Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | President Yoweri Museveni announced Saturday that the Uganda’s military helicopters launched an attack on a camp of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, located 60 km from the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “The attack was devastating because it was …
Read More »Australian referendum defeat linked to “deep-seated racism”: Indigenous leaders
Canberra, Australia | Xinhua | Indigenous Australian leaders have identified “deep-seated racism” as a factor in the defeat of the Indigenous Voice referendum. In a joint statement issued on Saturday, three of the four powerful land councils in the Northern Territory (NT) described the victory of the “no” vote in …
Read More »Trucks with humanitarian aid enter Gaza through Rafah border crossing
Rafah, Egypt | Xinhua | Twenty trucks loaded with humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Saturday through the Rafah crossing, the only border crossing between the besieged coastal enclave and Egypt, after a two-week blockade. The trucks were loaded with medical aid donated by Egypt’s institutions of the National Alliance for …
Read More »Godfrey Nsubuga is Uganda Golf Open Champion 2023
💠 Leaderboard ➡🏌️♂️ Nsubuga 65 69 72 69 | 275| -13 🇺🇬 Bagalana 70 70 69 70 | 279| -9 🇺🇬 Cwinyaai 73 71 68 72 | 264 | -4 🇺🇬 Tumusiime 74 72 73 77 | 296| +8 🇺🇬 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Godfrey Nsubuga led from start …
Read More »Farmers tipped to increase barley production
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Agriculture Fred Kyakulaga, has advised farmers to seize the opportunity in the brewery market and increase production for barley, sorghum, and corn Kyakulaga was speaking on Thursday at the second Farmers’ Symposium, organized by Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL). He …
Read More »Mulago nurses, midwives seek clearance for degree courses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials at the Mulago School of Nursing and Midwifery have complained that the facility that opened in 1955 is stuck with diploma courses even with advances made in clinical training over the years. Eva Nampiima, the Principal at the school said that initially …
Read More »Inadequate remand homes delaying justice for juvenile offenders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The absence of remand homes in most districts in the country has led to delays in the disposal of Juvenile cases, according to the Judiciary Annual Performance Report for the financial year 2022/2023. The report, a requirement under the Administration of the Judiciary Act, 2020 requires …
Read More »Fire guts Hoima Chief Magistrates Court
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted the Hoima Chief Magistrates Court premises in Kijungu cell, Hoima City destroying several case files. The fire which started around 6 a.m. on Saturday is said to have started from the archives of the High Court, a few meters from the Albertine region police …
Read More »US House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as House speaker nominee after three failed votes
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. House Republicans on Friday dropped right-wing figure Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, as the Republican nominee for House speaker, after he failed to garner enough support from his own party in three rounds of full-chamber voting. In a closed-door session Friday …
Read More »Rafah border opens after UN chief visit, aid to enter gaza strip
Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel on Saturday allowed the Rafah border to be opened for emergency food to reach Gaza. Fuel was however yet to be let through. During a visit to the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing on Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for the …
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