Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Adjumani district health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of Mpox disease and registered four suspected new cases. The case was registered on a 12-year-old South Sudan refugee girl whose sample tested positive for the viral disease. The result was released by the Health Ministry following tests …
Read More »Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Bob Ogiki, Joint Staff Policy and Planning in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has praised the UPDF legal team for its key contributions, including the development of the UPDF Establishment 2021 and the UPDF Amendment Bill 2024, as well as the establishment …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has cited negligence as a key factor in the collapse of the Kiteezi landfill, which claimed over 30 lives in August 2024. The disaster occurred on the night of August 10, burying numerous people under a mountain of waste. Following …
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London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Man City and Arsenal will meet at the Etihad Stadium late on Sunday afternoon, with the hosts looking to continue their strong start to the campaign and lay down a marker in their chase for an unprecedented fifth successive title. Manager Pep Guardiola has credited …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) has assured Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) of support towards the fight against terrorism. Sylvia Kabaki, acting UNOCT head of the Nairobi Programme Office, said fighting violent extremism requires sustainable engagement and continuous learning within strategic communications. “I …
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The Tower will be opened by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on October 2, 2024 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University’s iconic Main Building, known as the Ivory Tower, is set to reopen next month, nearly four years after extensive reconstruction efforts began following a fire that gutted the building in …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Ugandan military on Friday announced investigations into a military helicopter crash in Somalia where four peacekeepers survived the accident, a spokesperson said here. Felix Kulayigye, Uganda’s military spokesperson, told Xinhua over the telephone that investigations will establish the cause of the crash of the …
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Netherlands, Amsterdam | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei will participate in the Dam tot Damloop 10-mile Race (16 kilometres), in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Cheptegei showed his interest in the 16-kilometre road race, viewing it as the welcoming event to Marathon after he recently announced that, track and field competitions …
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While the current debate about plastics often centers on reducing consumption, this narrow focus overlooks the urgent need to curb fossil-fuel-based plastic production COMMENT | JAYATI GHOSH | There is no denying that plastics have delivered tremendous benefits over the past century, driving technological innovation, transforming health care, and fueling global …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of leading global health organizations has joined forces to address a critical gap in anaesthesia safety: the lack of capnography in low-resource settings. At the ALL-Africa Anaesthesia Congress, organizations including Lifebox, Smile Train, the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA), and …
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