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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes Head Coach Paul Put has named four new players in the 27-man squad to prepare for the final two matches of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers. Uganda will host South Africa at Namboole Stadium on November 15, and then face Congo in Brazzaville four …

Terego, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint committee in Terego District has fined the Headteacher of Katrini Secondary School, Sam Egama, for preventing four students from sitting for their exams over unpaid school dues. The committee, comprising members from the Security and Education Committees, including Uganda Police officers from the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has officially appointed Professor Moses Muhwezi as the substantive Principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS). This confirmation comes at a time when students and staff have been urging the government to make the appointment in order to ease tensions at the …

Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A visually impaired candidate sitting for the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) at Ofua Central Primary School in Adjumani District was forced to write the ordinary examination questions on the first day of exams after Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) failed to provide the special examination …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In response to a recent surge in M-pox cases in Mayuge and Namayingo districts, some local herbalists have turned to traditional remedies as a purported treatment option for the disease. According to the Ministry of Health, as of October 30, Mayuge District alone has reported …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, in partnership with Huawei Technologies Uganda has announced the National ICT Job Fair 2024 set to take place on November 21 – 22, 2024 at the National ICT Innovation Hub, Nakawa in Kampala. This annual event, now in …

Kaliro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga North arrested Patrick Muyingo, the director of Rise and Shine Primary School in Namukooge village, Namugongo Sub-county, Kaliro District, on Wednesday for failing to register candidates for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE). Muyingo is currently detained at Kaliro Central Police Station …

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 49 Primary Seven Pupils with Disabilities in Kwania District have all turned up for the Primary Leaving Examinations- PLE. Primary Seven pupils across the country started writing their PLE on Wednesday with Mathematics in the morning and Social Studies in the afternoon. In Kwania District, …

Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sironko district local government has returned 100 million Shillings of unspent Road fund money to the Consolidated Fund due to the failure of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). The IFMS is an automated budgeting and accounting system used by government entities to …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr Johnson Byabashaija has transferred 52 police commanders and sent others on leave. The transferred officers include one Senior Superintendent of Prison (SSP), and eight Superintendents of Prison (SPs) while 11 are Assistant Superintendents of Prison (ASPs). SSP Samson …