Bali, Indonesia | Xinhua | The World Health Organization and the Group of 20 members warned on Wednesday at a meeting in Indonesia’s Bali of a potential “silent pandemic” of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) triggered by overdosage of drugs and antibiotics. This meeting is a side event of the 3rd G20 Health …
Read More »Prioritize cyber security training to curb modern security threats: CDF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces Lt Gen Wilson Mbadi has tasked the directing staff at the Senior Command and Staff College to prioritize training in cyber security. While presiding over a ceremony in which Gen Andrew Gutti handed over the leadership of the college to Maj. …
Read More »AVIATION DIGEST: To lease or to buy an aircraft?
AVIATION DIGEST | JARED KALERA | In the middle of 2019, Uganda Airlines bought four Bombardier and two A330-800 Neo from Airbus . What is noteworthy is that these were outright purchases . A debate from different groups has been as to whether it was a wise decision to buy …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Speaker Among pilgrimage to Rome
ROME, Italy | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Speaker Anita Among has concluded her pilgrimage to Rome by meeting Pope Francis after he concluded the general audience. Pope Francis, who visited Uganda in 2015, had pleasant words about the country as he received and talked to Among for a few minutes. …
Read More »St Peter’s College Tororo Old Boys to play football in 2023
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The St Peter’s College Tororo Old Boys Association (SPECTOBA) has concluded plans for three charity football games next year to boost efforts at supporting the development of the school in eastern Uganda. The football games are expected to attract the older generation of students …
Read More »Kenyan lawyers file suit against British government over historical injustices
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | A team of Kenyan lawyers on Tuesday filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights seeking compensation for historical injustices committed during the colonial period. Lawyer Joel Kimutai Bosek, who is based in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, told Xinhua …
Read More »Gov’t should emulate the church: LOP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga, has called on the government to emulate the Catholic Church in the management of public affairs. Speaking at the 125th anniversary of Our Lady Queen of Virgins Parish Church, Kisubi, in Wakiso district on Sunday, 21 …
Read More »Apple expands self service repair to Mac notebooks
San Fransisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Apple’s self service repair is available on Tuesday for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks with the M1 family of chips, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store. Self service repair for iPhone launched earlier this …
Read More »Fort Portal city leaders want street lights connected to national grid
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal City Council is considering connecting street lights to the national grid to curb vandalism. In 2017, solar-powered street lights were installed in the town because they are cost-effective. However, there have been concerns from residents and leaders over the vandalism of solar street …
Read More »Kitgum CAO interdicted over misuse of PDM funds
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kitgum District Chief Administrative Officer Joel Musisi has been interdicted over alleged misuse of Parish Development Model-PDM funds. The Kitgum LCV Vice Chairperson Kevin Joyce Atim Obote says Musisi was interdicted on the directive of the Permanent Secretary of the Local Government Ministry to pave …
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