Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government-sponsored students at Makerere University have urged the university administration to consider a review of their welfare allowance before the semester is extended because of the upcoming census. Makerere University, along with other higher education institutions, has adjusted its academic calendar to accommodate the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has decided to periodically issue and gazette a list of accountants that will be legally mandated to carry out accountancy activities. This is part of the efforts by the institute to ensure that only professional and licensed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Ugandan Investors, represented by the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI), are urging the government to treat them on par with their foreign counterparts and to curb the detrimental behaviors exhibited by politically affiliated business entities aligned with the ruling elite. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business activities in downtown Kampala, particularly in the Kikuubo hub, have been disrupted as some traders opted to close their shops in protest over various concerns regarding business operations. These concerns include issues with tax policy and administration, particularly the enforcement of the electronic …

MOSCOW | TASS | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to China on April 8-9, during which he will discuss a number of ‘hot topics,’ including Ukraine, with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “On April 8-9, top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov …

COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER MULINDWA | The latest National Livestock Census report released last month indicates the pig population in Uganda has increased from 3.2million (UBOS 2008) to 7.1million (UBOS 2021). The number of pigs increased more than 100%! The number of households keeping pigs also increased from about 1.1 (UBOS …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  At least eight members of Crane Performers entertainment group were put in Police custody for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as he delivered a speech as former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi celebrated 50 years of his marriage to Jacqueline Mbabazi on Saturday. It …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua |  Israel withdrew all ground troops except for one brigade from southern Gaza on Sunday, local media reported. The one brigade, named Nahal, remains in central Gaza, splitting the strip in two and preventing the return of civilians from south to north of Gaza. In addition, the …

  Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda President Paul Kagame’s speech today at the 30th Commemoration (Kwibuka 30) of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi. **** FULL ADDRESS *** Today, our hearts are filled with grief and gratitude in equal measure. We remember our dead, and are also grateful for …

HARARE | Xinhua |  Zimbabwe’s new currency — the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) — will start circulating in the economy on April 30, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu has said. In a statement issued Saturday night, Mushayavanhu said the new notes and coins were already under production while …