Kinshasa, DRC | XINHUA | The number of COVID-19 cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is heading toward 50,000 as the Delta variant and oxygen supply shortage pose more challenges. Out of 1,797 samples tested on Thursday, the DRC recorded 143 new confirmed cases, announced on Friday …
Read More »Mengo, Central Government set for clash over Mailo land status
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II marks his 28th coronation anniversary today, his kingdom is yet again bracing itself for another showdown with President Yoweri Museveni’s government. Like it has been in most of the previous confrontations, land is at the centre …
Read More »Judicial Service Commission promotes 11 officers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission- JSC has promoted 11 judicial officers to the office of Registrars and Magistrates in the Judiciary. Those promoted are Chief Magistrates Mastulah Mulondo and Alum Agnes Kwasa who shall now serve at the rank of Assistant Registrar. Seven Grade One …
Read More »CPA Constant Othieno Mayende is new ICPAU president
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Council of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has at its 26th annual meeting this week elected CPA Constant Othieno Mayende and CPA Josephine Ossiya as President and Vice President respectively. CPA Mayende succeeds CPA Frederick Kibbedi, the 8th President of …
Read More »Hundreds line roads in Masaka to welcome Kabaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Buganda Kingdom subjects in Masaka on Friday flooded roads to catch a glimpse of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. The Kabaka was travelling to Lwengo district for celebrations of his 28th coronation anniversary due today. Security personnel had a tough time enforcing …
Read More »Court sets date for vehicle tracking cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has fixed dates to decide on two separate applications challenging the decision by the government to install surveillance devices in vehicles and other vessels. The two applications were filed by city lawyer Male Mabirizi and Legal Brains Trust, …
Read More »Why Museveni relaxed lock-down measures
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni has said his decision lift many lockdown measures was based on the advice and modelling by the Uganda Planning Authority (NPA). In his address to the nation Friday night, he said NPA predicted that if the country fully opens …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Schools to reopen after all teenagers vaccinated
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is considering the vaccination of learners aged between 12 and 18, as one of the means to ensure safety and sustainable resumption of teaching and learning activities. The idea, according to Janet Kataha Museveni, the Minister in charge of Education and Sports, …
Read More »Tunisia to reduce curfew hours as of August
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisia announced on Friday that the curfew hours in the country will be shortened by three hours and last from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from August 1, according to a presidency statement. The statement also includes other measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, among which …
Read More »Czech gov’t approves two-day paid vacation for vaccinated civil servants
Prague, CZECH | Xinhua | The Czech government on Friday approved a measure to provide two additional days of paid vacation to civil servants who get vaccinated against COVID-19, in a bid to boost the country’s vaccination rate, the government announced. According to Prime Minister Andrej Babis, employees of state …
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