Kiswahili widely spoken in the Eastern African region, has received more recognition across the continent in recent years Cape Town, South Africa | Xinhua | South Africa’s Parliament on Tuesday said its Joint Constitutional Review Committee, which makes recommendations about the amendment to the Constitution, has received a presentation on submissions …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district leaders are concerned that the Parish Development Model-PDM may not serve its intended purposes if the government doesn’t set stringent measures against defaulters. PDM was launched in February and aims at helping locals from the parish level to increase their household incomes. Under …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal Aid Service Providers Network-LASPNET has asked the judiciary top leadership to prevail over judicial officers who use their positions to issue harsh bail conditions with intention of failing justice. In their statement, the LASPNET Board of Directors led by Arthur Nsereko from the …

The CERF allocation will address rising food insecurity in Uganda’s Karamoja region United Nations | Xinhua | The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated 4 million U.S. dollars to fight hunger in Uganda’s drought-hit northeastern Karamoja region, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. “The poor production of food and livestock …

Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntoroko Chief Administrative Officer-CAO Anselim Kyaligonza spent the night behind bars after failing to secure bail due to the lack of substantial sureties. Kyaligonza appeared before Fort Portal Chief Magistrate Moses Kule Rubangura on Tuesday on charges of forgery. He was charged with ten counts …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen percent of women in the country think gender equality is not practical and that men are more knowledgeable than women, a new baseline survey to assess access to equality by women has revealed. Funded by the Kingdom of Netherlands, the survey was conducted by the …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Attan Okia, the ejected Soroti East Member of parliament has bounced back unopposed as the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party candidate ahead of the by-elections. The Soroti FDC registrar, Juma Opolot declared Attan the sole FDC candidate on Tuesday. This came a day …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has razed down four dormitories at Bwera Senior Secondary School in Kasese district. Each dormitory was accommodating 30 students. According to a source in the school, there were no casualties as the students were attending preps when the fire broke out on Tuesday night. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated his support for the deal the government made with Vinci Coffee Company Ltd to process and export Ugandan coffee. The controversial deal has drawn widespread condemnation from sections of the political class and people involved in the coffee industry, saying …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has interested Ugandans into investing in the stock markets, saying that this will facilitate the money multiplier effect while avoiding business losses. “There are people who are good at multiplying money. So, if I planned to have 60 percent of my savings …