Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The applications by Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will be processed quickly should the Scandinavian countries choose to do so, the military alliance’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Thursday. “If they decide to apply, Finland and Sweden will …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University today hosts the inaugural Tumusiime-Mutebile Annual Public Lecture. The keynote speaker is Finance Permanent Secretary Ramathan Ggoobi. LIVE VIDEO   Share on: WhatsApp

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Travelers moving in and out of Uganda are no longer required to have a COVID-19 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test, as long as they are fully vaccinated.  The requirement still stands for those who are not vaccinated as well as those who took only a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several documents are feared destroyed after a fire outbreak in the Supreme Court building in Kololo in Kampala. The fire broke out in the Chief Justice’s chambers on the third floor at about 10:10 am Wednesday morning but was quickly put out. According to sources, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has tasked the Attorney General to pursue the killers of former prosecutor Joan Namazzi Kagezi abroad so that they can be brought to book. Kagezi was shot dead on March  30th 2015 in Kiwatule, a Kampala Suburb on her way home. …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Post Primary Schools soccer defending champions St Mary’s Kitende has stormed this year’s quarterfinals after defeating London College 2-1 at Greenlight stadium. In other games, Kibuli SS also registered a 1 -0 narrow win over Standard High Zzana at NTC Muni grounds …

Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three lionesses have been found dead, with initial indications being that they were electrocuted in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Rubirizi District.  They were part of the 10 lions that were brought into the park last month. Bashir Hangi, the Communications Officer for Uganda Wild …

🔴 Result Manchester City 4 Kevin De Bruyne (2’), Gabriel Jesus (11’), Phil Foden (53’), Bernardo Silva (74’ Real Madrid 3 Karim Benzema (33’, 82’), Vinícius Júnior (55’) Manchester, UK | VIA @dclayton_MCFC |  City and Real Madrid produced a Champions League semi-final few who witnessed it will ever forget City will take a …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka | A discussion about the controversial Lubowa specialized hospital on CBS FM’s ‘kiliza oba gana’ program moderated by Medi Nsereko, caught my ear recently. The guests in the studio included an MP from Rakai district who was not shy to describe what was going on at Lubowa …

San Francisco, U.S. | THE INDEPENDENT | The Twitter, Inc. will take an offer of $44billion from billionaire, Tesla CEO Elon Musk. He will buy the social media company and make it private, it was confirmed on Monday. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the …