Wakiso, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | My Tree Initiative and Jubilee Insurance partnered in a tree-planting initiative as they joined the global celebration of World Environment Day last week at Gayaza Adventist Secondary School. The event brought together Jubilee Insurance staff, partners, local community leaders and other stakeholders to …
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COMMENT | CAROLYNE MUYAMA | As we observe Heroes’ Day today, Ugandans nationwide will listen to the President’s speech on radio and TV. Traditionally, June 9th has meant closed government offices, major security operations, large convoys passing through rural areas, costly plastic tents, high per diem expenses, and millions of shillings …
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KCB Bank Uganda Launches Second Edition of KCB East Africa Golf Tournament Under the Theme “Roar on the Green.” Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | KCB Bank Uganda has today launched the second edition of the KCB East Africa Golf Tournament, scheduled to tee off on 27th June 2026 …
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Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY & AGENCIES | Brian Manyindo will get a second shot at the top prize of the Stanbic Bank Match Play Golf Challenge at Entebbe Club next month. Manyindo and his partner Mark Musinguzi overcame a tough tie against Bob Drani and Geoffrey Byamugisha with scores …
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Entebbe, Uganda | URN | Four newly appointed ministers did not take the oath of office on Monday as colleagues in the new cabinet gathered at State House, Entebbe, for the swearing-in ceremony. Addressing President Yoweri Museveni before the commencement of the ceremony, the Head of Public Service and Secretary …
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MANILA | Xinhua | The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) canceled the tsunami warning issued earlier Monday morning, based on an analysis of continuous monitoring results of tsunami activity following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani province in the southern Philippines on Monday morning. …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Land Division of the High Court in Kampala has ruled that it was an abuse of court process for Makerere to file another suit in the High Court while still appealing in the Court of Appeal a decision to allow bibanja holders on its land …
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The exhibition Tales of Kush offers an exploration of the artists’ artistic superiority and an impertinent plea for artists to use their art to connect with their cultural heritage ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Everywhere Sudanese artists have exhibited, they have caused a storm of excitement, respect and …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | In many urban communities, health is often shaped by the places people live in every day. Overflowing waste, blocked drainage channels, and poor sanitation continue to drive preventable diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, and malaria, placing a growing burden on families and healthcare systems across …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Currently, relations between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) stand at a new historical starting point, facing new development opportunities and shouldering new missions of the times, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
