Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The implementation of the new lower secondary curriculum has suffered another setback as teachers of the pioneer class, now in senior three, lack teaching materials. The missing essential materials that teachers across the country are requesting include the teacher’s textbooks and learner’s guides. According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyosk Digital Services has handed over  to Wakiso-based Wakisa Ministries Uganda to support vulnerable girls. Wakisa Ministries Uganda, information and counselling facility for girls facing unwanted pregnancies, addresses emotional, physical and spiritual well-being of vulnerable girls while providing temporary shelter, counselling and care services and opportunities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Church of Uganda and the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA) have finally denounced Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury as the head of the global Anglican Church. “The GFSA is no longer able to recognize the present Archbishop of Canterbury, the Rt Hon & …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court sitting in Kampala has ruled illegal, all laws that allow girls that are below 18 years of age to get married. In a petition filed by Kampala civil rights activist Michael Aboneka and Kirya Martins, a five-judge panel unanimously held that any law …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least forty-one teachers and one psychiatric nurse in Luwero are facing dismissal for abscondment from duty. The affected teachers are from Universal Primary schools that include Mityebiri Roman Catholic, St Theresa Kasaala Girls, Luwero Boys, Nandere, Buyuki, Malungu, and Nambi UMEA Primary school. Others are …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | African countries should embrace digital tools in their bid to boost crop yield in the face of climatic shocks, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu said Monday. Qu said geospatial and digital technologies have become crucial in tackling challenges facing …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A family in Arua city central division is demanding compensation of Shillings 50 million or else they drag the city authorities to court for illegally opening a road through their land. Through Buga and Company Advocates, the family of Hajji Muhamad Rizigala accuses the Arua City …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has proposed a raft of measures aimed at improving public expenditure next year, but also to reduce reliance on external support, raising questions as to how half of the budget will be financed. The budget process for 2023/24 which climaxes in June …

Arusha, Tanzania | Xinhua | The 43rd ordinary meeting of the East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers currently underway in Burundi will review a report of the verification mission on the admission of Somalia into the regional bloc. A statement issued on Monday by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania’s northern …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The completion of Hoima International Airport hangs in balance after the contractor halted the construction works citing lack of funding from the government. Uganda Radio Network has reliably established that the contractor, a joint venture of Israeli-British firms, Shikun & Binui International-SBI/Colas limited halted the construction …