Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Arua city has impounded 74 cartons of City 5 gin, a local pineapple-flavored potent gin. The operations follow reports that the gin is still being kept and consumed secretly, despite the recent incidences of deaths and a ban on its consumption and sale. …

Lancet report says `hidden pandemic’ kept infection figures low | ANDRE VAN WYK | The global response to the Covid-19 epidemic has been nothing short of a massive failure, according to a study by The Lancet; the world’s highest-impact general medical journal. The peer-reviewed journal explains that millions of deaths …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia’s announcement that President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the partial mobilization elicited a mixed reaction from the European markets on Wednesday. Major European stock exchanges slipped into negative territory after Russia’s announcement. Natural gas prices surged and the euro lost ground against the U.S. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Crime Intelligence and the army have arrested 62 suspected vandals of electricity infrastructure. The suspects who were found in possession of conductors, transformers, wood and metallic poles were arrested in areas of Kampala, Wakiso, Luweero, Masaka, Mpigi, and Mityana districts. Out of the 62 …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), has called on Ugandan authorities to intensify surveillance and control measures as the country reported an outbreak of Ebola virus disease. The Africa CDC made the call …

The project is funded by the World Bank at a cost of US$100million Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda’s Northern and West Nile regions have had unreliable electricity supplies limiting industrialization and energy-dependent economic activities for decades but this will soon come to an end once the construction work …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has rewarded 502 stockists and retailers under the Diageo One App’s loyalty programs. They were awarded in form of different UBL products such as beer, and spirits among others for embracing the app and using it while purchasing different UBL …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee-PAC, Central Government have recommended that Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, the former Mulago National Referral Hospital Executive Director be investigated and prosecuted for loss of funds meant for payment of interns and Senior House Officers. The committee also wants a …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Following a committee report accentuating the shoddy workmanship in the construction of the newly commissioned Katuna Border Post, Parliament has instructed the Inspectorate of Government to carry out an investigation into the matter. Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs conducted an oversight visit to the Katuna …

Global reinsurance firms have publicly declared that they would not provide insurance cover for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. But Uganda Re has assured the country that it is ready to provide the much-needed services for the project.  The company’s CEO Ronald Musoke shares the growth in business and …