London, UK | Xinhua | There is one match that stands out above the rest in the Premier League this weekend as league leader Manchester City visits Arsenal on Sunday afternoon. City travels to north London after their surprise defeat away to Wolves last weekend ended their 100 percent start to …
Read More »Zambian president urges African countries to invest in digitalization for faster economic growth
Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has urged African countries to invest more in digitalization in order to accelerate economic development. The Zambian president said on Thursday that accelerating economic growth through technology will help African countries develop faster, a situation that will boost trade, create jobs, and …
Read More »Kenya loses key tea markets amid global recession, export volumes shrink
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The volume of Kenya’s tea exports shrunk by 18 percent in the first seven months of 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022 as some key markets kept off the products due to the tough economic environment globally, the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) …
Read More »The malaria game changer
Man behind revolutionary vaccine says disease can now be eradicated COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation has approved a new vaccine that scientists argue will be a game-changer in the fight against malaria, which kills half a million people in Africa every year. (In contrast, COVID-19 has …
Read More »Ivan Wabwire committed to High Court over murder of Indian national
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has committed Police Officer Ivan Wabwire to the High Court to face trial on charges of murdering an Indian money lender Uttam Bhandari Saremal. Wabwire was committed by Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi after the State Attorney Ivan Kyazze informed the …
Read More »Deputy Speaker asks youth to prioritize innovations for job creation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thomas Tayebwa, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament has asked students in higher institutions of learning to prioritize innovations that will facilitate the creation of jobs Tayebwa was on Friday speaking at the two-day Youth and Innovation Expo 2023, under the theme“Fostering Innovation for Uganda’s Transformational …
Read More »UHRC asks journalists who were assaulted during Bobi Wine’s arrival to file complaints
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC, Mariam Wangadya, has asked journalists who were assaulted on Thursday when covering the arrival of National Unity Platform-NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi, to file complaints with the commission. While addressing journalists at the Jinja Regional Human Rights Office …
Read More »ECOWAS observation mission to monitor elections in Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia | Xinhua | An observation mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived in Liberia earlier this week to monitor next week’s presidential and legislative elections in the West African country, the regional bloc said in a statement on Thursday. Attahiru Jega, head of the ECOWAS …
Read More »MPs disagree on proposal to expand remand homes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have expressed parallel views on the endorsement by the Committee of the House on Gender, Labour, and Social Development imploring the government to build more correctional facilities for juvenile offenders across the country. The Committee’s recommendation was contained in a report released …
Read More »The roots of the global water crisis
Why policymakers shouldn’t emphasise minor changes in household consumption habits COMMENT | JOSHUA CASTELLINO | In March 1977, representatives from 116 countries gathered in Mar del Plata, Argentina, for the inaugural United Nations Water Conference. At the time, the event received very little attention. Global politics was dominated by a handful …
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