Madrid, Spain |  XINHUA |  Real Madrid will be without German midfielder, Toni Kroos for the decisive last game of the season after the club confirmed on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Kroos had been isolated at home since Friday after a close contact had tested positive …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Arua High Court Circuit comprising of 6 Magisterial Areas in West Nile has been overwhelmed with backlog of cases.  The cases mainly comprising of Civil, Criminal, Land and Miscellaneous causes accumulated within the COVID-19 lockdown period that started in March 2020.  According to reports presented …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has issued a route chart for taxis to operate in the newly renovated Old Taxi Park. The chart given to taxi operators during a closed door meeting with Authority officials has a total of 27 stages whose taxis ply the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Social Security Fund has a mixed picture in its performance over the nine months ending March 202, compared to the same period ending March 2020. This is largely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the changes in the …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Nakasongola District Chief Administrative Officer has rejected a resolution by the outgoing councillors to retain smartphones procured by the district to ease communication and research during their term of office. The district procured 25 smartphones worth 10 million Shillings in October 2020, and handed them …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Fifth Infantry Division military court is set to prosecute four Suspected South Sudanese gang members who were arrested over illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The suspects who have been in military detention for a month were arrested from Lucom village in Kitgum District …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Three people have been sentenced to serve 50 years in prison after being found guilty of kidnap, robbery and the subsequent murder of an Eritrean businessman Daniel Michael Weldu in 2016. The three; Captain Bumali Mangeni also known as Akeem, Benon  Duncan Lumu, 33,  and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Medical Interns have laid down their tools in protest of the government’s failure to improve their welfare. The interns under their umbrella body; the Federation for Uganda Medical Interns (FUMI), want the government to increase their allowances from 960,000 to three million Shillings and provide …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Lamwo have handed over 853 pieces of impounded timber to the National Forestry Authority (NFA). The Lamwo District police Commander Robert Kachumu says the consignment was part of the timber that was impounded during separate crackdowns mounted by the environmental police and officials …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Makerere University has posted a record number of doctoral graduands, with 108 degrees to be conferred during the 71st graduation ceremonies which started today. Out of the said PhD graduates, 38 are female representing 35 per cent while 70 are male.  Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, the …