Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) and Reach a Hand Uganda (RAHU) 2nd edition of the IMARA Girls Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Kati Kati Grounds, Kampala. This vibrant festival is a celebration of young women’s voices, innovation, and creativity. …

Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed several new Resident District/City Commissioners, Deputies, and RDC Secretariat Commissioners across Uganda. Details (CLICK HERE TO READ FULL LIST)   TITLE STATION 1 EKOOM JOHN STEPHEN RDC ABIM 2 TABAN DATA PETER RDC ADJUMANI 3 KIDEGA NABINSON JAMES RDC AGAGO 4 …

  KHARTOUM | Xinhua |  Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council on Sunday said the government will send a delegation to Cairo, Egypt, for talks on implementing the Jeddah agreement signed in May 2023. “Based on contacts with the U.S. government, represented in the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello, and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Non-Communicable Diseases Researcher at the Makerere University School of Public Health has expressed an urgent need to address the high rates of medical errors that exist in the healthcare system. Dr Geofrey Musinguzi who has just recovered from rectal cancer reveals doing numerous …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Kiddu Makubuya the Former Attorney General is dead . Rebecca Nabaggala a  daughter told URN reporter that Professor Makubuya died on  Sunday night from Nakasero Hospital where he has been battling illness for a long period. Nabbagala said that the bereaved family will converge at …

MOSCOW | TASS | The Progress MS-28 cargo spacecraft, which was launched from the Baikonur spaceport on Thursday, has docked the Zvezda module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), according to a Roscosmos broadcast. The cargo spacecraft docked the station in automatic mode. The process was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has ruled out the outbreak of a strange poultry disease in Masaka District, quelling fears sparked by the discovery of over 3,500 dead birds in the area. The alarm was raised at the end of …

JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act into law on Friday, clearing the way for significant reforms in the country’s energy sector. The new legislation was aimed at addressing the country’s long-standing power outage challenges by far-reaching reforms, including establishing a competitive …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kyabazinga of Busoga Gabula Nadiope IV has announced plans to secure land titles for the area surrounding Kagulu Rock, to make the site more attractive for investment by both the government and the private sector. His remarks came in response to the 1st …

Katikamu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luwero, Rt. Rev. Lawrence Mukasa, has voiced grave concerns over threats from land grabbers targeting St. Joseph the Worker, Katikamu Parish. During his homily on Saturday at Our Lady of Fatima, Queen of Peace Kasana Cathedral, …