Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. military on Wednesday struck a weapon storage facility in eastern Syria it believed was used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement. Austin called the operation a “precision self-defense strike,” saying …
Read More »Ugandan says he has found cure for hangovers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan will soon put on the market a solution, Pombe Guard, that he says is the best cure for hangovers. Displaying the product at the ongoing Science Week at Kololo Independence Grounds, Ronald Kalyango said that the product is a result of 8 …
Read More »NSSF: Over 15,000 employers not contributing to fund
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has disclosed that 15,664 employers are not in compliance with their obligation to contribute funds for their employees, as mandated by the law. The revelation was made by Patrick Ayota, the NSSF Managing Director during a press conference …
Read More »Museveni gives nod to Kidepo National Park airport
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has okayed the construction of an airport in Kidepo Valley National Park in the Karamoja sub-region. According to a statement from the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni okayed the move while meeting a delegation from the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and …
Read More »MAK staff, Nawangwe clash over Biometric Access System
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is mounting at Makerere University as staff associations challenge the implementation of the Biometric Access System on campus, defying directives from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe. Staff, through their associations– Makerere University Academic Association-MUASA, Makerere University Administrative Staff Association-MASA, and National Union of …
Read More »NYEGE NYEGE: Deputy Police chief assures on security
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Geoffrey Katsigazi has reassured the general public of maximum security despite recent terror alerts issued by the United Kingdom and the United States governments. Early this week the UK and US issued travel advisories cautioning their nationals against …
Read More »Egypt’s Red Crescent records entry of 9,000 tons of aid to Gaza
Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | So far some 600 truckloads carrying 9,000 tons of aid have been sent to the Gaza Strip through a key land crossing with Egypt, an Egyptian Red Crescent official revealed Wednesday. Khaled Zayed, the relief agency’s regional head in Egypt’s North Sinai, told Xinhua that …
Read More »All set for 3rd Non-Executive Directors Awards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) in the region will be celebrated at an awards ceremony set for Sheraton Hotel Kampala on the 23rd of November 2023. This is the third edition of an event aimed primarily to honor the accomplishments of Non-Executive Directors who play a pivotal role …
Read More »Two Bugisu Cooperatives delegates end 18-Year dispute with Nandala Mafabi
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is excitement at Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) following a decision by two delegates formerly opposed to the Nathan Nandala Mafabi-led board to bury the hatchet. They are Muhamad Nabuyobo from the Budwale primary society and Swalike Nambuye from the Bubyetse primary society, both …
Read More »Luwero school director remanded over defilement
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luwero Grade One Magistrate court has remanded the director of Kings Palace Primary School in Luwero Town Council over alleged aggravated defilement and child trafficking. Jonah Ssebanenya is accused of allegedly defiling six pupils aged between 13-17 years who were PLE candidates …
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