Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPEDENT | Uganda Premier League reigning champions SC Villa has secured Mandela National Stadium, Namboole to host their 1st preliminary round of the TotalEnegries CAF Champions League. SC Villa reached an agreement with the UPDF Engineering Brigade, the contractors responsible for Mandela National Stadium (Namboole), to host …
Read More »KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Methane explosion might have started garbage landslide
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An explosion of dangerous methane gas could have triggered the Kiteezi landfill disaster. Some of the survivors of the incident reportedly heard some explosions from the direction of the buried houses before the collapse of the landfills. On Tuesday, Kyadondo East MP, Haroon Muwada Nkunyingi …
Read More »Community demand upgrade of Kabwoya health center
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and health workers are demanding for the elevation of Kabwoya health center III situated in Kabwoya sub-county in Kikuube district to the level of health center IV. The facility receives between 100 to 150 patients on average according to statistics obtained. Some patients accessing …
Read More »Equity Bank flags off 113 EPL scholars to top world universities
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Group Foundation (EGF) Executive Chairman Dr. James Mwangi has flagged off 113 Equity Leadership Program ELP scholars who have secured admission and scholarships to join 71 global universities. The scholars, eight of them Ugandans and some of them refugees, have secured scholarships valued at $21,497,646 …
Read More »New NAPE report from UNEB shows persistent education inequalities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new National Assessment of Proficiency in Education (NAPE) report from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has highlighted severe and persistent disparities in the country’s primary school system. The report reveals a significant divide between learners in urban and rural areas, as well as …
Read More »Congolese police officers who fled to Uganda undergo verification
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 98 Congolese National Police officers who fled to the Ugandan side of Ishasha in Kanungu district have undergone security verification. The officers together with some of their families (13 mothers, 27 children and one civilian) fled to Kanungu on August 3, 2024, after the fall …
Read More »Makerere hosts conference on China-Africa cultural exchange, mutual learning
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Academics from Uganda’s Makerere University and several Chinese institutions, including Xiangtan University, have gathered in the Ugandan capital of Kampala for a two-day conference focused on enhancing cultural exchange and mutual understanding between China and Africa. Buyinza Mukadasi, speaking on behalf of Makerere University’s vice …
Read More »Former Headmaster of St Peter’s College Tororo murdered
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former headmaster of St Peter’s College Tororo Joseph Francis Olokojo has died early today from severe petrol burn injuries after arsonists attacked him outside his home in the night. According to reports from Tororo, he died on his way to Mulago Hospital from …
Read More »Katabi agrees to receive KCCA garbage for only 1 month
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katabi Town Council has temporarily allowed garbage from Kampala City to be disposed of at the Nkumba Bukolwa dumpsite. On Monday, the town council authorities led by Mayor Roland Kalema blocked trucks from dumping garbage at the dumpsite in Katabi, citing a lack of enough …
Read More »Court convicts Kwoyelo of war crimes committed between 1993 and 2005
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni of war crimes and crimes against Humanity. Kwoyelo was found guilty by the court for committing 44 out of the 78 counts he was indicted …
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