Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda has embarked on conducting mock examinations in all its primary and secondary schools across the country. According to the Directorate of Education Services provincial secretariat, the examinations are part of the efforts to improve learners’ academic performance “The initiative is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Captain Michael Mukula has launched his campaign for National Vice Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for the Eastern Region and cautioned NRM leaders against engaging in monetary politics during the campaigns. Speaking on Monday, from his Mutungo offices in Kampala, Mukula urged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Friends have paid tribute to Justice George Kanyeihamba who died on Monday morning at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala. Justice Kanyeihamba 84, served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Uganda from 1997 to 2009. Law professor Kanyeihamba. He was one of the 284 …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is wrestling with a deepening health crisis as a cholera outbreak hit an “acute phase,” compounded by escalating insecurity, a resurgence of mpox, and a nationwide strike by health workers. At a press conference in the capital, Kinshasa, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late retired Supreme Court Judge, Professor George Kanyeihamba, are awaiting further guidance on the funeral. Kanyeihamba, aged 85 years, died earlier on Monday at Nakasero Hospital. He was being looked after by a small, dedicated group that included his adopted …

NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | Cole Palmer scored twice and provided an assist in the first half to lead Chelsea to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, clinching the title in the inaugural edition of the revamped FIFA Club World Cup. The English midfielder struck …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)-managed dumpsite in Kiteezi, Jennifer Namulondo, a resident of Lusanja, has noticed a disturbing trend. Although the site was temporarily closed, she says piles of garbage are still being dumped in the area. As she told URN, what …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force-UPF has raised concerns about campaign banners and billboards obstructing Security cameras in Kampala. It has emerged that some areas of Kampala metropolitan have been disconnected from the police Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras grid by campaign posters. As a result, police …

Wakiso, Uganda | Xinhua | Two documentaries highlighting ties between Chinese youth and the world have been launched at Luyanzi Institute of Technology in Wakiso in central Uganda, aiming to strengthen relations between Ugandan and Chinese youth. The films, Generation Z’s China-Africa Stories and Along the Silk Road, were both …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900,000 households are set to gain access to electricity after the Government sealed two deals with UEDCL, releasing 2.4 trillion ($638 million) under the Electricity Access Scale-Up Project aimed at universal access by 2030. (EASP). Speaking at the signing ceremony at the …