Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of ill health and death in South Africa, the country’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile said Friday during the 2023 World TB Day commemoration. “This is exacerbated by the fact that some TB patients do not complete their treatment …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through the Ministry of Education and Sports has rolled out the programme for greening schools across the country. The programme funded by United Nations Development Programme-UNDP together with other partners of Founding Trustee Umoja Conservation Trust and the Ministry of Water and Environment …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police management has passed out 270 Crisis Response Team (CRT) Police personnel after undergoing training on Oil and Gas protection. The group that was passed out on Friday includes 33 female police officers from the rank of Superintendent of Police to the Police …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The officer in charge of the Regional Inspectorate of Government, Mbarara region, Siraje Sempagala on Friday told the committee on parliamentary and legal affairs that the acute shortage of staff is affecting the war against corruption in the region. Sempagala said that the office that is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes Head Coach, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has said the defeat to Tanzania in the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers on Friday is reality that the team is still in a transitional phase.. The Taifa Stars of Tanzania shocked Uganda Cranes 1-0 …
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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Augustine Katusabe, a farmer at Kasinyi village in Ngwedo Sub-county, Buliisa District stands in his farmland confused as to the next move out of poverty, after ‘man-made floods’ destroyed his crops. Katusabe had taken to growing vegetables and fruits like watermelon, pumpkin and bananas as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have said there is so far no scientific study done in Uganda or abroad that has found a definitive gene responsible for homosexuality. This comes amidst concerns raised regarding whether gay or queer sexual expression occurs naturally as …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six youths who were arrested for their alleged involvement in acts of gross indecency were last evening remanded to Kirinya Prison after appearing before the Grade One Magistrate’s Court in Jinja. The accused youths, who are aged between 20 and 26 include; Geoffrey Ibanda Sadic Wassajja, …
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Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of Napwok-Nakuri-Sakale Road has commenced in Nabilatuk district. The 11 kilometers road project is estimated to cost about 151 million Shillings. Eng. Elijah Iiko, the project supervisor says that the work will be done in two phases. The first phase will involve clearing, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda is set to relocate up to 307 households, in landslide-prone areas, to protect them against the effects of the expected floods this rainy season. The relocation which is expected to start next month in Bugisu region under the Bulambuli resettlement programme. …
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