The winner of the competition will pocket over sh50 million. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2021 Uganda Cup competition is set to kick off on April 4 with a new format, after a year of inactivity. The competition played annually by all member clubs of the Federation of …
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AIGP Byaruhanga says drivers are the most chaotic and stubborn group in the Uganda Police Force Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police commanders have been urged to take action against drivers who are using the force’s vehicles to smuggle goods and ferry people from one place to another. …
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Maputo, Mozambique | XINHUA | The United Nations is trying to contact humanitarian workers caught up in Mozambique attacks while on stand-by to aid residents of Palma town, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. “We always make sure that our presence on the ground, our staff and related aid workers, …
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A US Govt $20 million loan will help Catholic Church support development activities in sub-Saharan Africa 📌 Missio Invest Current Footprint ▪ Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Nigeria, Tanzania 📌Near-term Expansion ▪ Ghana, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Cote D’Ivoire, The Gambia, New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Missio Invest, an impact investor that provides …
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P7 candidates in Kampala to remain home on exams eve, on Monday Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools within Kampala have told Primary Seven candidates to remain home on Monday in preparation for the national examination which will start on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. The schools held a briefing …
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Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business came to a standstill at Lyantonde Hospital when a family from Bujjubi-Kiweesi village, Kalungu district, stormed the facility to exhume the remains of their family member who was buried at the cemetery at the hospital entrance 100 years ago. It is said that Paul …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Joe Biden invited 40 world leaders to attend a virtual summit on climate change on April 22 and 23, the White House said in a statement on Friday. Chinese and Russian leaders are invited to the summit, according to the statement. The summit …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni finally made up his mind and got vaccinated for COVID-19 on Saturday at State House Nakasero. He joins world leaders like Joe Biden, Uhuru Kenyatta and Paul Kagame who have been vaccinated. “First Lady Janet Museveni and I got our …
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Beijing, China | XINHUA | On various occasions, Chinese President Xi Jinping has expounded on his insightful vision on safeguarding global peace and China’s role in advancing the cause of world peace. “As long as the idea of peace can strike deep roots and the sail of peace can be …
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China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Sudan Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA | A batch of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the Chinese government to Sudan, arrived here on Friday. The batch was received at the Khartoum International Airport by Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin, Chairman of Sudan’s Higher …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
