Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s middle-distance runner Winnie Nanyondo has shifted her focus to the Eugene Diamond League. Nanyondo, 27, a Commonwealth bronze medalist says that she will resume training for the event that is slated for 21st August 2021 in the United States of America. Nanyondo finished 5th …
Read More »Swangz Avenue boss Julius Kyazze ventures into sports management
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Julius Kyazze, the co-owner and CEO of Uganda’s biggest record company, Swangz Avenue has expanded his talent management skills to sports. Kyazze joined hands with Bukomansimbi South MP Geoffrey Kayemba to form a sports agency and their partnership had big news when they brokered the transfer of Cranes …
Read More »Firms launch campaign to raise awareness on plight of lions in Africa
Tusk Lion Trail is a global art installation in support of African lion conservation Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Tusk, an African conservation charity, has teamed up with Kenyan telecom operator, Safaricom and KCB Bank Kenya, to launch a campaign aimed at raising public awareness of the plight of lions in …
Read More »Oil pipeline compensation delays spark disputes, child neglect in Rakai
Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and children rights activists in Rakai and Kyotera districts have decried the increasing domestic disputes among communities affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project. They say that families are breaking up and children neglected as parents remain incapable …
Read More »Namibia sells 57 wild elephants through auction
Windhoek, Namibia | Xinhua | Namibia has sold 57 wild elephants through auction, an official said on Wednesday. The sale will raise 5.9 million Namibian dollars (400,000 U.S. dollars), Environment Ministry spokesman Romeo Muyunda said. The elephants sold were among 170 put on tender in December 2020. “A total of 15 …
Read More »Mbale city drafts bylaw on solid waste management
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale City Council has drafted a solid waste management ordinance. The city has for long struggled to manage waste which has raised concern from residents and the business community. The ordinance seeks to provide for planning of the collection, storage, transportation, and disposal of waste …
Read More »Two arrested for dumping coffin at Mulago in protest of Dr. Atwine reappointment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are holding two suspects accused of dumping a coffin of a baby at Mulago National Referral Hospital with placards demanding the immediate annulment of the reappointment of Dr. Diana Atwine, as the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Health. President Yoweri Museveni reappointed Dr. Atwine …
Read More »Farmers count losses in Rwimi sub county as hailstorm destroys gardens
Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Rwimi sub county, Bunyangabu district are counting losses after a hailstorm ravaged their gardens. This follows days of heavy rains experienced in the district since Saturday, affecting Gatyanga and Nyabwina parishes in Rwimi town council. 60 acres of crops especially bananas were destroyed. …
Read More »Court Martial remands LDU personnel over murder of UBC journalist
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 1st Division Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF Court Martial in Kakiri barracks in Wakiso district has started trying Rashid Mamuri, a Local Defense Unit personnel for the murder of UBC journalist Robert Kagolo. He appeared on Tuesday before the military court chaired by Col. Sam …
Read More »Biden says Afghan forces must fight for themselves
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that the Afghan troops must fight for themselves as multiple cities have fallen to the Taliban in the past few days. “We spent over a trillion dollars over 20 years. We trained and equipped with modern equipment over 300,000 …
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