UNEB Reports Drop in Distinctions, First-Grades, While Science Tops for Third Consecutive Year Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has reported a decline in the first-grade passes in the 2024 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), despite an overall improvement in the pass rate. During the …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Prince Harry has accepted an apology from the publisher of the Sun, News Group Newspapers (NGN), for intrusion into his private life – alongside currently undisclosed but “substantial” damages. He has now settled his high court legal action against the publisher. The case, brought by …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pader Grade One Magistrate Court on Wednesday remanded two men to Pader Government Prison, Kineni, on a separate criminal charges involving violence and property damage. David Okello, a resident of Lwala B’ Cell, Pader Town Council, admitted while appearing before the court to …

SAN FRANCISCO | Xinhua | The xAI owner Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the enormous infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI across the United States. OpenAI said on Tuesday that it would team up with SoftBank and Oracle to build …

Boda Boda bank mooted Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Minister for Local Government Raphael Magyezi has launched the National Boda-Boda Stage Development Model (NBSDM) at a colorful ceremony at Serena Victoria Ballroom in Kampala. Magyezi said NBSDM will help address the many challenges in the country’s rapidly growing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT – INVESTIGATION  | In a chilling tale of lawlessness within the Uganda Police Force, No. 60574 Police Constable (PC) Alex Katungi, attached to the Environmental Police Unit, has been accused of orchestrating a reign of terror across several areas, including Kajjansi, Kitende, Munyonyo, Kasenge, Katale, Nakawuka, …

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | Dear reader, Happy New Year! With the customary niceties out of the way, let us resume our dalliance with the state of governance in Uganda. In case you missed it, there is a raging online debate about the relevance of activism in NRM’s Uganda. In one …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | After steering Tanzania’s leading opposition party, Chadema, through two tumultuous decades of political battles, transformative campaigns, and unyielding advocacy for democracy, Freeman Mbowe’s tenure as chairman has officially come to an end, reports The Citizen Tanzania. In a historic and symbolic shift, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aviation experts have challenged Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) to fast track the proposed national aviation policy and strategy, as it will be key in giving the country new direction and help the regulator keep pace with the best in the world. The experts asked …

Lugazi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 12 sugar millers in Uganda face closure following a ruling by the High Court that they were established illegally. The Monday ruling in the case, “Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) Limited v Attorney General and three 3 Others”, faulted the government for …