Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Inspector General of Police- AIGP Asan Kasingye has asked police officers to focus more on sensitizing the communities on how to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic than enforcing arrests. Kasingye says many Ugandans still lack proper knowledge on COVID-19 and one …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four members from the same family have perished and two others sustained injuries following an accident that occurred along Mbale-Tororo Road. The accident that happened on Saturday morning at river Manafwa bridge was caused by an over speeding Tata Truck Registration Number UAR 536R …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda exported a record 6.08 million coffee bags in the financial year 2020-2021, the highest total for 12 months in 30 years. Exports for FY20/21 were also worth $559m compared to 5.11m bags worth $496m in FY19/20. The figures were boosted by June’s 618,388 bags worth US$ 58.56m, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations agencies in Uganda will only give priority to local products when purchasing for humanitarian aid, if the price is competitive enough. The office of the UN food aid agency in Uganda says most of the aid comes with conditions on what …

Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Four of the six East African Community (EAC) countries now have fully operational Trade Information Portals, TIPs, following the launch of another by Tanzania. Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda already have operational portals, while the Burundi TIP is still under development and is expected to …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Rugby Cranes today stopped Ghana Eagles 53-12 in the group C opening match of the Rugby Africa Cup. Star performance by Adrian Kasito who scored 13 points earned him a man of the match award in the match that took place …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has initiated a process to track and name schools that concealed COVID-19 which later saw a surge of cases in schools. The initiative according to Alex Kakooza, the permanent secretary Ministry of Education, is part of their efforts to prepare …

Los Angeles, US | Xinhua |  California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said Friday that the most populous U.S. state will continue to require that masks be worn in school settings in the coming new term. The CDPH announced this decision hours after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government through the ministry of education has embarked on registering teachers from private schools and institutions for future planning for the sector. According to Ismael Mulindwa, the director basic and secondary education in the ministry said they have been lacking data for teachers of …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will start re-testing all labour export workers a day before they depart the country. Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the health ministry, says the move stems from the number of migrant workers who have tested positive for COVID-19 …