Gaborone, Botswana | Xinhua | President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana on Thursday said the southern African country continues to work tirelessly to improve exports to South Africa. Addressing the Botswana-South Africa Business Forum Roundtable held on the occasion of the 28th anniversary celebrations of the establishment of diplomatic relations between …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga has called for the review of the constitution saying it is long overdue. Mpuuga said this as he delivered the Opposition response to the State of the Nation address during plenary on Wednesday, 03 August 2022. While making …

Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nabilatuk district in Karamoja sub region has registered the death of 226 people as a result of hunger in a period of five months. John Longolio, the town clerk Nabilatuk town council says all the 226 people died in Nabilatuk town council from March to July …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only registered mosques and their faithfuls will be allowed to participate in the forthcoming nationwide Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC polls. According to the drafted roadmap by UMSC, mosque committee elections will take place on September 29th, county elections on October 6th, and district polls on October …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies have successfully traced the Ugandan woman from Kawempe who was allegedly sold off for marriage in the Iraqi capital of Baghdadi. Officials from the Internal Affairs Ministry started tracing for the woman only identified by her pseudo name Shifah, at the beginning of July …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister in charge of the Presidency Milly Babalanda has started delivering the government’s pledge to the families of the Mbale flood victims. The government promised to contribute Shillings 5 million for the funeral arrangements of the families of 23 people who lost their lives in …

Absa Bank Uganda donates UGX. 60,000,000 to Uganda Red Cross to strengthen the disaster response capacities towards families affected by floods in Eastern Uganda Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has today announced a donation worth Sh60 million to the Uganda Red Cross Society to cater for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The demolition of St. Peter’s Ndeeba church building in Kampala followed the due process of law, the Anti-Corruption Court heard Wednesday from Anita Kusiima, the Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA physical planning supervisor. Kusiima had appeared as a state witness to pin businessman Dodovico Mwanje for allegedly …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden signed a new executive order on Wednesday to help ensure access to abortion. Biden, in virtual remarks from the White House, said that the measure responds to “the healthcare crisis that has unfolded” since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Timothy Musasizi Karubanga, an entrepreneur and Chief Executive of Tim Tech Consults, has called on youth in Greater Bushenyi district to embrace community service as a humble beginning to attaining success in business. Musasizi, an angel investor fellow also offered to finance at least five business …