Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  MTN Uganda, through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, MTN Foundation, has successfully graduated 253 young individuals from its Digital Literacy Program in Eastern Uganda, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to equip youth with essential digital skills. The graduation ceremony held at MTAC …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police and Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers have maintained deployment at opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party offices in Rukungiri district. The deployment at the party offices located along Republic Road in Rukungiri town follows reports that some party leaders are preparing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has ruled that the State Minister for Economic Planning Amos Lugoloobi has a case to answer about the charges levied against him arising from the mismanagement of iron sheets meant for the vulnerable people of Karamoja. Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga …

Lusaka, Zambia | THE INDEPENDENT | Zambia and Orlando Pride striker, Barbra Banda has been named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2024. Barbra Banda is already a global superstar after playing for Zambia at two Olympic Games and at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, however her profile has since …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kasangati Chief Magistrates  Court has pushed the case in which Former Kampala Capital City Authority top officials are accused of 57 counts arising from the Kiteezi landfill tragedy that killed more than 30 people. They are: Former Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka, her Deputy Engineer …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The outspoken Butambala Woman Member of Parliament has demanded to know the security personnel who stripped her almost naked during the fracas in the chamber of parliament. Hajat Aisha Nalule Kabanda told the House that she was victim of the unknown security personnel who stormed …

LONDON, ENGLAND | TASS | British John Tinniswood, the world’s oldest living man, died at the age of 112, Sky News TV channel reported, citing Guinness World Records. Tinniswood was verified as the world’s oldest living man and the oldest WWII veteran in April, following the death of 114-year-old Juan Vicente Perez …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans whose Yaka meters have not been upgraded should not panic as Energy minister, Ruth Nankabirwa says there is still room to have them upgraded. Nankabirwa, while speaking to journalists in Kampala on Tuesday said Umeme and Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) have made …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “A section of Opposition Members of Parliament are seeking explanations over the controversial arrest of former presidential candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye in Nairobi, Kenya. During the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 26 November 2024, legislators questioned the country’s adherence to international and regional laws following the …

Kisumu ,Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s President, William Ruto says it is shameful that countries in East Africa are importing fish from China yet Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are endowed with the largest Lake in Africa. Ruto says Lake Victoria, which is Africa’s largest lake by area, and the world’s largest tropical lake …