Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary and Secretary to Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, has said that the journey to build a USD 500 billion economy by 2040 will come with several challenges and that things that must be done in the right way. The strategy …

  Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Savannah Region Police Commander (RPC), Michael Kasigire, has issued a fresh ban on the nighttime movement of livestock. The directive was issued on Friday during a community policing meeting at Nakito market in Nakitoma Sub-County, Nakasongola District. Kasigire said that the directives …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The association of lawyers practising in the Masaka High Court Circuit has declared an industrial action to protest the absence of judges who can adjudicate cases in the area. Alexander Lule, the Chairperson of Masaka Lawyers Association, has declared that they have resolved to …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Iran launched missiles at Israel on Friday evening in response to the Israeli operation against the Iranian nuclear program a day before. Iran codenamed its operation True Promise 3. The country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a televised address to the nation that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have urged Uganda to avoid taking loans for which they never prepared and planned, as this distorts growth and development. This comes as the country embarks on what many have termed “ambitious”, a journey to grow the economy from the current 53 Billion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown people have raided Kyiwalimu zone in Naguru go-down, and destroyed several houses and injured more than ten people over a land dispute. The attack happened at 1:30am when over 70 armed people demolished several houses and left more than 10 people injured. The attackers, …

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua | Israel on Friday launched a large-scale “preemptive, precise, combined” strike on Iranian military and nuclear sites, prompting retaliatory attacks from Tehran. Analysts warn that the attacks could dramatically deteriorate the already volatile situation in the Middle East and ignite a wider regional war. LARGE-SCALE RAIDS …

JINJA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has expressed the country’s capacity to train Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF officers in all the internationally accredited military courses at the National Defense College-NDC, Njeru. Speaking during the graduation of senior military officers at the NDC, in Njeru municipality on Friday, …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The second edition of TT drag and drift motor racing has attracted 70 drivers from different parts of the country.  This year’s format of enclosed street racing is being held at Banana resort beach, in Bugoba B village, in Nyenga division, Njeru municipality. Following …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s exports of goods and services grew by 27 percent in the 12 months ending in March, a senior government official said Thursday. Presenting the national budget estimates for the 2025/2026 financial year, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija said exports rose from 9.56 billion U.S. dollars …