  Uganda Cranes head coach Paul Put and captain Khalid Aucho have called for unity and solid support ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualification Group G return leg encounter against Guinea tonight at Namboole Stadium. Both sides …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police flying squad in Masaka district have arrested twelve people in connection with the kidnapping of a seven-year-old boy and demanding a 25 million shillings ransom. The victim, who is a pupil at Ddimo Primary school in Kyesiiga sub-county, Masaka district, went missing …

In 2021, Uganda reported an estimated 98,000 new TB cases, translating to an incidence rate of 227 cases per 100,000 population. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda has today joined the rest of the world in marking World Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy Day. The national event was hosted at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  AfriDigital, the parent company of NRG Uganda, has announced that Julius Kyazze, one of the continent’s leading figures in entertainment and creative business, has officially embarked on a new chapter in his business career, entering the world of youth-driven broadcast media through a strategic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court’s Criminal Division has set April 4th as the date for a ruling on the bail application of lawyer Eron Kiiza. Eron Kiiza on Tuesday appeared before the High Court Criminal Division Judge Michael Elubu for a hearing of his bail application. …