Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will host the 2022 Africa Zone IV Golf Championship scheduled for July 14-16 at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa. The championship will attract titleholders Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Burundi. Joseph Bagabo, the treasurer of the Uganda Golf Union, told …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Rising food prices have further exacerbated global hunger, the German non-governmental aid agency Welthungerhilfe said on Tuesday. “Millions of people are on the brink of famine, because families no longer have any resources,” said Welthungerhilfe secretary general Mathias Mogge. “The increased prices hit those hardest who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Finance Committee of parliament and Roko Construction Limited have disagreed on the alternative financing possibilities for the company. The committee is considering a proposal from the government to purchase 150,000 shares worth Shillings 202.13 billion in Roko Construction Limited payable over five years. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has ordered the Uganda Prisons Services to produce Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya in court for his trial. The order was issued by Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu after a poor internet connection from Kigo prison disrupted the …

Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | World oil demand is projected to grow further next year, albeit at a slower pace than in 2022, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). OPEC said in its monthly report that it expects the global oil …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A delegation from the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has visited the Japan embassy in Kampala to pay their last respects to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe was assassinated on Friday July 8, 2022 at a campaign trail in the city of Nara …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Food insecurity is increasingly threatening some parts of the country and could lead to severe malnutrition and death, if not tackled urgently. Current reports from the severely hit regions like Karamoja, indicates that more than half a million people are going hungry and have little …

Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | New research from the University of Sydney has shown that physical activity alone cannot counteract the negative impact a poor diet has on the human body. The study, published on Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, followed the health outcomes of a population-based sample …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Arua city have asked the physical planning department to extend the new draft Physical development plan information to rural areas. This comes after residents of Adumi attacked Benard Atiku, the Chairperson of Arua City Land Board, and former MP Ayivu County for his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Retirement Benefits Sector is yet to expand coverage to all working citizens to enable them save for retirement, with confidence and without coercion. Currently, only 2.8 million Ugandans are covered under a retirement plan, with the majority of them under the mandatory NSSF. …