Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has taken over the leadership of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) for the next year, reaffirming its prominent role in the region. This came during the 31st Nile Council of Ministers Meeting (NILECOM) held in Kampala. Uganda takes over the leadership from Tanzania, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board and the Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers have jointly expressed their apprehension regarding the increasing obstacles faced by Technical and Vocational Education and Training trainees in securing industrial attachment opportunities. Industrial attachment is a mandatory requirement for …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | According to the recent Lancet Commission report, only 11 percent of people in Uganda who need palliative care services can access it. This detail came up as Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. Palliative …

Kampala, Uganda | URN & AGENCIES |  Double Q Company Ltd has commenced construction of a new assembly plant to increase its output of mainly Sinotruk heavy goods trucks in Uganda. Currently, the company with its operations at Busega along the Northern Bypass in Rubaga Division, Kampala, is putting out …

Bernard ‘Sisye’ Kirya and myself were excited by Manjasi Headteacher Keith Mutengu’s 1975 Independence Day offer of “Entambula” and Cakes OBITUARY | Alfred Geresom Musamali | Bernard Kirya (Sisye) and myself were among the most excited Senior One (S1) students when at the morning assembly of Wednesday 8th October, 1975, our headteacher …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations commenced with a sense of normalcy this morning in stark contrast to the last two cycles plagued by the disruptive effects of COVID-19 restrictions and an Ebola outbreak. Jennifer Kalule, the spokesperson for the Uganda National Examinations Board …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A plan by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels to bomb churches in western Uganda have been foiled, President Yoweri Museveni has said in a message on X at the weekend. He said, the rebels are fleeing to Uganda after the UPDF airforce bombed some of …

New York, US | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza and for the release of hostages kept by Hamas. “In this dramatic moment, as we are on the verge of the abyss in the Middle East, it is my …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Vincent Chinedu Anigbogu, a distinguished scholar and leadership transformation advocate from Nigeria, has asked Uganda and other African nations to revamp their education systems. He wants the authorities to tailor education to the ever-evolving global landscape if Africa is to solve its problems and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patricia Achan, the Deputy Inspector General of Government, has called upon parish chiefs to channel their efforts into training beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) in sustainable income-generating activities. This approach aims to uplift these beneficiaries from poverty. During the release of the …