SPECIAL FEATURE | Alfred Geresom Musamali | At first I felt insulted when nearly three years ago somebody suggested that since I was mandatorily retiring from the public service upon clocking the age of 60 years and would have fewer if any savings on which to rely till the Lord …
Read More »Fundamental changes needed for Germany after World Cup group exit
COMMENT | Oliver Trust in Berlin – Xinhua | Two group exits at a FIFA World Cup within four years leave Germany in a shock-like state. While the 2018 exit in Russia was seen as a coincidental accident, the devastating performance four years later in Qatar revealed profound …
Read More »‘Hands4Good’ campaign helps reduce violence against children in 6 districts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A nine-month European Union funded project to secure child rights and end violence against children in six Ugandan districts has ended, with reports of major strides in change of behaviour in many homes. To build on the successes registered, the chairman of the Joining …
Read More »Energy Minister Nankabirwa given 7 days to explain nationwide power outages
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have demanded from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development a comprehensive statement on persistent power outages currently being experienced nationwide. Rising on a matter of national importance during plenary sitting on Thursday, legislators demanded to know how technically possible it …
Read More »Police give ghetto youth, public 14-days to surrender army uniforms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some reformed ex-criminals and suspects in some of the pending cases have told the Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander Senior Commissioner of Police –SCP Stephen Tanui that they get army and police uniforms from security personnel. Tanui held a meeting at police headquarters with …
Read More »Four Ebola survivors discharged from Mubende Hospital
Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four survivors, who have been undergoing treatment at the Ebola Treatment Unit – ETU in Mubende have been discharged. They were discharged on Thursday amid jubilation by the health workers, district technical staff, and members of the Ebola Taskforce led by Mubende Resident District …
Read More »Muller: Germany’s World Cup exit a ‘catastrophe’
🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ RESULTS ⚽ Croatia 0 Belgium 0 ⚽ Canada 1 Morocco 2 ⚽ Japan 2 Spain 1 ⚽ Costa Rica 2 Germany 4 High drama in World Cup as Japan qualify, Germany and Belgium go out Doha, Qatar | XINHUA | Germany forward Thomas Muller described his team’s early elimination from the 2022 FIFA …
Read More »Fossil fuels and the energy transition: Africa’s dilemma
Several high-carbon emitting countries in Africa are developing just energy transition plans while still focusing on exploiting their fossil-fuel reserves. Luanda, Angola | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s carbon-intensive economies are racing to develop just energy transition plans as more green funding commitments begin to flow in. However, these oil and …
Read More »Rome Water Dialogue highlights connection between water management, agriculture
Rome, Italy | Xinhua | The world’s stressed water supply needs to be sustainably managed, organizers from Tuesday’s Rome Water Dialogue said, as needs for consumption and agricultural use are set to increase dramatically in the coming decades. Hosted by the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in …
Read More »Morocco fly high as Belgium sent back home
🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ RESULTS ⚽ Croatia 0 Belgium 0 ⚽ Canada 1 Morocco 2 ⚽ Japan vs Spain 10pm (UBC tv) ⚽ Costa Rica vs Germany 10pm Martinez: That was my last game as Belgium coach Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | Morocco survived a courageous Canada comeback to win 2-1 and advance to the knockout phase …
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