Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations’ cultural agency-UNESCO, has announced that it was removing the place that is officially recognized as the Birthplace of Jesus, from its List of World Heritage in Danger – crediting extensive restorative work on Bethlehem’s Nativity Church, in Palestine. The World Heritage …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of plant breeders at the National Agriculture Research Organization are stranded without funding for integrated research in strategic crops grown and consumed across the country. Some of the researchers require funds to travel to foreign countries to collect samples for improving domestic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes are the second team together with Zimbabwe to go on a sit-down strike and miss training over alleged unpaid allowances at the on-going 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The Nigerian team players also boycotted one of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan bankers will this month use their annual conference to discuss how they can offer money to the agricultural sector. According to Patrick Mweheire, the Executive Director of Stanbic Bank and Chairman of Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA), agriculture has huge impact on key issues …

How President Yoweri Museveni has twisted Uganda’s constitution with changes that could see him rule for life COMMENT | MOSES KHISA | For a period of time between 1986 and the early 2000s Uganda was considered to be a country committed to democratic reform. But in recent years the democratic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Coach of Senegal’s team Aliou Cisse has said facing Uganda Cranes in the round of 16 will be a difficult task at the ongoing Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The Lions of Teranga qualified for the next round on Monday night …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Marcus Rashford wants to put Manchester United “back where they belong” after ending speculation over his future by penning a new four-year contract to remain at Old Trafford. The 21-year-old had attracted interest from Barcelona, among others, with his previous deal running out in …

Washington, United States | AFP | The US trade war truce with China which could ease sanctions on Huawei has prompted a backlash from lawmakers over national security concerns amid confusion over how the deal may impact the Chinese tech giant. In the weekend agreement with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Court Magistrate, Gladys Kamasanyu has declined to summon President, Yoweri Museveni as one of the witnesses in the trail of Dr. Stella Nyanzi. Dr Stella Nyanzi’s legal team had asked court to summon, President Museveni as one of the witnesses in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some companies leave the country immediately their tax incentives expire. This is according to a new study by the Economic Policy Research Centre-EPRC. A study conducted in April 2019 but examined tax incentives given to companies from 2010/2011 to 2018/19 financial years, shows that …