Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The District Service Commission (DSC) of Mukono district has been sworn in after a three-year standoff. Mukono has been operating without a service commission since March 12, 2022, because of fights between district chairperson, Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa, and the former commission’s chairperson, Stella Margret Kiondo. …

Tebogo grabs spotlight with historic feat as McLaughlin-Levrone extends dominance PARIS | Xinhua |  Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the men’s Olympic 200m title while Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone extended her 400m hurdles dominance at Paris 2024 on Thursday. Botswana’s Tebogo held off challenges from Americans Kenneth Bednarek and …

LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | Two U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts find themselves on an unexpectedly extended mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as technical issues plague their return spacecraft, Boeing’s Starliner. The intended short test mission has stretched beyond 60 days, with no definite return …

NEW YORK | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 debate on ABC, the network said on Thursday. Both Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, and Harris, his Democratic counterpart, have confirmed their participation in the debate, said the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament of Uganda has yet to decide on the plans to hold sittings of the August House across the four regions of the country, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has revealed. The Deputy Speaker equally did not confirm reports the Parliamentary Commission plans …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Makerere University lecturer and renowned economist has castigated the Parliament of Uganda over their planned regional parliament sittings. The Parliamentary Commission reportedly plans to spend more than sh5 billion on each of the four planned regional sittings. Dr. Fred Muhumuza has joined members …

PARIS | Xinhua |  Breaking through the waves reveals true gold. At the moment Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle touched the wall and broke the record, all doubts, grievances, and frustrations vanished. “Awesome! It feels incredible!” exclaimed Pan after roaring to China’s first swimming gold in Paris with a world record …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda’s agricultural loan book has registered commendable growth of 70% over a four-year period, from Ushs. 107 billion in 2021 to a 70% growth rate by June 2024. Officials attribute the impressive performance to favorable lending rates, government support, and other contributing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dubai-based developer Amea Power has started building a 24 MW solar project in West Nile. The Ituka project will be the first solar project in the West Nile region of northwestern Uganda, located on a 52-hectare site in Ombachi village, around 450 km from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The British Chamber of Commerce Uganda (BCCU) has officially been launched in Uganda in a cocktail experience curated by Tanqueray Gin at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Nakasero last evening. The British Chamber of Commerce aims to promote better trade links between the …