KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Products of the new lower secondary school curriculum are confident, can communicate better and can apply the acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes in reaI life situations. Presenting a Statement on the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) grading system under the new curriculum, the Minister …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading microfinance institution, has today announced that it will host this year’s edition of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) Annual General Meeting. The event, which will be held at the prestigious Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala will run …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Musa Lukwago, a resident of Kyengera on the outskirts of Kampala, started his delivery business in 2016. For a while, business was good—until he began receiving orders that required him to have a reliable means of transport. Determined to meet customer demand, Musa set …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | China will always be a sincere friend and reliable partner of Uganda on the African country’s road to development and revitalization, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The traffic police directorate headed by Assistant Inspector General of Police, Lawrence Niwabiine, has released its 2024 road crash statistics showing that more Ugandans are perishing in traffic accidents every day. Niwabiine’s report shows 5,144 Ugandans died in traffic accidents in 2024 translating to …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has resolved to allow mild cases of mpox to be treated from home. While the government has previously been strictly quarantining all cases of the viral disease at health facilities across the country, Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Mastercard Foundation has rallied corporations to invest more in the promotion of youth entrepreneurship to help uplift the livelihoods of young Ugandans. Mastercard Foundation Country Director in Uganda, Adrian Bukenya, says that currently the young persons in Uganda, who also account for more than …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | High-level delegations from the United States and Russia met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, agreeing to work toward ending the three-year Russia-Ukraine conflict and restoring bilateral relations. It marked the first face-to-face interaction between senior U.S. and Russian officials since the outbreak of the …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | As U.S. President Donald Trump approaches his first month in office, his administration has been marked by a series of headline-grabbing actions and remarks: the deportation of undocumented immigrants, massive federal government layoffs, frequent tariff threats, and the idea of “owning” Gaza. Trump’s …

WAKISO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Kansai Plascon Uganda has today (February 19th) handed over paint worth Shs 23 million to Budo Junior School, contributing to completing a new girls’ dormitory as part of the company’s ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives on. This initiative reflects Plascon’s commitment to supporting education, community …