DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania | Xinhua | The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) on Thursday announced that passenger train operations will be suspended from June 18, 2024, until further notice. “This suspension has been necessitated by various operational challenges that the authority is facing,” TAZARA said in a statement signed by …

Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Pakwach district have condemned the move by a number of Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries to divert the funds to procure household items instead of investing in the selected enterprises. A report by the district indicates that at least 26 percent of …

Women with the gene mutation weigh extra 4.6kg and men extra 2.4 kg, according to study ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Obesity isn’t just a matter of food and exercise – it may be in your genetic code, according to new research. “Obesity’s causes are very complex and in the majority of …

Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has started the valuation of all properties of households residing within the Ajai Wildlife Reserve in Madi Okollo district. The exercise which commenced on Thursday followed the completion of the surveying exercise to identify individual landowners and assess the size …

LUSAKA, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambia on Friday launched a policy aimed at ending child early marriages in the southern African nation. The launch of the ending child early marriage policy follows the enactment of a new law last year which makes it illegal for individuals under the age of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is soon introducing the National Physical Activity Guidelines to control non-communicable diseases. Speaking to journalists at the ministry headquarters on Thursday, Dr. Gerald Mutungi, the Assistant Commissioner of the Non-Communicable Diseases Department, said that the guidelines have been developed through the guidance …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts assessing the performance of Uganda towards attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have revealed that the country has no data on goal 14 which calls for conserving and sustainable use of oceans, seas, and marine resources. Speaking to URN in an interview on the sidelines …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is set to introduce a new Bill aimed at overhauling nuclear Energy-related laws and regulations in Uganda. Sabiti Baguma, the acting assistant commissioner for nuclear science and applications at the Energy Ministry told journalists that current law does …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister of Buganda Kingdom Charles Peter Mayiga has asked residents of Greater Luwero districts to stop lamenting over the National Resistance Army War. Luwero and Nakaseke districts were the epicenters of the National Resistance Army war of 1981-1986. However, 38 years after the …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | World football governing body FIFA has extended bans on seven Ugandans implicated in different match-fixing scandals that happened in the 2023/2024 season. Ahmed Hussein, the head of Communication of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), confirmed that the five players and two referees who …