Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is a miscalculation for the police leadership to use the recent attacks on different police posts without establishing the motive set of the attackers and why they are largely concentrated in central Uganda, the former army commander and President of the Alliance for National …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has released the 2023 academic calendar. The calendar released on Wednesday is for Secondary, Technical, and Farm schools, Pre-Primary, Primary Schools, and Community Polytechnics. The Ministry’s Director of Basic Education, Hajji Ismael Mulindwa, said the school term will return to standard …

In small corners, in small ways, we can build back our environment to secure it for our futures and the beautiful beasts with whom we share this fair Earth. We don’t need to speak it. Or if we do, do so gently. Tororo, Uganda | Charles Onyango-Obbo – BIRD AGENCY …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s African Union (AU) peace envoy, has called for increased humanitarian support to the residents in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where fighting has led to the loss of lives and property as well as mass displacements. Kenyatta, the former Kenyan …

🌟World Cup 2022 kick-off ✳ November 20 ⚽ Qatar vs Ecuador 7pm Doha, Qatar | QNA | FIFA announced that it had launched the service of protecting the social media platforms during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in cooperation with FIFPRO that represents the professional footballers worldwide. The service aims to monitor …

Doha, Qatar | QNA | FIFA has introduced a new offside technology, set to help referees make offside decisions faster and more accurately. Preparations for the World Cup in Qatar extended to include the introduction of new footballing technologies that will help fans get the most out of the sport they …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | The recent bankruptcy of heavyweight cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX slammed confidence in the nascent industry, with pressure mounting for more regulation in the crypto space, according to industry insiders. The fall of FTX means a setback for the industry for at least one cycle, which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Oscar Kihika, the National Resistance Movement Director for Legal Services as a Justice of the Court of Appeal. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the Presidential Press Secretary Sandor Walusimbi, said that the names of Kihika and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has adopted a report by the Health Committee recommending heavy fines and withdrawal of driving licenses for frequent victims of over speeding, driving under influence of alcohol, and reckless driving. This is one of the 17 recommendations in a report on the magnitude of …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in parishes that were annexed to Masaka city are concerned by the slow pace of integration into the new urban local government. In July 2020, the former Masaka Municipal Council expanded its boundaries and annexed parishes from the neighboring districts of Kalungu and Lwengo, …