SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | The younger generation is drinking less alcohol compared to the past generations, according to a report by Euromonitor International, one of the world’s leading providers of strategic market research. Euromonitor International has over the years been issuing reports about alcohol consumption trends. It for …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism has promised to support the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (UWRTI) for its role in tourism research. The institute located at Katwe-Kabatoro in Kasese District is mandated to provide research, training, and consultancy services in the wildlife sector. State Minister for …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Research and Training Institute-UWRTI in Katwe, Kasese District has launched the wildlife research symposium. The first-ever research symposium which will be held on June 30th, will showcase the role of research in wildlife conservation, and how the tourism sector can enhance community-based …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been urged to maintain and upscale the Covid-19 testing services to enable the effective management and control of the virus in the community. Doctor Jonathan Kitoonsa, a Researcher at the Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute-MRC/UVRI, indicates that is still …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have initiated a search for 20 children who were reported missing by their parents following the Martyr’s Day celebrations at Namugongo shrines on Saturday. Caroline Kushemererwa, the head of the Child and Family Protection Unit in the Kampala Metropolitan Policing area, said that most …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East have mounted a search for David Tenywa, the Inspector of Schools in Bugiri district, who reportedly went missing on Saturday. Tenywa was reportedly kidnapped from his farm in Nandelema village, in Kapyanga sub-county. The suspected kidnappers reportedly abandoned his vehicle, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, David Kasura Kyomukama, has called upon the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) to prioritize research and technology that addresses the problems of ordinary farmers rather than just publishing articles in journals. Kyomukama …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-Central Government has noted a possibility of the tax payer losing 1.59 billion Shillings in unutilized COVID-19 equipment purchased by the disbanded Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The equipment identified as the Dr Oligo DNA Synthesizer Machine was procured for …

Simba SC 1-0 Vipers SC Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | VIPERSSC.CO.UG | The Venoms didn’t just roll over and take defeat without putting in a shift in Dar on Tuesday night. But sometimes even a solid fight is not good enough if ‘Lady Luck’ is not on your side. And …

Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least five leaders of the Christ Disciples Church in Ngora district are in police custody over the alleged disappearance of several church members. Their arrest came after the East Kyoga police leadership that oversees districts in the Teso sub-region, issued a statement on Thursday …