Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of persons with hearing impairment on Friday thronged Arua Core Primary Teachers’ Grounds in Arua City, to receive free hearing aids. The hearing aids were donated by the Starkey Foundation, a charity that provides treatment for the deaf. Faridah Nakabuubi, the Starkey Coordinator, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has renewed its call to phase out the use of mercury among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners (ASGM), citing severe health risks and environmental pollution. Phiona Nyamutoro, Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development (Minerals), emphasized the urgency of this move during …
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Kyegegwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has stayed the eviction of more than 130,000 people in Kyegegwa District. The President issued the directive on Friday while meeting leaders and residents of Kyegegwa District at Nsooba Primary School playground. The land in question measures 48 square miles in …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Guild President, Vincent Nsamba, has asked the university’s top management and joint staff associations to seek alternative solutions to the ongoing staff strike. In a letter dated October 11, addressed to Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Mukadasi Buyinza, Nsamba expressed concern that while staff grievances …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Candidates for the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examination, who are also the first to be assessed under the revised lower secondary curriculum, were briefed on Friday in preparation for their initial examination on Monday. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) stated that this …
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DODOMA, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday registered for voting in the civic polls slated for Nov. 27, said the presidency. Hassan registered in Sokoine village in the Chamwino District of the Dodoma Region, urging fellow citizens to register in large numbers ahead of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Effective November 1, 2024, the passenger train service along the Mukono-Kampala route is set to resume, as confirmed by officials from Uganda Railway Corporation (URC). Mukono will be added as an extension to the existing Kampala-Namanve route, improving connectivity from the eastern part of Kampala …
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WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The United States announced Friday sanctions targeting Iran’s energy trade in light of the Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack launched by the country against Israel. According to a statement issued by the Department of State, the department “is imposing sanctions on six entities …
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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s joint campaigns of candidates contesting for the Kisoro District Woman Member of Parliament seat have been halted. 13 candidates are contesting to hold the party flag. They include; Akifeza Grace Ngabirano, Sylvia Dushime Agaba, Winfred Faith Igiraneze, Jemimah Irankunda, …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health and World Health Organization (WHO) have dispatched an emergency response team to contain the increase of mpox cases in the central district of Nakasongola, an official said on Friday. Byamukama Agaba, health officer of Nakasongola District, said in a situation report …
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