Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 10 foreign nationals were on Thursday charged with illegal entry into the country after they were rounded up in an operation carried out in Gulu city. The suspects are among the 48 street hawkers arrested by a joint team of police and …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has proclaimed March 26 as the date for the long-awaited by-elections to fill vacant seats in the National Assembly and various local authorities across the country. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) had in 2020 suspended the holding of by-elections in line with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police on Thursday blocked a group of human rights activists who were planning to petition the Uganda Human Rights Commission over the continued detention of novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. Kakwenza was arrested from his home in Kisaasi, Kampala by armed security personnel last week. Although …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has halted the requirement for learners to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing before being allowed to access schools as education institutions reopen next week. With the surge in COVID-19 cases registered in the country, managers of several boarding schools especially in the …

Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients have expressed concern over the poor services at Bundibugyo General Hospital. They argue that the facility lacks drugs and some of its emergency equipment is grounded. Libuma Muhindo who was recently admitted to the facility after being diagnosed with malaria, says that he was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Association of Teachers of French in Uganda has petitioned the Ministry of East African Community Affairs to lobby for a functional foreign languages policy. The association, an umbrella body of over 300 French language speaking adherents, delivered their petition through the First Deputy Prime …

Iganga Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Busoga East region has mounted a search for Hamis Geere, a murder suspect who escaped from Iganga General Hospital, where he had been admitted for treatment. Geere, a resident of Budwege village, Bulamagi sub-county, Iganga district was arrested on Tuesday after publicly …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono District Education Officer Rashid Kikomeko has directed all schools intending to operate both day and boarding sections to apply for compliance certificates. Those that will not have the certificates risk closure immediately after their re-opening. Kikomeko says that schools inspection undertaken by the district …

Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana municipality has introduced garbage collection fees. The fees that were introduced under the Garbage Management Ordinance will see residents pay 3,000 Shillings a month to Globe Cleaning Services, which is currently handling waste collection in the municipality. Mityana Municipality Mayor, Faustin Mukambwe Lukonge says …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The judiciary is proposing to increase fees for filing different cases across all courts in the country. This was revealed on Wednesday by the Principal Judge Dr. Flavian Zeija at Mestil Hotel Kampala, in a meeting with the lawyers. The meeting was aimed at getting …