Pfizer and BioNTech to test a candidate | THE INDEPENDENT | Pfizer and BioNTech announced a new clinical trial for universal COVID-19 vaccine candidates.They say the candidates will include T-cell enhancing shots and pan-coronavirus shots that “protect against the broader family of viruses and its mutations.” A key challenge for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF First Division has scoffed at those questioning the now full-time day and night presence of military personnel on Kampala streets and its suburbs. Maj Charles Kabona, the spokesperson UPDF First Division responsible for all soldiers within Kampala Metropolitan Area, says …

Some reason to cheer, but lots of work ahead | CHRIS CHANGWE NSHIMBI | The European Union (EU) has lived up to the primary reason it was created – ensuring that member states will not wage physical war against one another, but settle their differences amicably. It owes some of …

Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Adjumani district are investigating the suspected murder of a 21-year-old South Sudanese refugee whose body was found lying in a local trading center in Pagirinya Refugee Settlement. The deceased has been identified as Paul Gawar, a resident of block 10 in Pagirinya settlement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University should teach students about saving for retirement. The appeal was made by Gautham Bhardwaj the Co-Founder & Director of Pinbox solutions, an international pensions innovation firm while paying a courtesy visit early this week to the University Retirement Benefits Scheme. Bhardwaj noted …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Ltd, a subsidiary of the Nairobi-based East African Breweries Ltd (EABL), has unveiled a self-service online portal dubbed Diageo One to easily reach retailers as it strives to cut operational costs and maximise revenue generation. The new platform, which is already operational in …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 400 residents in Hoima are on the verge of being forcefully evicted from their ancestral land. The affected residents are from the village of Ngobye in Buraru parish, Buraru sub county.  They are feuding with Neko Isingoma, a prominent businessman in Hoima town …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight women and one man have died while five other people sustained serious injuries in a fatal road crash at Sinalya village in Bombo town council, about 38 kilometers into Luweero district along the Kampala-Gulu highway. The crash occurred after two vehicles collided at around …

Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katakwi Central Police Station are hunting for a teacher of Apuuton Primary School for allegedly defiling and impregnating his primary five pupil. The suspect, Romanos Okello is reported to have taken off on Thursday when he saw the parents of the girl visiting the school. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, His Grace Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has asked the church to utilize the institution’s land to scare away land grabbers. Dr Kaziimba said that the grabbing of land is rampant in dioceses making up the Province of the Church …