KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Drink driving is a major risk factor for road traffic crashes, contributing to 27% of the 20 to 50 million crash injuries every year. To appear socially responsible, the alcohol industry sponsors drink-driving mass media campaigns, but a new analysis by Vital Strategies, a …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda recently hosted its third annual Shell Select Suppliers Conference, underscoring the vital role of its suppliers in the continued success and growth of the Shell Select and Shop network. The event focused on celebrating past achievements since the Covid-19 pandemic and …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Over the past three years, the Joe Walker Road Safety Campaign, with strong support from Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU), has grown into one of Uganda’s most influential road safety advocacy movements. Through a series of long-distance walks, the campaign has mobilized thousands of Ugandans, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bold move to address the growing water and sanitation crisis in Ugandan schools, Housing Finance Bank (HFB) has rolled out a targeted intervention to boost access to clean water and hygiene infrastructure. The Bank has unveiled its Water and Sanitation product, a …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Visually impaired students of St. Mary Goretti Secondary School are missing out on the promise of digital inclusivity due lack of essential technologies. Located in Ngetta- Lira City East Division, St. Mary Goretti is the only secondary school in Lango dedicated to visually impaired …

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Phoebe Ayoo, the Gulu District Council Speaker has called for a review of the Gulu District Alcoholic Drinks Ordinance saying the law in its current form, has failed to regulate excessive consumption of alcohol. The ordinance passed in 2016, restricts the sale and consumption …

KAPCHORWA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) has called upon all stakeholders to step up efforts in ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the Sebei sub-region. Common forms of SGBV in the region include Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), defilement, domestic violence, and …

KABALE, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda College of Commerce (UCC) Kabale is facing a sharp decline in student enrollment, a concern attributed to growing competition and dilapidated infrastructure. Established in 1983 under the government of President Milton Obote to extend business-focused tertiary education to western Uganda, UCC Kabale once …

LUANDA, Angola | Xinhua | Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who currently serves as the acting chair of the African Union (AU), has proposed Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe as the AU mediator in the peace process between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, according to a statement released …

ARUA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Preparations are underway in Arua to welcome former Member of Parliament for Arua District and Ayivu County, as well as former Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Zoe Bakoko Bakoru, back home after more than 15 years of self-exile in the United States. …