Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement for the joint construction of a 282-kilometer standard gauge railway (SGR), according to a statement issued by the government of Tanzania. The statement, issued late Sunday by the Tanzanian Ministry of Finance and Planning, said the rail …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public universities have asked government to increase funding for the living out allowances for government sponsored students. In a meeting with the Committee on Education, the Senior Planner for Lira University, Tom Richard Atim said that since the inception of the university in July 2015, …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents with pupils at Kaitandovu primary school in Buyengo sub-county, Jinja district have staged a peaceful demonstration over the delayed renovation of the two classroom blocks at the school. Heavy rains blew off the roof of the affected classroom blocks in April last year. However, …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyotera police have rescued a four-month-old baby girl from a woman who stole her from her parents in Matugga-Kavule village, Wakiso district on Friday. The suspect is Sandra Nanyonga, a resident of Katwe village in Kalisizo town council. She is locked up at Kalisizo police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the advancement in technology, children have constant access to the news on TV, radio and the internet. And while this should be good, often bad news is thrown in their faces constantly and it’s processed in real-time. Physiatrists believe that this could be one …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bars and pubs in Kampala and surrounding areas are undergoing renovation in preparation for the resumption of their operations after spending nearly two years of closure. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni closed bars and all places of social gatherings when he announced the nationwide lockdown in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some former National Resistance Movement-NRM candidates at various levels in Sironko district have pleaded with the party Secretary-General, Richard Todwong to consider them for deployment in the government. These include among others, Herbert Mulekwa, the former Sironko district LC V chairperson, Vincent Weboya, the former …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bwabugwe cultural institution has launched an education fund to support vulnerable children at higher levels of education. The institution has secured over Shillings 15 million from well-wishers within and the diaspora to support the education of vulnerable children who perform well in school but …

  Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Building Review Board-NBRB has launched investigations into the fire outbreak that gutted part of Hima Cement Factory in the Kasese district. The fire killed three employees and destroyed property worth millions of Shillings. Six other employees escaped with injuries. Three of them …

KCB adds Pegpay on its school fees payment platform, no paperwork required Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCB Uganda has added Pegpay on its alternative school fees payment options for customers to make school fees payments in real-time. The innovative payment system will allow schools to register to the network …