Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | German flag carrier Lufthansa has repaid the financial aid granted by the German government during the worst phase of the COVID-19 crisis and has transferred a final tranche of one billion euros (1.14 billion U.S. dollars) to the government’s Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF), also known …
Read More »Eighty-year-old Muwanga picked up for selling disputed 500 acres of land
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Detectives at the Land Protection Police Unit (LPPU) have preferred three charges against an 80-year-old man arrested for fraudulently selling more than 500 acres of land in Nakasongola and Luweero districts. Guster Muwanga was arrested a fortnight ago following a complaint from four people …
Read More »WHO: Insulin still out of reach for many a century after discovery
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A century after it was discovered, insulin still remains out of reach for many people living with diabetes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published Friday to commemorate the milestone anniversary. Diabetes is characterized by elevated levels of blood sugar which over time, can cause …
Read More »Gov’t officials charged for false accounting, financial loss
Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three government officials have been arrested on charges of abuse of office, false accounting, and causing financial loss worth 23.56 million Shillings. They are Rakai District Chief Administrative Officer Christopher Ahimbisibwe, 52, Muhanga Town Council the Senior Treasurer Godwin Asiimwe, 52, and Kabale Municipality …
Read More »MPs hand ‘health drink’ makers to Police over misleading adverts
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Trade Tourism and Industries on Friday handed Fazil Wabulembo, a food scientist working with Mukamanayamba Energy Drink to the police for interrogations over misleading adverts. The committee was meeting energy and soft drink producers who were tasked to explain misleading advertisements …
Read More »Mbale party leaders seek Bobi Wine help over NUP prisoners
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP leaders in Mbale on Friday tasked their leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, on the face of supporters who are still in detention. Abdullah Magambo, a Councilor representing Northern City Division in Mbale City said that there are over 20 …
Read More »Communist Party of China’s landmark resolution
The Central Committee calls upon the entire Party, the military, and all Chinese people to rally more closely around the Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core Beijing, China | Xinhua | A high-profile meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has adopted a landmark resolution on …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Indigenous minorities test Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Indigenous minorities test Uganda’s record: Upcoming UN appraisal raises questions on identity and provision of services THE LAST WORD The moral power of whataboutism: Lessons from ordinary people on Kampala streets regarding the …
Read More »MoTIV wins inaugural UNESCO $50,000 prize for creative economy
MoTIV will use $50,000 prize money to kick-start a creative fund to unlock increased potential in sector and support creatives Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MoTIV, East Africa’s largest makerspace headquartered in Kampala, Uganda has won the UNESCO–Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the creative economy. Established …
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🔴 TODAY 🇺🇬 Uganda 1 Kenya 🇰🇪 1 🇷🇼 Rwanda 0 Mali 🇲🇱 3 ✳ Group E Mali 🇲🇱 13pts Uganda 🇺🇬 9pts Kenya 🇰🇪 3pts Rwanda 🇷🇼 1pt ***** Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Kenya’s Harambee Stars have held Uganda Cranes to a one-all draw in a FIFA Qatar …
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