CAPE TOWN | Xinhua | South Africa is committed to ending poverty in the country through collective actions and far-reaching social and economic reforms, President Cyril Ramaphosa said here Thursday. He remarked while delivering his annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), the upper house of parliament, in …
Read More »Displaced Lebanese rush home after ceasefire, facing joy, loss, and uncertainty
Displaced people are on their way home after the ceasefire in the southern suburbs of Beirut in Lebanon, on Nov. 27, 2024. (Str/Xinhua) BEIRUT | Xinhua | As the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel took effect at dawn on Wednesday, Jihad Nasrallah, along with thousands of displaced Lebanese, wasted …
Read More »Chad ends military pact with France
YAOUNDE | Xinhua | Chad has formally ended a security and defense cooperation accord with France, said Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah on Thursday night. The decision was made after an “in-depth analysis,” which marked a “historic” turning point, Koulamallah said in a statement. It is time for Chad to assert …
Read More »Pader hand-held tractors idle over missing parts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-three handheld tractors donated to Pader District by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) are lying idle because of missing essential parts crucial for farming tasks. The tractors donated last year were intended to modernize farming but now lie idle, sparking frustration …
Read More »Discrepancies in gold figures baffle Uganda’s EITI secretariat
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Extractive‘s Industries Transparency Initiative Secretariat (UGEITI Secretariat) has again raised a red flag about the discrepancies in the country’s gold import and exports. UGEITI Secretariat hosted by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday release its report for Fiscal Year 2021/2022. Like in …
Read More »Equity Bank, KPMG, and Daily Monitor survey shows Ugandan-owned businesses increased to 70%
Equity Bank, KPMG, and Daily Monitor reveal 2024 top 100 mid-sized company survey results Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda Limited, the official bank partner of this year’s Top 100 Mid-sized Companies Survey, in partnership with KPMG and the Daily Monitor, has today announced the results of …
Read More »Chief Justice gives judges new tips on writing judgements
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has urged judicial officers to prioritize quality judgement writing and to take training sessions seriously even if the topics seem familiar to them. Owiny Dollo was opening a two-day workshop on judgment writing for High Court Judges in Kampala. The training …
Read More »KMP commanders to plan Christmas security
Police Operations Director Summons KMP Commanders Over Christmas Security Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Operations of the Uganda Police Assistant Inspector General of Police-AIGP Frank Mwesigwa, has summoned an ad-hoc meeting with all Kampala metropolitan police commanders to plan for Christmas festivities. Mwesigwa summoned the commanders …
Read More »Fifteen bodies recovered from Bulambuli landslide site
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Three more bodies of people who died in the landslides in Bulambuli District have been recovered, in addition to the 12 recovered earlier in the day. According to Rogers Taitika the Elgon Region Police Spokesperson says that 15 people who were injured …
Read More »Luzira inmates graduate in law
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighteen inmates, staff and ex-prisoners on Thursday graduated with law degrees under a program organised by Justice Defenders and London University at Upper Prisons Luzira. Justice Defenders, a UK-based charity organization that advocates for legal education, training, and practice within vulnerable communities together with …
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