Koboko, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Construction of the new St Paul Church of Uganda Nyangilia sanctuary has received a major boost after Uganda Baati offered to commence roofing works on the building in Koboko District. The ceremony to hand over the roofing works to Uganda Baati Ltd …

  “Nobody can rule guiltlessly” — Louis Antoine de Saint-Just   COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | y their very design, modern families are intriguing institutions. They are repositories of affection, obligation and ambition. At their best, they cultivate decency, continuity and purpose. At their worst, they are theatres of rivalry, …

  The common historical outcome of such government programmes is usually tyranny and coercion.   COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | On Saturday, 25th July, I was woken up by the terrifying fracas of dozens of men banging my gate, almost breaking it and hurling insults at whoever might be inside …

  Uganda is officially Ebola-free,” Dr Baryomunsi said.  Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has officially been declared Ebola-free after successfully containing an outbreak traced to imported cases from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi made the declaration …

  Subscriptions, advertising, digital products and creative services help creators combine recurring income with one-off sales   Six Income Models for Digital Creators Making money from content in 2026 no longer depends on a single channel. Video, text and audio can produce different types of income, from advertising to direct …

  Botswana wants to become one of Africa’s leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing hubs by 2030. As government invests in the sector, local businesses, engineers and entrepreneurs are already positioning themselves to supply the emerging value chain, bringing new hope to Selebi-Phikwe and the country’s industrial future.   SPECIAL REPORT …

  BUSAN, South Korea | Xinhua |  China’s serial heritage nomination Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites secured inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 48th World Heritage Committee session in Busan on Saturday, marking the country’s first complete handicraft porcelain production system to earn global cultural heritage recognition. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda has announced an Equity Diaspora Webinar scheduled for Saturday, 1 August 2026, aimed at unlocking the investment potential of Ugandans living abroad. The virtual event will feature Prof. Augustus Nuwagaba, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda (BOU), as the …

  How Stephen Nuwagaba has manipulated powerful individuals and extorted large sums of money from them   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM | On March 17, 2025, Gen Salim Saleh received a visitor sent to him by human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo at his residence in Gulu. The visitor …

  World Nature Conservation Day stands as a critical global reminder that the finite natural resources that keep our world in balance, our air, water, soil, forests, wetlands, and wildlife, demand our careful, collective stewardship.   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is currently facing a severe deforestation crisis, …