Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stress Clinic, an entertainment project will officially kick off on November 29 at the Uganda Manufacturers Association base in Lugogo, some 4km from Kampala City Centre, the organisers said on Monday. Winnie Nwagi and Maddox Sematimba are some of the big artists …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) training session came to an unexpected halt on Monday after a group of Center Coordinating Tutors (CCT) raised concern about inadequate accommodation and unclear communication from the organizers. The CCTs all returned home. The Center Coordinating Tutors had …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has granted a sh1 million cash bail to Stanley Ssendegeya, the former managing director of Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) who is facing forgery charges. Court presided over by Sienna Owomugisha granted him bail Monday after finding that his sureties …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 400 young individuals have been empowered through solar installation and Productive Use of Electricity (PUE) training sessions, a testament to the success of the ‘VET Toolbox’ project. This initiative, under the umbrella of the GIZ WE4D (German Development Cooperation – Employment Promotion for Women …

Freetown, Sierra Leone | XINHUIA |  Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio said late Sunday that all the leaders involved in an earlier attack on major military barracks in Freetown, the country’s capital, have been arrested. In a national address, Bio said the attackers had been repelled by a combined …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top national economic statistics generating agencies have come together to form a single platform that would ensure accurate and more acceptable indicators. Apart from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), the other major producers of national statistics are the Bank of Uganda (BOU) and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community has waived South Sudan’s debt arising out of annual membership contributions to the bloc. The country owed the  bloc about $36 million, a situation President Salva Kiir blamed on the costs of the implementation of the peace process back home. …

North Kivu, DRC  | THE INDEPENDENT | Fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23), the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the militia coalition under their umbrella Wazalendo (patriots), intensified on Sunday in Masisi territory. Since Friday, fighting has raged in Kirolirwe along the Kitchanga-Sake road. This …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Richard Mwami, Tony Kisada and Michael Tumusiime  were in outstanding form with a 95 stableford points Friday as Kyadondo Club won the annual Rotary Golf tournament at UGC, Kitante. The team of Sam Muwanga, Anne Abeja, Nila Manzi and Andrew Muguluma spurred Ssese Rotary …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City Engineer  Charles Omona has been released on Police Bond after refunding a sum of close to sh28 million he is accused of embezzling. Omona was arrested on Thursday, November 23, 2023, by a team from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit over allegations of embezzling …