Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Insurance Company (NIC) women’s team and Kampala University men’s team are the champions of the East Africa Club netball championships. NIC were crowned champions Saturday after defeating KCCA 44-35 in the final played at Kamwokya Christian Community Arena. Captain Stella Oyella was NIC’s …
Read More »Experts question standards of locally fabricated, modified buses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport does not have adequate resources to verify the quality of fabricated or modified buses before they are licensed to transport Ugandans. The majority of buses on Ugandan roads are lorries or trucks whose chassis have been converted into …
Read More »Businessman shot dead in Jinja
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Kiira region is investing circumstances under which, a Jinja-based businessman Shaban Malore was shot dead on Saturday night. Malore is reported to have been shot dead by two attackers who were riding on a numberless motorcycle. He had just arrived at …
Read More »Omoro elections heat up
Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Candidates who were successfully nominated to contest for the Omoro County Parliamentary seat are meeting to harmonise their campaign programmes ahead of campaigns that kick off on Monday, May 16, 2022. The Omoro County Parliamentary seat fell vacant after the death of the former …
Read More »KCCA installs bike-racks in non-motorised transport corridor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has started installing bike racks along the Non-Motorized Transport-NMT corridor to ease parking by cyclists. The two-kilometre corridor which stretches from Namirembe road through Luwum street to Entebbe road was constructed in 2018 and became operational in Match 2020. Although …
Read More »Portuguese govt announces measure to cap gas price
Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | The Portuguese Council of Ministers announced on Friday a measure to halve the price of gas used for electricity production for both domestic and industrial consumers, who have been severely affected by this year’s electricity price inflation. The mechanism adopted by Portugal after negotiation with …
Read More »Mothers cautioned on use as new diaper brands flood market
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new diaper brand has hit the market, just less than a year after another international brand Molfix came in amidst pomp and endorsement by top musicians in the country. Pure Born, the latest entrant which is UK made is being promoted as Uganda’s …
Read More »Liverpool take FA Cup, complete domestic double
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Kostas Tsimikas scored the winning penalty as Liverpool completed a domestic cup double with a 6-5 shootout victory against Chelsea in the Emirates FA Cup Final. In a result that matches their EFL Cup Final victory over the same opponents three months ago, Liverpool …
Read More »US, Russian defense chiefs hold first phone conversation since start of Ukraine conflict
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu spoke over the phone on Friday, marking the first call between the two since Russia launched the special military operation in Ukraine. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a brief statement following the …
Read More »Kabushenga ignores injunction as CHIFCOD battle rages in Kanungu
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bishop Hamlet Kabushenga, the embattled founder and chief executive of Child to Family Community Development Organization (CHIFCOD) in Kanungu district is on the spot over alleged contempt of court. CHICFOD is a non-governmental organization that manages Kirima, Nyamirama, Nyakabungo, Rutenga parents primary schools, Great …
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