OPINION | JOHN OMO | Although Africa has proven its potential as a fast rising home to brilliant innovations, many innovators in the continent are struggling. Opportunities are hard to come by, and resource allocation to what could be viable trend-shifting ideas, is a mirage. Even worse, some of …
Read More »Digital: Safest way to transact in face of sustained COVID threat
COMMENT | MICHAEL SSEKYONDWA | As the second and more deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip Uganda and many other African countries, putting everyone’s life at risk, there is greater onus on essential businesses that are in operation, to prioritize the safety of customers and the public …
Read More »Uganda steps up use of clean technology to mitigate climate change
Cleantech: The urgent need for concerted efforts in its adoption Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When it comes to climate change, Uganda has been doing one thing right, and that is maintaining a small carbon footprint. According to the information from Our World in Data, 2017 statistics stood at …
Read More »FUFA recalls Micho for Uganda Cranes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Soccer governing body FUFA has named Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic head coach of Uganda Cranes. He will address the media on Tuesday 3rd August 2021. Micho led Cranes to their first appearance in the Nations Cup finals in 39 years, when they qualified for Ghana …
Read More »Why Police should be interested in Kasese OPM relief scandal
Kasese OPM relief deliveries: Could it be syndicated or associated crime? COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Last week Uganda’s new Prime Minister Robinah Nabanja had gone to Kasese for official duties that included officiating on the handover of relief supplies to flood victims. To her dismay the items procured by her …
Read More »COVID-19: President Samia Hassan to get vaccinated
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzania’s new position on containment of COVID-19 gains momentum tomorrow when President Samia Suluhu Hassan receives her first Coronavirus jab. It will mark the launch of the COVID-19 immunization campaign in Tanzania, a country that a few months questioned measures being taken worldwide to …
Read More »COVID-19: Museveni address set for Saturday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni will address the nation at 8pm on Saturday on the status of the ongoing 42-day lockdown and measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic. He on July 18 reinstated some of last year’s tough COVID-19 measures, including a lockdown. According to President Museveni, the …
Read More »Tanzania steps up measures against COVID-19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian health authorities on Sunday announced measures aimed at reinforcing precaution against COVID-19 amid a surge of cases in the third wave of the pandemic. Abel Makubi, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, announced suspension …
Read More »Makindye woman stabs husband to death in domestic brawl
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katwe Police is holding a woman for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in Ggangu, Makindye Division on Saturday. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire identified the deceased as Siraj who was stabbed to death by Saidat Naiga. The suspect was rescued by the …
Read More »Court throws out fired Lubowa Hospital project coordinator’s case against PS Atwine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The project coordinator of the Lubowa Specialized hospital Dr. Eng. John Tumwesigye has lost a case in which he sued government and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry for Health Dr. Diana Atwine for terminating his contract. Government represented by the Health and Finance …
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