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Kampala, Uganda |  Xinhua | African nations should be allowed to develop their homegrown governance systems instead of adopting the Western-style democracy that has not yielded positive results over the years, said scholars, government representatives and diplomats as they were attending a democracy symposium here on Friday. Opening the symposium …

  Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have warned that Africa will continue seeing a cycle of new COVID-19 variants if more people are not vaccinated. Speaking at a transnational science café on Friday attended by journalists from East and Southern Africa, Dr. Lul Riek a Public Health …

Busunga, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF Engineering Unit has started opening impassable roads in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The road from Mukakati, where the UPDF has set up an operating base has been in an appalling state. Two weeks ago, the UPDF, in a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Police, Martin Ochola, has tasked the directorate of fire and rescue services to conduct countrywide sensitization on proper usage and handling of gas cookers and gas cylinders. IGP Ochola in his directive wants Director Joseph Mugisa, and his team to liaise with the …

Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has rallied residents of Kayunga to vote for the National Resistance Movement candidate Andrew Muwonge, for the LCV chairperson seat. Robinah Nabbanja joined a team from the NRM Secretariat headed by the Director of Mobilization, Rose Mary Seninde to canvass support for …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region on Friday embarked on a campaign to register all Born Again faith pastors in both Jinja city and Jinja district respectively. The development follows the arrest of Joseph Sserubiri, the presiding pastor of Deliverance Church Kakira, who connived with his wife Felista …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations International Children’s Fund has urged the government to invest more funds in the health and education sector. The call was made today during the celebrations to commemorate the UN children’s health agency turning 75 years. The agency was set up on December 11, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force has retired 155 lower rank officers who have clocked 60 years. The freshly retired officers comprise of 30 Inspectors of Police (IPs), 29 Assistant Inspectors of Police (AIPs), 48 Sergeants (SGTs), 27 Corporals (CPLs) and 21 Police Constables (PCs). The Assistant Commissioner in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered Monitor Publications Limited to pay 450 million shillings to the Judiciary Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana for defamation. The head of Civil Division of the High Court Musa Ssekaana made the decision on Friday after finding that Monitor Publications together …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports will release the new school calendar on December 14th, 2021. But as the government plans to release the school calendar, it is emphasizing the need to consult the school proprietors and teachers under their umbrella bodies to find a solution …