Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports is yet to address the irregularities and loopholes in the national selection and placement process. In the past, parents and students used to have high expectations for the selection process, hoping to be admitted to secondary schools …

Experts reveal how Back-to-School medical exams are degenerating into money-making racket   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  As suppliers of school materials are busy raking in money from shoppers in last-minute shopping for children who return to school on Monday, health workers have also found themselves ‘drafted’ into the cash …

At least 27 million people are in acute need of humanitarian aid. Bujumbura, Burundi | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s President William Ruto has called on leaders from the East African Community (EAC) to urgently address the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He said the situation remains fluid …

⚽ CHAN FINAL🌍 Algeria 🇩🇿 0 (4) Senegal 🇸🇳 0 (5) — 🏆🇸🇳 #TotalEnergiesAFCON title holders — 🏆🇸🇳 #TotalEnergiesCHAN title holders — 🏆🇸🇳 #BSAFCON title holders Algiers, Algeria |  CAFONLINE.COM  | Senegal are CHAN champions after beating hosts Algeria 5-4 on penalties after the final ended 0-0 on Saturday. Algeria’s …

Washington, US |  THE INDEPENDENT | President Joe Biden has confirmed that the US military has shot down a massive Chinese surveillance balloon that moved across the continental US this week. The US believes the balloon was being used for surveillance, disputing China’s statement that it was a civilian aircraft used …

How I abandoned an addictive habit that had kept me company since my Senior 2 at Tororo’s Manjasi High School in 1976 SPECIAL FEATURE | Alfred Geresom Musamali | Flamboyant former Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) spokesperson Simon Kasyate was around 2018 taking members of the Public Relations Association of …

After bidding farewell to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis’ flight lands in Juba for his long-awaited “ecumenical pilgrimage” for peace to South Sudan with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields. Juba, South Sudan | …

🚭 Quit Smoking 🧪 Take Early Detection Test 🤸‍♂️ Exercise Regularly 🍴 Eat Healthy Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The Union for International Control (UICC), which drives the campaign for World Cancer Day on 4 February, has called on governments around the world to prioritise four policy actions to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank has announced it is offering affordable Cente education product for parents, students and school proprietors in a bid to cushion their financial burden as schools re-open. The bank, the largest commercial microfinance bank in Uganda, has said the Cente education product is available to …

David Matoma: Uganda 16-year-old pitcher signs for MLB’s Pittsburgh Pirates Gilgil, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan teams have qualified for the WBSC U-18 and U-12 Baseball World Cups. The first ever WBSC U-12 Baseball and Africa U-18 World Cup Qualifier was held in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya from 24th to …