Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has said that they will pay all their casual workers who have gone without pay since mid-September 2021. Over 2,500 casual workers comprised of street cleaners, drainage desilters, and garbage loaders have not been paid despite continuous demand and petition to the …

Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Wednesday called for calm following a court verdict which said former President Jacob Zuma has to be sent back to jail. This follows the verdict by the North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday nullifying and setting aside …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has ordered security personnel to produce four people who have been in detention for more than a month. The four Jamil Lukonge, Amir Segawa, Farouk Lubba, and Bashir Luyombya who were arrested by security personnel on October 26, and detained in an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Children Authority-NCA, a statutory body responsible for monitoring the welfare and ensuring the protection of children, has challenged the punishment given to the Malongo sub county chairperson who was convicted for conniving in the marriage of an underage girl. Last week, the Masaka Chief …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans in the agriculture sector have so far received a total of 620 billion Shillings under the Agricultural Credit Facility, a fund managed by the Bank of Uganda, according to a report for the period June 2020/2021. This was an increase by half in the amount …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New guidelines from the Ministry of Works and Transport will require that all vehicle owners submit their registration forms in person effective January 1, 2022. Last month, the Minister of Works and Transport took over the registration and licensing of all vehicles in Uganda from Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has allowed public and government-aided schools to divert money meant for capitation grant to renovations of structures ahead of the school reopening. The 62 Billion Shillings is part of what was allocated as capitation grants for schools in the current …

Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three National Unity Platform-NUP legislators together with several other people deployed to protect the votes of Harriet Nakwede, the NUP candidate for the Kayunga LC 5 chairperson by-election are in police custody. They are Aloysius Mukasa, the Lubaga South MP, Charles Tebandeke, Bbaale County MP and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | French language speakers in Uganda have welcomed the endorsement of French as the third official language of the East African Community-EAC. Currently, English and Swahili are the official languages under the Ugandan constitution. But the East Africa Community-EAC Council of Ministers has recommended the adoption of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While labour externalization is on an increase in Uganda, experts have pointed out that the country lacks a return policy that supports them to be able to sustain themselves in the economy when they return home. Agnes Igoye, the Deputy National Coordinator, Prevention of Trafficking in …