West Ham 2⃣ ManUtd 0⃣ London, United Kingdom | AFP |  West Ham inflicted more away-day pain on a poor Manchester United side on Sunday, lifting themselves to fourth in the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 win at the London Stadium. Andriy Yarmolenko’s goal shortly before half-time and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 61 phones have been recovered in a crackdown on suspected phone snatchers in Nakawa Division, Kampala. The operation was conducted by Kiwatule Police Station after a confession of a suspected phone snatcher that led police to his accomplices. The suspected criminal, identified …

Museveni scoffs at opposition for jubilation over U.S sanctions against Kayihura Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has criticized the Ugandan opposition for celebrating sanctions imposed against the former Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura, by the American government. The United States of America- USA Treasury Office of Foreign …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people testing positive for malaria is going down, far away from the surge that was experienced with the onset of rains in June. The disease had affected half of the country by August with 65 districts reporting increased hospital admissions and …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kitgum district is holding the director and deputy headteacher of Crane Integrated College; a private school in Pager division, Kitgum Municipality over the alleged theft and extortion. The arrest follows complaints raised against the of the school administrators by parents whose children …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Metropolitan Police are hunting for suspected drug dealers in the slums of Nakawa Division, in Kampala and Kira Municipality, Wakiso District. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the hunt for drug dealers follows a revelation by a marijuana farmer William Babigambe who …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Mbarara Municipality are protesting a move by the authorities to introduce garbage collection fees. The fees recently introduced by the authorities vary between 500 and 10,000 shillings depending on the quantity of garbage generated from a homestead. The money in question is paid …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  The World Health Organization has accused Tanzania of failing to provide information on suspected cases of Ebola in the country, potentially styming efforts to curb the spread of the deadly virus. The WHO said it had learned on September 10 of a suspected case of …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Works at Kabale Municipal council have been on a standstill following the freezing of its bank accounts by the Finance ministry. An officer from the Municipal’s Finance department told URN on condition of anonymity that the move followed an error from the finance ministry related …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force -UPF has launched investigations into an explosive that has killed one person and injured six at Mabanda Trading centre,  Matugga, in Wakiso District. Kampala Metropolitan police Deputy spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire says that the deceased has been identified by only one name, Abdul. …