Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Asuman Basalirwa, the President of the Justice Forum-Jeema political party and Member of Parliament for Bugiri Municipality has offered to mediate a conflict between Forum for Democratic Change-FDC senior leaders. A conflict in the FDC spiralled into public view last week after a section …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has received a mobile laboratory worth sh700 million to strengthen surveillance of infectious diseases and healthcare systems along the borders. The lab which will be stationed at the Central Health Laboratories in Butabika National Referral Hospital in Kampala was donated …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT  | The UK Court of Appeal has today ruled that the Crane Bank-DFCU dispute over assets can be tried in the UK. The UK High Court had previously dismissed the Crane Bank Limited (CBL) claim on grounds that it was based on actions exercised by Bank …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Business Council (EABC) has reported a notable improvement in the movement of goods among the member states. According to John-Bosco Kariisa, the Executive Director of EABC, the movement of goods among member states has increased from 20 percent, recorded in September …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Fort Portal City has held Dr. Christine Karungi liable for negligence, which led to the tragic death of Tracy Biryomumaisho, an expectant mother who was admitted to Ntara Health Centre IV with labor pains, awaiting delivery. The unfortunate incident …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 10 percent of registered companies in Uganda have been struck off the national register for violating operational requirements. The Uganda Registration Services Bureau, URSB, says the 875 companies had not submitted their annual performance returns for the last five years as per the law, …

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A section of chiefs opposing the leadership of the Acholi Paramount Chief David Onen Acana II have been temporarily suspended from the Acholi Cultural Institution. The chiefs were suspended following a Council of Chiefs resolution held on June 8 this year during an …

New York, US | Xinhua | Global growth is projected to fall from an estimated 3.5 percent in 2022 to 3.0 percent in 2023 and 2024, and China’s growth will stay unchanged at 5.2 percent for 2023 and 4.5 percent for 2024, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday. …

Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its latest guidance on sexually transmitted infections (STI) warning that infections are on the rise globally.  The latest data shows that more than a million people are acquiring the infections each day. In a statement released on Tuesday, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Heart Institute has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an Italian philanthropy Mission Bambini to extend surgical care to children born with heart complications. Speaking at a signing event held on Tuesday, Dr John Omagino, the Executive Director Uganda Heart …