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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arts and humanities teachers may resume industrial action if the government fails to implement presidential directives on salary harmonization and welfare commitments in the ongoing 2026/2027 to 2030/2031 budgeting process, the Uganda Professional Humanities Teachers’ Union (UPHTU) has warned. In a March 11th, 2026 …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda government has signalled plans to accelerate the adoption of electric motorcycles across public institutions following a high-level visit to the Spiro electric mobility production facility in Namanve Industrial Park. The inspection, led by Robinah Nabbanja early this week, the Prime Minister of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The compensation of persons affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project (EACOP) stands at 98 per cent completion, according to the Director Economic and National Content Monitoring at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Peninah Aheebwa. The revelation follows concerns raised by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has defended her leadership and dismissed claims that she assumed the role by accident.” She is equally confident that she will be re-elected for another term when the 12th parliament is inaugurated in May. Among became the Speaker …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) has held an event that brought together female professionals from across sectors to reflect on their journeys, share experiences, and discuss how to strike a healthy balance between highly demanding careers and personal lives. Women in Uganda’s public …

      Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers across Oyam District in Northern Uganda are set to benefit from a major agricultural support initiative following the launch of a maize seed distribution program that aims at strengthening grassroots incomes and improving food security. The initiative, implemented in partnership with …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | A new global accounting framework for non-profit organisations was unveiled today (March 11) in Kampala, with regulators and financial experts describing it as a major step toward strengthening transparency and accountability in Uganda’s NGO sector at a time when development funding is tightening worldwide. …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities have declared Lira Regional Referral Hospital ready to handle medical emergencies during the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) games. The hospital, located in Lira City, has a bed capacity of between 400 and 456 and serves a catchment population of about three million …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has recorded a rise in the number of male students choosing nursing, a profession long associated almost exclusively with women. This trend was observed at the release of results from the December 2025 assessment series conducted by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Education Committee has received urgent appeals from three key institutions, the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), and the Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education (UNITE), for more than UGX 118 billion in additional resources in the …