Kampala,Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) today released the highly anticipated results of the November/December 2024 Technical and Vocational Assessments, marking a pivotal moment in Uganda’s skills development landscape. These assessments, the last under the former Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) before …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fort Portal Catholic Diocese has launched a five-year diocesan coffee policy (2025–2030) aimed at promoting sustainable coffee farming, food security, and economic self-reliance among Christian families. The launch event was held on Wednesday at the Diocesan Model Farm in Nkuruba, Rutete Sub …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers at the  University of Nairobi, Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (CEMA), have released results of three studies that could significantly transform the treatment of older adults living with HIV across Africa. The findings presented at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the fish species that supported the livelihoods and survivals of many living around Africa’s lakes are on the brink of extinction says new report by World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF is a global body that leads international efforts to protect endangered species and their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has finally embarked on the enforcement of the directive that compels public contracting entities to stop conducting public procurement and payment in foreign currencies. The directive exempts foreign missions that are allowed to use the currencies in the countries in which they …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua |  Uganda will host the Asia/Africa play-off match for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with Namibia facing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on July 26 at Mandela National Stadium in Kampala. Namibia, who lost to Zimbabwe in the African qualifiers, will have a second chance to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Africa marked the anti-corruption fight day, Uganda was urged to reconsider her own way of dealing with the vice, if a headway is to be made, since the institutions are in place. This is because, despite the several efforts the country has put …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Director-General, Dr. Qu Dongyu, has called on Uganda to integrate physical and spatial planning into the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM). He warns that without proper land use design, infrastructure layout, and zoning, long-term rural transformation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 42000 unclaimed passports risk being burnt by the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration (DCIC) at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. DCIC records show many Ugandans apply for passports, but they don’t pick them up even when they send them reminder messages. Simon …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 226 suspected members of criminal gangs that have been terrorising various parts of the Kampala Metropolitan Area have been arrested in three-day separate operations. The suspects, mostly youths aged 15-25, have been apprehended in ongoing joint operations between the police and UPDF in various …