Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Law Society (ULS) Extra Ordinary Meeting due this afternoon has been stopped by The High Court in Kampala. The order issued by Civil Division’s Justice Musa Ssekaana follows a successful application by one of the members of Uganda Law Society Brian Kirima against his …

DAKAR | Xinhua |  Senegal’s parliament on Monday adopted a bill postponing the presidential election until Dec. 15 this year. Deputies from the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition and the main opposition Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) voted on the bill, which enjoyed majority backing. The bill was proposed by PDS …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has unveiled WhiteCap Crisp – a one of a kind premium beer with only 3% alcohol by volume (ABV), with no added sugar – making it the first light beer by ABV in the Ugandan market. The beer was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Peter Ogwang, the State Minister for Sports, has come to the defense of the Netball Normalization Committee amidst allegations of failing to provide daily allowances to She Cranes players during the International Netball Series in Wales and England. Ogwang refuted media reports claiming that …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF officers from Magamaga dedicated their entire Monday to cleaning a section of the railway line in Mayuge district as part of the Tarehe Sita (February 6) celebrations. The railway line is adjacent to a market with a capacity for 1000 …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Government is set to import 10 million doses of vaccines to enable scaling up of ring vaccination as the fight to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Ugandan cattle enters a new phase. Cabinet chaired by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday also proposed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Shilling continues to trade under pressure from the US dollar as demand for the US currency rises above the supply, according to experts. On Monday, the local currency opened trading at Shillings 3,815.63 buying and 3,825.63 selling according to the official rates …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that lung cancer remains the most commonly occurring cancer worldwide. It has 2.5 million new cases, accounting for 12.4% of the total 20 million new cases. Experts attribute this to the persistent use …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in  Moroto region are investigating the death of four Mbale residents, shot dead near Amudat in their motor vehicle. They were driving a  Toyota Harrier, grey in colour, registration number UBP 601Q,  along Amudat – Katabok road, Ankukunyo village, Amudat parish, when …

African states are riding the wave of a gold rush, with global prices stabilising and mining technologies advancing. Here are the continent’s ten largest gold-producing powerhouses per tonnage (t), according to the World Gold Council’s 2022 stats. 1. Ghana – 127th Known as the “Gold Coast”, Ghana is Africa’s largest …