NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Marie Stopes Uganda, on February 14th , launched its new FLAME condom brand, aiming to ignite open conversations about sexual pleasure and address the critical issue of public trust in condom quality. This launch comes shortly after World Condom Day, where the Ministry of …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Lira have raised concerns about the growing number of roadside food vendors as the trend continues to increase daily. Major streets in Lira City are now filled with vendors offering various snacks, such as chips, roasted and cooked chicken, chapatti, beans, and other …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A study around girl children and the school holidays has revealed that the third-term holidays pose extended vulnerabilities to girls than other parts of the year. This, also being the end of the year and beginning of a new one, comes with several challenges …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has managed to reduce the level of spending on loans in terms of the percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through restructuring debt and the growth of the economy. Total interest payments as a share of GDP decreased to 3.5 percent at the …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale City residents are struggling with a rising wave of water meter and metallic pipe thefts, leading to widespread water shortages amid the prolonged dry spell. Landlords and businesses have been left stranded after their water meters mysteriously disappeared, fueling suspicions of an underground market …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that experts are struggling to transport Mpox samples from districts to testing laboratories in Kampala. This challenge poses a risk of exacerbating the already high and increasing rates of transmission of the viral disease. …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entrepreneurs in the Ankole sub-region have requested that the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) stop conducting training and workshops in hotels and instead visit their workplaces. The UNBS, supported by Trade Mark Africa, held a meeting and training session for Micro, Small, and …

As US President Donald Trump ends nearly all foreign aid funding, access to medicines that have suppressed an epidemic for decades will disappear. Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda |  Clinics that provide medicine to people with HIV/AIDS, as well as drugs that prevent transmission of the virus, closed here …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Madhvani Group of Companies, through the Amuru Sugar Works Ltd has finally signed a lease agreement to kick start the establishment of a sugar processing plant in Amuru district. The 49 years lease was signed with the Uganda Lands Commission last week for 8,600 hectares …

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Napak district local government has commenced the construction of the 10-kilometer roads under the National Oil Seed Project. The 10-kilometer roads are part of the 2500 kilometers of community access roads to be constructed to ease the transportation of produce, improve access to markets, …