COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | Across Africa and its diaspora, ignorance, greed, and selfishness are often cited as the core obstacles to development. These traits, reinforced by historical and systemic injustices, continue to hinder progress. But how did these traits become so deeply ingrained, and more importantly, how can …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2024 Veterinary Wealth Sacco Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held next Saturday, September 21 at Media hall, COVAB, Makerere University from 9am. The theme this year is “Empowering the Vets to unlock their full potential through financial inclusion.” The general secretary Uganda …

LONDON | Xinhua |  Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said on Friday he is “looking forward” to the start of the hearing into the 115 charges leveled against his club for breaking the Premier League’s financial fair play rules. The trial begins at a secret location on Monday after a …

Saturday Premier League result Southampton 0 Man United 3 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  Erik ten Hag felt the game belonged to his Manchester United side following Andre Onana’s first-half penalty save to deny Southampton’s Cameron Archer. The game had been goalless and even until that point, but after …

  Nottingham Forest earned their first victory at Anfield in 55 years thanks to Callum Hudson-Odoi’s stunning second-half strike. Result Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest Liverpool, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Forest travelled to Merseyside looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the new Premier League campaign as they took on …

Berlin, Germany | BBC AFRICA | Berlin has agreed to allow skilled and semi-skilled Kenyan workers into Germany in a controlled and targeted labour migration deal. Kenya is struggling with increasing difficulties in providing work and sufficient income for its young professionals, while Germany is facing a shortage of skilled …

  COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | During the May 2 Capital FM Desert Island Discs radio show, host Flavia Tumusiime, asks her guest, National Unity Platform (NUP) leader, Bobi Wine aka Robert Kyagulanyi, about his foray into politics. Her question lays the ground nicely. “You were okay, you had a family…leadership …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders and farmers in the Lango and Acholi sub-region want the Uganda Global Food Security Strategy plan to address prices of seeds and markets for agricultural produce. The U.S. government launched the strategy, a five-year plan which aims to end global hunger, and malnutrition …

JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua  | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill into law in Pretoria, the country’s administrative capital. The bill is aimed at transforming the country’s education system and enabling the government to tackle some of the issues that the education system …

  Rome | VATICAN NEWS | On the flight back to Rome from Singapore, Pope Francis spoke to the journalists accompanying his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania. He discussed the dramatic situation in the Holy Land, as the number of victims in Gaza has exceeded 41,000. One question touched …