Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Archbishop-elect Rt. Rev. Dr. Steven Kaziimba Mugalu is today being enthroned as the 9th Archbishop of Church of Uganda in a special service at St. Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe. Outgoing Archbishop the Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali will officially hand over the Provincial …

❎Liverpool’s run: WWDDWDWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWL Watford, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool’s 44-game run without defeat in the Premier League came to a crashing end as relegation-threatened Watford thrashed the European champions 3-0 on Saturday. Ismaila Sarr’s double and Troy Deeney’s strike 18 minutes from time ended Liverpool’s hopes of romping to …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has urged Ugandans to take precaution and protect themselves against the deadly COVID-19 alias coronavirus. In a message posted on twitter on Saturday afternoon, Museveni urged Ugandans to take personal precaution and mainly wash hands as a preventive measure, as …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP |  The UN health agency on Friday upgraded the global risk from the new coronavirus to “very high”, saying the continued increase in cases and countries affected was “clearly of concern”. “We have now increased our assessment of the risk of spread and the risk of …

COMMENT | Ronald Kato | When US secretary of state Mike Pompeo began his Africa trip in mid-February, it was clear that countering China’s influence on the continent was top of his agenda. Yet from Senegal to Angola, he had restrained himself from the hard-hitting attacks on China that have come …

Paris, France | AFP | Youssef El-Arabi scored in the last minute of extra-time as Olympiakos knocked Arsenal out of the Europa League on Thursday on a night when four former European champions were eliminated. Ajax, Celtic, Benfica and Porto went out but Manchester United hardly broke sweat after Simon …

  Lagos, Nigeria | AFP |  Nigeria on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa. The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan earlier this week, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement on Twitter. “The patient …

  Paris, France | AFP | The novel coronavirus outbreak in China may end up saving one of the world’s most trafficked animals after Beijing announced a total ban on the sale and consumption of the pangolin. The scaly mammal — listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda MINISTRY OF GENDER, LABOUR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Department of Employment Services, Internal Employment Unit WANTED: Electricians (10) • Completion of electrician apprenticeship. • Experience working as an electrician. • High school diploma. • Valid driver’s license. • Electrician degree from a technical college DEADLINE: March, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda MINISTRY OF GENDER, LABOUR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Department of Employment Services, Internal Employment Unit WANTED: Construction Supervisors (20) • Bachelor’s degree in Construction, or Engineering preferable. • 5-10yrs experience in the construction industry required DEADLINE: March, 10- 2020 CLICK HERE Share on: WhatsApp