Melbourne, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT | Novak Djokovic is expected to leave Australia on an Emirates flight today after Judges in Australia dismissed his appeal to overturn the cancellation of his visa, revoked because he did not adhere to COVID-19 restrictions. **** FULL DJOKOVIC STATEMENT “I would like to make a …
Read More »Traditional healer arrested after client complains of rape in shrine
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Mayuge District have arrested a 52-year-old traditional healer for allegedly raping a client in his shrine. Juma Nabuma, a resident of Ikobo village was arrested on Sunday after police received a complaint from a 19-year-old girl. Asuman Musonke, a resident says …
Read More »Parents storm Kawempe after school fire outbreak
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents stormed New Crest Junior at Kibedi Day and Boarding Primary School in Kawempe Division on Saturday demanding to meet their children following a fire outbreak that gutted the girl’s dormitory. The Parents started arriving at the school on foot, with Boda Boda motorcycles and …
Read More »Nationwide polio immunization underway
Uganda has started a three-day nationwide polio immunization exercise targeting over 8.8 million children under the age of five years Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has started a three-day nationwide polio immunization exercise targeting over 8.8 million children under the age of five years. Vaccination officers moved from house …
Read More »Chinese-built Nairobi expressway ready in March
Kenyans will begin using expressway three months earlier than anticipated Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyans will begin using the Chinese-built Nairobi expressway in March, three months earlier than anticipated, an official said on Friday. Kung’u Ndung’u, the director-general of the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), said construction works …
Read More »Over 3,000 households in Namayingo connected to new solar grid
Namayingo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 3,783 households and businesses in Lolwe Island in Bukoli Sub-County, Namayingo District have been connected on the hybrid solar mini-grid of 600kw capacity. Launched on Friday by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, the Lolwe Island mini-grid project that started in 2017 …
Read More »Japan warns of tsunami following volcanic eruption in Tonga
Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Saturday midnight issued a tsunami warning following an earlier volcanic eruption in Tonga. The weather agency warned of the tsunami on the country’s Pacific coast and urged residents to evacuate from seaside areas. The tsunami was triggered following the …
Read More »Boda Boda elections suspended over irregularities
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Union of Drivers, Cyclists and Allied Workers (NUDAW) has suspended elections of Boda Boda leaders in Busia district over alleged irregularities. According to the union, most of the voters who turned up for the elections were reportedly non-members who had illegal boda …
Read More »Makerere University students demand release of ‘lost’ results
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several Makerere University students have demanded the release of their results two years after they failed to access them. The students accuse the university administration of negligence and failing to respond to their plight. Mutesi Hadijja, a first-year student at the College of Humanities …
Read More »Salah saves Egypt, Super Eagles progress to the last 16
✳ Egypt 1 Guinea-Bissau 0 ✳ Nigeria 3 Sudan 1 Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | A goal from captain Mohamed Salah (69′) gave Egypt victory over Guinea-Bissau in the second round of Group D of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. The Pharaohs can still hope to advance to the …
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