New research challenges the widespread belief that white meat, such as chicken, is better for cholesterol levels than red meat, such as beef, pork, or lamb A new study breaks some bad news for meat eaters, as researchers find that white meat is just as harmful to cholesterol levels as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank with dominant presence in Uganda has set up a Commercial Representative Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as it prepares to commence operations. The Bank has appointed Hassan Maalim as the Head of the Commercial Representative Office which will be based at Kazanchis-Addis Ababa …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the government to give an assurance to the public about the status of Murchison falls. Recently power regulator, Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), announced that they had received an application from Bonang Power Energy Ltd, a South African …

Le Bourget, France | AFP | US aircraft giant Boeing got a welcome vote of confidence in its beleaguered 737 MAX plane on Tuesday when International Airlines Group, owner of British Airways, said it wanted to buy 200 of the planes. The companies said they had signed a letter of intent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has refused to reveal the amount of money the institution was carrying into the country when extra pellets were discovered on a chartered plane. He also said he was not aware of the police investigations into claims of …

Paris, France | AFP | European financial leaders on Tuesday vowed vigilance after Facebook announced it was diving into the cryptocurrency market, as analysts warned the social media giant could face major regulatory questions. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, whose government initiated a new tax on digital giants like Facebook …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Staff Appeals Tribunal will resume next month. This is according to Retired High Court Judge, John Patrick Mashongo Tabaro, the new tribunal chairperson. The tribunal last sat in April under the leadership of George Omunyokol whose term ended in March. Justice Tabaro, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga wants integrity studies included in the national school curricula. Kadaga was on Tuesday meeting pupils of Dream Africa Schools who had paid a courtesy call on her. Led by Jackline Rukundo, the Public Relations officer of the school, the …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf has a message for Group F opponents at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt this month: “no one is going to have an easy time against us.” He says the surprise winners of the last edition are “in good shape …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Uganda National Alliance on clean cooking (UNACC) is calling on members of the public involved in the sector to use clean cooking methods so as to reduce emissions that are disastrous to the environment. UNACC is an umbrella organisation involved in activities of clean fuels …