COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | During the May 2 Capital FM Desert Island Discs radio show, host Flavia Tumusiime, asks her guest, National Unity Platform (NUP) leader, Bobi Wine aka Robert Kyagulanyi, about his foray into politics. Her question lays the ground nicely. “You were okay, you had a family…leadership …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders and farmers in the Lango and Acholi sub-region want the Uganda Global Food Security Strategy plan to address prices of seeds and markets for agricultural produce. The U.S. government launched the strategy, a five-year plan which aims to end global hunger, and malnutrition …

JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua  | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill into law in Pretoria, the country’s administrative capital. The bill is aimed at transforming the country’s education system and enabling the government to tackle some of the issues that the education system …

  Rome | VATICAN NEWS | On the flight back to Rome from Singapore, Pope Francis spoke to the journalists accompanying his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania. He discussed the dramatic situation in the Holy Land, as the number of victims in Gaza has exceeded 41,000. One question touched …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Bernard Namanya has dismissed an application challenging the ownership of part of the land comprising Mandela National Stadium at Namboole. The administrators of the estate of the late Keresipo Kitaka which owned 16 acres of land at Namboole wanted the court …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Preparations are in high gear in Nakaseke district ahead of the party organized to celebrate the 80th birthday of President Yoweri Museveni. The party organized by the office of the Prime Minister and National Resistance Movement secretariat will take place on Sunday at Kijjaguzo …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A major dispute has emerged at the Masaba Cultural Institution following the failure of the Culture Council to account for over Sh500 million allocated for the official launch of Imbalu traditional circumcision in August. According to an insider who requested anonymity, Umukuka Mike Mudoma rejected …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The community of Kabalagala, a suburb of Kampala City, is calling on the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to install zebra crossings and traffic lights at two crucial intersections along the Kabalagala-Nsambya road. This appeal comes in response to a troubling increase in road …

  KIEV | Xinhua | Ukraine has the potential to export 43 million tons of grain in the 2024-2025 marketing year, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Thursday, citing Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Vitaliy Koval. In particular, Ukraine is expected to supply 25 million tons of corn and 16.2 million …

A recent report indicates that 30% of Ugandans suffer from some degree of mental illness COMMENT | FLAVIA LWANGA |  As we observe World Suicide Prevention Day, I find myself reflecting on the profound responsibility we hold as leaders, colleagues, and fellow human beings. In my role as the Human Resource …