Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Harsh punishments await head teachers whose schools will perform poorly in Amuru. The district local government has now attached punishments to poor performance that will be meted out when schools reopen. According to the education department, Amuru district has been performing poorly in Primary Leaving, …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are investigating Nakasongola district land board for issuing different titles on the same pieces of land triggering conflicts among residents. The district is currently facing 15 court cases where petitioners are seeking court orders to cancel titles issued on the same pieces of land. …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukiga district veterinary authorities have lifted a ban on the sale and movement of pigs and their products. Authorities had in early October this year issued a ban on pigs and pork sale following the outbreak of the highly contagious African swine fever. The ban …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Crude oil prices could soften in the coming months as looming oversupply is turning oil producers’ fortunes around, according to industry institutions and analysts. Meanwhile, a possible failure to revive the Iran nuclear deal by the first quarter of 2022 together with expected return of …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A swarm of bees has stung a man to death and injured several others in a monthly market in Agoro trading center, Lamwo district. Denis Onyon, the Agoro sub county LC 3 chairperson identifies the deceased as Bernard Ajulai, a resident of Lapulingi A village …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Blanket vaccine booster programs are likely to prolong the COVID-19 pandemic rather than ending it, as a result of unequal distribution of vaccines between rich and poor countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The livestock market in Mpondwe-Lhubiriha town council in Kasese district has been reopened two years since its closure. In March 2020, President Museveni announced several COVID-19 containment measures, which included a ban on open markets and cross-border movements. Even when the government reopened livestock markets …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Pfizer’s oral antiviral tablets for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19, the first pill approved for COVID-19 treatment in the country. The pill, called Paxlovid, is authorized for use in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Evaristo Musinguzi, the Kakyibaya A village local council one chairperson in Southern division, Rukungiri district is in trouble for allegedly murdering his wife. Musinguzi, 40, is currently locked up at Rukungiri police station on allegations of killing his wife Elizabeth Madina Nuwamanya, 27. Sam Katuramu, …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he will run for reelection in 2024 if he is in good health at the time. “Yes,” he said when asked by host David Muir if he plans to run for reelection in an interview aired Wednesday on ABC’s …