New York, USA | Xinhua  |  Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached on Tuesday a 787.5 million U.S. dollars settlement in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, allowing Fox News to avoid a potential trial scheduled hours later. Dominion Voting Systems, one of the most widely used voting equipment companies …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The current poor state of roads in Kampala is a result of the failure of the Kampala Capital City Authority to clear payments for fuel and asphalt material supplied to it by various companies in the past. The Authority owes more than Sh2.6 billion …

Khartoum, Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT |  At least 300 Ugandans are currently trapped in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum following the ongoing civil war, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. They include 120 working in Khartoum, 116 students in different institutions of learning, 19 who were trapped by the war en …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professional accountants have joined efforts to push for better public finance management practices to support economic development. This comes as the government insists that there will be no new loans contracted in the next three years starting with the financial year 2023/24 as the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Retired Lieutenant Colonel Abdallah Nassur the former Governor under former Ugandan President Idi Amin has died. Zenar Nassur the daughter says that her father died last night at Nakasero Hospital after battling a long illness. Zenar adds that the body of Nassur is …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | A total of 5,000 students in seven universities countrywide are expected to benefit from this year’s annual career expo. The focus is on empowering the beneficiaries to succeed in the emerging gig economy with the relevant skills. The two-week expo will be held from …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima Chief Administrative officer-CAO has written to the Electoral Commission notifying the electoral body about a vacancy for the position of Hoima LCV Chairperson. The seat fell vacant following the death of Kadir Kirungi, the LCV Chairperson on March 17 in a motor …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has asked the Committee on Education and Sports to avail Shs52.9 billion in its new budget to renovate facilities at the colleges of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. According to Nawangwe, the university’s graduate students in veterinary …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslims dwelling in Kampala city have received an Iftar food package to celebrate Eid as they end the Ramathan season, thanks to Diamond Trust Bank. The food items include sugar, rice, cooking oil and more. The amount spent by the Bank on the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala seeking a declaration that the investigations, arrests, detentions, and subsequent prosecutions of some suspects implicated in the diversion of iron sheets meant for the people of Karamoja are illegal. According to Mabirizi, some suspects include the Vice …