Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of the Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj Gen Paul Lokech was caused by a blood clot, a postmortem report indicates. Lokech died on Saturday morning at his home in Buwate, Kira Municipality in Wakiso District. According to the police, the post-mortem was …
Read More »City traders start mass Covid-19 testing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City traders under the Kampala Arcades Advocacy forum have partnered with Mild May testing laboratory to carry out massive COVID-19 screening at a subsidized cost. This is meant to control the spread of COVID-19 among the business community. Suleiman Mpagi, the forum’s organizing …
Read More »Education system, limited digital tools slow down persons with visual impairment
In the second part of this two-part series of Unfair Education and Limited Digital Skills Opportunities to Children with Visual Impairment in Uganda, Caroline Ayugi highlights the dilemma of learners with visual impairment in choosing a career. Gulu, Uganda | SPECIAL FEATURE | The unfair education and limited digital skills opportunities to …
Read More »Thousands turn up for free NMS Yellow Fever vaccination
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people turned up at the Mayor’s Gardens in Entebbe for a free yellow fever vaccination exercise organized by National Medical Stores-NMS. It started on Thursday and will end on Monday. On Saturday, it was a hustle, and survival for the fittest as people …
Read More »TAXES: Govt procures 2 weighbridges for Karamoja
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has procured two weighbridges for the Karamoja sub-region. The procurement of the weighbridges follows several calls from different stakeholders over the absence of proper measures to determine taxes from the minerals and also to help control the load …
Read More »Three districts were unable to register a single UACE candidate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB did not register a single candidate from three districts for the 2020 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examinations. According to records, the affected district include Nabilatuk and Nakapiriti from the Karamoja sub-region and Madi Okollo from West Nile. Although …
Read More »Record gold imports tip Uganda-Tanzania balance of trade
Uganda imported gold from Tanzania worth $591 million , which is more than half of all imports from the country and five times more than all that Uganda exports there Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Kenya have lost their balance of trade surpluses to Tanzania over the …
Read More »7 Afghan civilians killed amid chaos at Kabul airport
London, UK | XINHUA | Seven Afghan civilians were killed amid chaos near the Kabul airport as people swarmed the area in hopes of boarding an evacuation flight following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Sunday. The ministry did not elaborate when they were killed or …
Read More »UN mission welcomes eastern-based Libyan army’s release of detainees
Tripoli, Libya | XINHUA | The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday welcomed the release of a group of detainees by the eastern-based army. UNSMIL welcomes the recent release of detainees as a result of the continued confidence-building efforts by the Joint Military Commission and its strong …
Read More »Grealish on mark as Man City join Liverpool as winners
TODAY 4pm – Southampton 🆚 Manchester United 6:30pm – Arsenal 🆚 Chelsea London, UK | XINHUA | Manchester City recovered from their opening day defeat away to Tottenham with a comfortable 5-0 win at home to recently promoted Norwich City on Saturday afternoon. Jack Grealish scored his first goal since …
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