Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi, the chairperson Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) is set to resume his duties after completing his six month’s suspension. Dr. Kamunyu vowed in an interview with URN never to cede to dishonesty as he returns to Makerere University, saying …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The government has directed more than 10,000 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to cease operations. This follows a verification and validation exercise by Internal Affairs Ministry and National Bureau for NGOs. During the exercise 2, 118 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) were cleared to continue operations after they …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The East African Community- EAC will not intervene in the dispute between Uganda and Rwanda, the second Deputy Prime Minister, Ali Kirunda Kivejinja has revealed. Kivejinja, who also doubles as the East African Community Affairs, says they received assurance from the Ugandan and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force (UPDF) has created a new division in the Rwenzori region, the mountain division. The division will be based at Muhooti barracks, Kabarole district. It was inaugurated on Wednesday by the Chief of Defence Forces -CDF Gen David Muhoozi. In …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Residents of Bulyasi village Najjembe sub county in Buikwe district have rejected Operation Wealth Creation-OWC inputs in preference to growing khat . OWC had prepared to supply two truckloads of coffee seedlings and pineapple suckers to residents of Bulyasi, which is about 4 kilometers …

Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Britain will be a “second-rate player” after Brexit, unable to compete with big powers like the US, China and EU, outgoing EU Council president Donald Tusk warned Wednesday. The former Polish premier said Brexit supporters were deluded if they thought leaving the EU would bring a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The government has contributed 7.3 billion shillings for the medical credit scheme. This was revealed by Tom Aliti, the Commissioner in charge of Partnerships at the Ministry of Health. The scheme which will help private healthcare practitioners’ access credit is expected to start in …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Despite a steady increase in coffee consumption around the world, trade prices have fallen dramatically in the past three years, hitting producers. At the same time, the cost of an espresso or latte remains as full-fat as ever. What’s going on? Futures on arabica and …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury said his outspoken remarks which have caused huge offence to many are down to the racism aimed at Travellers he experienced as an amateur. The 31-year-old Briton — who is of Irish Traveller descent and is nicknamed ‘The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB experienced a technical glitch on the last day of the Primary Leaving Examinations- PLE resulting to a number of schools receiving fewer or more examination scripts compared to the number of registered candidates. Some of the affected schools were Nakasero Primary …