Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 400 people who turned up in Mbarara for recruitment into the police force for Rwizi region were on Monday turned away. 255 police constables are needed for the region with Mbarara having 59 slots, Kirihura with 43, Isingiro 64, Ntungamo 59 and …

Shenzhen, China | AFP | Huawei’s sales unexpectedly rose in the first half of the year, company figures showed Tuesday, as executives admitted US sanctions would bring further challenges in the coming months. The Chinese tech giant has been under immense pressure this year as Washington has lobbied allies worldwide to …

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudanese protest leaders cancelled planned talks with the country’s ruling generals on Tuesday as they visited a town where five teenaged protesters were shot dead. Sudan’s military ruler condemned the killing of the schoolchildren in the central town of Al-Obeid on Monday as the United Nations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Richard Tusasibwe, the Chief Executive Director of Gatatu Safaris Limited a tour company in Kigezi is on the spot for allegedly conning five tourists. Tusasibwe is alleged to have signed a contract with five tourists from United States of America last week. A police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Vatican has finally elevated Uganda Martyrs Church, Munyonyo into a minor Basilica for its unique connection with the Uganda Martyrs. The minor Basilica status is granted by a special decree signed by the Pope following a series of processes. Although the processes ended …

Scientists say its antioxidant capacity is similar to fresh orange juice | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study has measured antioxidant levels in commercially available edible insects. Among the findings: crickets, which are related to nsenene (katydid), grasshoppers, and locusts in the orthoptera order of insects, pack 75 percent the …

Edinburgh, United Kingdom | AFP | Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool’s Community Shield clash with Manchester City on Sunday will have no bearing on their battle for the Premier League title. The two sides will renew the rivalry that saw them take the title race to a tense final day last season. …

Can halve infant deaths among poor not rich | THE INDEPENDENT | In some of the world’s least-developed countries, spacing births two years apart, instead of one, can nearly halve infant mortality rates, a study finds. But in more developed nations, increasing the interval between successive childbirths makes little difference …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation is calling upon countries to increase measures being taken up to help  citizens stop smoking tobacco. The call was made on Monday during the release of 2018 Global Tobacco Epidemic report in Brazil. According to the report, despite strides made by …

  Suzhou, China | AFP | Midfielder Julian Draxler said Monday that the single-minded “egos” of Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain’s other star forwards did not always make it easy for the team. And the German World Cup winner told AFP in an interview in China that he was still hurting from …