✳ LIVE SCORES from 7.30am CLICK HERE >> GolfBox Tournament Naivasha, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & UGC MEDIA | Uganda will need its youngest team golf players to rise to the occasion if they are to reclaim the Victoria Cup at the new Kipipiri course in Kenya. Action starts 7.30am today …
Read More »As US aid disappears, hope fades for Zimbabwe’s most vulnerable children
Children who relied on foreign aid for school sponsorships and HIV medication now face an uncertain future. Harare, Zimbabwe | Global Press Journal | Caroline Mawoyo watches her 16-year-old daughter wash dishes outside their wooden cabin. The teenager should be donning a fresh uniform for her first year in secondary school. Instead, …
Read More »Uganda’s Ebola fight goes to communities
Health workers comb affected districts for remnant cases NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s Ministry of Health together with its partners, the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office and, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), have in recent weeks intensified sensitisation of communities in the Ebola …
Read More »Interpol Director extols private guards over fighting crime
UPSA members re-elected Grace Matsiko as their chairman Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of National Central Bureau, commonly known as Interpol Uganda, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Joseph Obwana, has extolled private security guards for supporting government security agencies in fighting crime. Obwana, who met with …
Read More »Stranded NASA astronauts return to Earth from space
LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since last June, returned to Earth Tuesday afternoon. The duo astronauts returned home with their fellow Crew-9 astronauts, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, …
Read More »Equity Bank Uganda takes Abakyala Ku Ntiiko aura to Masaka
Equity Bank expands support for women in Micro Business in Masaka; Work-life balance preached at Abakyala Ku Ntiiko Event Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For the second time in one week, Equity Bank Uganda brought women entrepreneurs, financial experts and industry leaders under one roof as the Abakyala Ku Ntiiko reached Masaka on …
Read More »Fear of “Trump-cession” mounting in Europe
BRUSSELS | Xinhua | European shares dropped this week as a broad sell-off took hold, fueled by mounting concerns over the fallout of “Trumpcession,” a term coined by economists to describe the turbulence triggered by “erratic” trade and economic policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. The escalating strain in transatlantic …
Read More »🟥Russia’s Putin stands his ground on Ukraine
Putin agrees in Trump call to pause Ukraine energy attacks but no full ceasefire Washington, US | BBC & TASS | President Vladimir Putin has rejected an immediate and full ceasefire in Ukraine, agreeing only to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, following a call with US President Donald Trump. The …
Read More »Crown Beverages expands sustainable waste management initiatives on Global Recycling Day
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Crown Beverages Limited (CBL), in strategic partnership with WastePays and support from PepsiCo Sub-Saharan Africa, is significantly expanding its commitment to sustainable waste management on Global Recycling Day. CBL, the authorized bottler of PepsiCo beverages in Uganda, is actively driving impactful recycling efforts across the country. …
Read More »LAND: Construction of Market in Mukono now hangs in balance
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a modern market in Mukono District under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP) hangs in balance due to a lack of land. The district local government has struggled to secure land with a valid title, a key requirement from …
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