Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The afternoon heat hung heavy over Kisoro, but the air at the St Paul’s Mutolere Secondary School playgrounds was electric. Close to 1,000 passionate fans packed the touchlines, a sea of vibrant energy creating a wall of sound that echoed against the backdrop of …

  A newly developed automated call system can check on them between hospital visits   SPECIAL REPORT  | JOHN MUSENZE – SciDev.net | In Uganda, where cancer patients can travel hundreds of kilometres to access cancer treatment, an automated voice call system is helping doctors monitor them between treatments. The …

  As Uganda pursues a US$500bn economy, policymakers face a difficult question: how much revenue can the country afford to sacrifice in the pursuit of growth?   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s tax policy is facing an increasingly important test: whether the revenue government gives up through exemptions, …

  There is therefore a possibility that the projects could compete for crude supplies and regional markets   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  East Africa is moving towards a new era in oil refining, with major projects planned in Kenya and Uganda and another proposed in Tanzania as governments …

    COMMENT | OBED K. KATUREEBE |  While canvassing for votes in the last presidential and parliamentary elections of 2025/6, President Yoweri Museveni conceived the recent uniform five-cow per-household restocking plan for Teso, Lango and Acholi subregions. This followed widespread public dissatisfaction and corruption concerns over the initial legalistic compensation …

  As Uganda targets a US$500 billion economy, pension leaders say deeper savings could provide the patient capital needed for transformation   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s ambition to transform its economy could increasingly depend on how effectively the country mobilises and invests the savings of its workers. …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  China’s railway network handled 25.204 million passenger trips on Oct. 1, the first day of the week-long National Day holiday, setting a new single-day record, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) said Friday. On Oct. 2, the railway network is expected to handle 20.39 …

    Chinese celebrate 77 years of People’s Republic, advance modernization with confidence   BEIJING | Xinhua|  Hours before dawn on Thursday, Tian’anmen Square was already alive with anticipation. More than 100,000 people from across China gathered at the heart of Beijing to watch the national flag-raising ceremony as the …

  COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU | As Uganda marks 64 years of independence, one word lingers in my mind to explain both our progress and our unfinished work. It is organisation. Way before 1962, the development question in the area that became Uganda was, how could people, land and capital combine …

  Kitgum, Uganda | URN | The local organising committee for the 50th anniversary of St Janani Luwum has asked Archbishop Stephen Kazimba Mugalu to mobilise government and other partners to develop the martyr’s memorial site in Kitgum, including construction of a prayer arena. Can. Gladys Oyat, chairperson of the …