Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The highly anticipated Rise & Brunch returns for its second edition on Saturday, August 3rd, 2025, promising an unparalleled sensory experience at the stunning Mestil Hotel & Residences gardens. This exclusive day-to-night affair is set to elevate Kampala’s social scene with an exquisite fusion of …
Read More »Trump administration releases Martin Luther King Jr. assassination files
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced on Monday that the administration has released over 230,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). The related files were released after nearly 60 years of …
Read More »Uganda and Tanzania strengthen ICT partnership
Minister praises Kilimanjaro Telecom for boosting regional digital connectivity Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, has praised Kilimanjaro Telecom for taking the lead in advancing digital connectivity across the region. He noted that offering an alternative route for internet …
Read More »Inaugural National Private Sector Forum on Climate Finance gets nod from PostBank
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable development and climate finance leadership at the first National Private Sector Engagement Forum on Climate Finance (NaPSEF 1) held in Kampala, aimed at advocating climate resilience and green economic growth. Held under the theme “Advancing Private Sector …
Read More »Benjamin Cadet edges MP John Twesigye in Rubirizi NRM race, hosts victory party
Cadet Benjamin wins NRM Primaries, Rallies Support for Museveni’s 2026 Presidential Bid Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Benjamin Cadet of Bunyaruguru Constituency in Rubirizi District, Western Uganda, has officially secured his party’s candidacy to run for election in the upcoming 2026 General Elections, beating the incumbent MP John Twesigye. According to …
Read More »Lithium smuggling rampant as Zimbabwe fails to end corruption
Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal ZIMBABWE | In 2023, Peter, a truck driver, was approaching a border checkpoint between Zimbabwe and Mozambique. He had little reason to question what was in his truck’s sealed container — he’d transported shipments for this Chinese-owned company before. “We just thought everything …
Read More »African women gain financial control through mobile money
The rise in digital financial services like mobile wallets, savings apps, and instant loans are opening access to money for millions of African women, helping to narrow long-standing gender gaps and giving women greater financial control and independence. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | At the crack of dawn on …
Read More »Police arrest 18 over robbery at NRM Primaries in Nsambya-Kabalagala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighteen suspects have been arrested in connection with a brazen daylight robbery in the Nsambya-Kabalagala area, following the circulation of a viral video that captured the thugs assaulting and robbing members of the public during Thursday’s NRM parliamentary primaries. The shocking footage, filmed by …
Read More »Police offer Shs 50M reward for clues to suspect in Entebbe couple murder
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have released a 40-second audio recording believed to feature the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of an elderly couple in Lugonjo-Nakiwogo, Entebbe Municipality. The double homicide occurred earlier this month, just hours after the victims had hosted a celebratory party with friends …
Read More »Police probe suspected murder in illegal gold mining site
Terego, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Terego District are investigating a suspected murder involving two South Sudanese refugee women who were buried at an illegal gold mining site in Imvepi Refugee Settlement. The incident occurred on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at around 2:53 PM along the Ure River …
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