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, …

MOSCOW | TASS | Russian air defenses destroyed 10 HIMARS rockets, two Hammer bombs and 35 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry said. “The air defenses downed two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 10 US-made HIMARS rockets and 35 drones, including 10 outside the special military …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archdiocese of Mbarara has celebrated the ordination of 30 clergymen, marking a historic event with the highest number of s Catholic Church ordinations since 1902. The newly ordained were 13 priests and 17 deacons. His Grace Archbishop Lambert Bainomugisha presided over the ordination ceremony at …

Prospects for high-tech manufacturing beckon for Africa as the United States moves to secure critical supply chains and cultivate a robust new frontier in the global semiconductor market. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa could finally insert itself into the chip-making value chain as the U.S. taps Kenya for …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is fully back on X (twitter). His latest is a tweet critical of Presidential advisor and brother in law Odrek Rwabogo, that he deleted soon after. He had taken a sabbatical most of 2023, after President Yoweri …

  Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda, whose purpose is to foster prosperity for Ugandans, has teamed up with Uganda Red Cross Society to extend humanitarian support to Kiteezi community It is part of the response efforts towards supporting families that were affected by the collapse of the Kiteezi …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is awaiting 5,680 biometric kits that include iris scanners before it starts the delayed mass enrollment and ID card renewal exercise of Ugandans in October. DNA will however not be picked, and, sample kits to be …