Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CANAL+ and its subsidiary MultiChoice are marking International Women’s Month with a continent‑wide campaign celebrating the role of African women in storytelling, sport and public life. The companies said the campaign, titled “We are… because she is,” pays tribute to storytellers, athletes, mothers, creators, leaders …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Division of the High Court in Kampala has fixed March 18th 2026 to decide on the bail application by the former commandant of the Special Investigations Unit, Nickson Agasirwe Karuhanga who is facing charges of murdering Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Joan …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has scheduled March 12, 2026, to conduct residual elections in areas where the February 4 Local Government Council III (LCIII) polls were not concluded due to administrative and technical disruptions. In a letter dated February 20, 2026, to Returning Officers and …
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ARUA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | For the past three weeks, John Angupale has been going to his one-acre garden to plough and collect crop residues inanticipation of the mid-March rains. Angupale argues that for small-scale farmers like him, the onset of the rainy season is both a blessing and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Weather experts say rains are scheduled for next week, but they fear there could be a delay to the end of month because of the influence of a tropical cyclone currently present over the southern Indian Ocean that is affecting Uganda. “This cyclone is pulling …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is immersed in a month-long celebration of French language and Francophone culture, as Francophonie Month takes center stage throughout March. The Embassy of France in Uganda, in collaboration with Alliance Française Kampala (AFK), the International French School Kampala, the Association of Teachers of …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The East Africa region will experience drier-than-usual conditions between January and March 2025, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, said on Monday. The center said in a forecast that the drier conditions will affect mainly …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City was on high alert today as joint police and Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers deployed heavily to stop a planned demonstration by youth. The group of youths who referred to themselves as Gen-Z had planned to march to Arua city council …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s private sector completed the third quarter (January-March) of this financial year on a lower note as firms reported lower business across the main economic sectors. The deterioration in business conditions during March, marked the end of a 16-month upward improvement trend in the health …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers in Luwero District’s secondary schools and tertiary institutions will have to wait another month to receive their February and March 2024 pay. Asaba Innocent Birekeyaho, the Luwero District Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), has communicated the uncomfortable news to the affected officers. Teachers have not …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
