Ageism shouldn’t block messages that encourage younger people to adopt healthy lifestyles that prevent them | DR. PELIN INCESU | Young people have always been critical drivers of change. From Soweto, where children rose up against apartheid, to Malala standing up for girls’ education, to Greta and the school strikers …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF in the Forth Division Army Barracks has started a mindset change campaign among teenagers in a move to curb crimes in Gulu city and its surrounding. Through the Watoto Church Ministry in Gulu city, the military is carrying out awareness …
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Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | The Dubai-based airline Emirates on Thursday said it planned to halt all flights to and from Nigeria, starting September 1, to cut down losses following its inability to repatriate about 85 million US dollars in revenue from the most populous African country. In a statement, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has fixed December 15th 2022 to decide on the legality of the agreement signed between the government and Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited to manage the production, export and setting of coffee prices in the country. Civil Division Judge Emmanuel …
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Aspen Pharmacare mulls switch to other manufacturing efforts | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine manufacture, Aspen Pharmacare of South Africa, has been hit by a serious slump in orders that threatens its future. Aspen Pharmacare is producing, pricing and selling its own branded version of the Johnson & …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hospital in the United States of America where Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze Bakireke is receiving treatment has written to the Speaker of Parliament indicating that the MP might stay longer than anticipated. In a letter dated August 3, 2022, to the Speaker of …
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Why they are still thriving despite ban Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Although advancements have been made to encourage Ugandan women to deliver their babies at healthcare facilities, some women still choose to use the services of Traditional Birth Attendants despite the well-documented risks. The government banned traditional birth …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thembo Gideon Mujungu has been elected the Busongora South Constituency Member of Parliament. Mujungu, the National Resistance Movement-NRM candidate polled 12,088 votes to defeat his closest rival Jackson Mbaju of the National Unity Platform who had 6,866 votes. The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC candidate Aloysius …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers have said that corruption and connivance are to blame for the shutdown of Isimba hydropower plant. The Members of Parliament were responding to the statement by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa on the emergency shutdown of the plant. The 183 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has finally been offered a green light to train doctors who want to specialize in treating cancer patients or oncology. This certification which ends more than five years of trying to attain the requirements, allows the institute to train specialists …
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