Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local authorities in Nakaseke District are calling on the Ministry of Health to extend the delivery of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine beyond schools into communities in a bid to reach more girls, especially those out of school. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network (URN), …
Read More »Govt raises safe water and sanitation investment, targets 8 in 10 villages
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has announced a significant boost in funding for safe water access, sanitation systems, and environmental protection across the country in the upcoming financial year, according to the 2025/2026 budget speech delivered by Finance Minister Matia Kasaija at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on …
Read More »US allows Israel to attack Iran, says Iranian president
DUBAI | TASS | The US is responsible for Israel’s aggression against Tehran, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said. “Contrary to all norms of international law, America allows Israel to commit aggression and attack our country,” he pointed out in an address to the country’s parliament. “We neither sought nor …
Read More »Detained Bukwo LCV chairperson picks NRM forms
Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Julius Chelimo, the Bukwo District Chairperson who is on remand on charges of aggravated human trafficking and aggravated defilement, has expressed interest in retaining his seat. On Saturday, Chelimo’s brother, Kennedy Kwemoi, picked up the expression of interest forms on behalf of his …
Read More »Up to $160 million invested in Uganda’s E-mobility sector
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over $160 million was invested in twelve companies in the E-Mobility Ecosystem for the period 2018-2024 in the areas of research & development, manufacturing, and charging infrastructure, according to the Uganda E-Mobility Outlook Report 2024. The report by the Minister of Science, Technology, and …
Read More »How Zimbabwe’s health system profits from the dead
A shortage of pathologists and a culture of corruption have made mortuaries sites of extortion and grief. Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal ZIMBABWE | Blessing Mucharambei’s uncle was just having lunch when he stood up, then collapsed. “[He] started bleeding from the nose,” she says, “and died on the spot.” …
Read More »Sarah Chelangat 2nd at Stockholm Diamond League
Stockholm, Sweden | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Sarah Chelangat came second in the 3000-meters at the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden on Sunday 15th. The 2025 reigning champion of Kip Keino classic in 5000 meters finished the race in a time of 8:31.27 microseconds in the race won by …
Read More »Both black boxes of Air India plane recovered: media
NEW DELHI | Xinhua | Both the black boxes of Air India flight 171, including the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR), have been found, P.K. Mishra, principal secretary to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said in an official statement late on Sunday. According to the Hindustan …
Read More »Lwengo voters wary of violence as NRM plans joint campaigns
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters in Lwengo district has asked the party to be cautious with joint campaigns for the party’s primary elections, warning that they may turn into scenes of violence between contenders. According to them, the different intending aspirants …
Read More »Amuru raises alert levels as cholera kills 3 in South Sudan
Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in Amuru district are on high alert following an outbreak of cholera disease in the neighboring Nimule Township in South Sudan that has claimed the lives of three people. , Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by eating or drinking food …
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