Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda gears up to join the rest of the world in celebrating International Youth Day on August 12th, 2024, data from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) 2016 indicates that 43% of women in Uganda aged 25-49 years were married before the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the UPDF Special Forces to assist in the rescue at Kiteezi landfill that collapsed and killed unknown numbers of people. He also directed the State House Comptroller to financially assist the families of those who died with Sh.5million per …

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 22 Heads of State, four Vice-Presidents, and two Prime Ministers are in Kigali to attend President Paul Kagame’s swearing-in ceremony at Amahoro Stadium, today Sunday, August 11. According to the Rwanda Times, leaders expected include William Ruto of Kenya and Uganda’s Vice-president …

SHENZHEN | Xinhua |  A low-altitude flight test in an airport area was completed at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport on July 26, exploring how unmanned aerial vehicles can be integrated into busy civil aviation airspace. The test simulated an urgent baggage delivery scenario where luggage needed to be transported from …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  An audit report on the operations of Mbarara Central Market Vendors Savings Cooperative Society has found that part of the money donated by President Yoweri Museveni can not be traced. The SACCO received sixty million shillings from the president as a donation for startup …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An inmate at Hoima Prison has collapsed and died.   The deceased has been identified as Stephen Mbabazi 38, a resident of Bujumbura East in Hoima City. Mbabazi who was on remand on charges of murder collapsed and died on Thursday at 9 a.m. Mbabazi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda has five new cash millionaires, courtesy of  ITHUBA Uganda, the official operator of the Uganda National Lottery. The historic first ever Ugandan LOTTO jackpot draw on August 3, 2024 produced unlikely winners, going by the two who have so far claimed their winnings …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is in final stages of drafting a National Tax Policy. The policy expected to become public in December, will provide a set of guidelines for the taxation of goods, services and income as a vital tool …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority will have to renegotiate a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) for the reconstruction of Masaka-Mutukula Road and rehabilitation of several roads in Masaka District, Parliament has guided. The legislators want the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation …

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people including two children have been rescued from a shrine in Mpigi District. The police alongside Mpigi Resident Commissioner (RDC) Hassan Kasibante and leaders of Uganda’s traditional healers union carried out an operation on various shrines where two men, two women, and two …