KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Musician Kiggundu Bruno, commonly known as Bruno K, has been awarded 130 million Shillings by the High Court after he successfully sued an American music company for infringing on his copyright. The Commercial division of the High Court presided over by Justice Patricia Mutesi …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | The U.S. is still imposing tariffs and exerting maximum pressure on China, to which China is firmly opposed, and China will never accept such bullying, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a daily news briefing in …

KAMPALA UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The prosecution has opposed the bail application for Dr. Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutaale, arguing that the sureties are not substantial enough to guarantee their appearance in court. The opposition to bail is contained in the submissions that have been submitted to Lady Justice …

HOIMA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Investors wishing to establish factories and related facilities at the Kabalega Petrol-Based Industrial Park will have to pay 1.5 dollars (5,560 shillings) per square metre of land per year. The figure, referred to by the government as a service fee, was approved by the …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The resident Senior State Attorney of Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court, Ivan Kyazze, has informed the court that he is still waiting for the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) to furnish him with a death certificate to prove that Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad …

KABALE, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people are admitted and isolated at Kabale regional referral hospital, after the outbreak of Anthrax, in Kabale district. The disease has been reported in Kyanamira and Buhara sub-counties. The disease has also killed seven cows, according to a report from the office of …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Registration of potential victims of former Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA commander, Dominic Ongwen, will begin in two weeks. Maria Mabinty Kamara, the International Criminal Court’s Outreach Officer and Spokesperson for Uganda, told journalists in Gulu via Zoom on Tuesday, after the Appeals Chamber at the …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s female runner Stella Chesang has said she is well-prepared for the TCS London Marathon slated for April 27. Chesang, who is part of the women’s elite field, says she is very ready and raring to go as she joins one of the most competitive …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The defense lawyer for Joseph Kony, the elusive leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), has formally requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reconsider its decision to hold a confirmation of charges hearing against Kony in his absence. In a filling submitted on …

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Rwanda began a week of commemoration on Monday to mark 31 years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group. President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame, alongside the dean of the diplomatic corps accredited to Kigali, the country’s capital, and representatives of …