Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Kampala, Paul Ssemwogerere, has praised Kabaka Ronald Mutebi’s initiative to provide healthcare services to his people through the “Tubeere Balamu” (Let’s Live) community outreach program. Speaking at St. Joseph Parish in Kyengera during a visit for the outreach, the Archbishop emphasized …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Uganda yesterday unveiled its first electric vehicle (EV) charging station at its Head Office at Twed Towers in Nakasero, marking a major step in the bank’s “Change the Story” sustainability agenda, which emphasizes a commitment to environmental responsibility and social impact. The launch …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has increased the number of students allocated to schools through this year’s national selection process. Several schools are now receiving more learners than in previous years to accommodate the growing demand for secondary education. On the first day …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | The artificial intelligence (AI) community is abuzz with excitement over DeepSeek-R1, a new open-source model developed by the Chinese startup DeepSeek. Released on Jan. 20, it has quickly soared to the top of Apple’s app store’s free charts by Monday, surpassing OpenAI’s ChatGPT. According to …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies in West Nile region have urged the public to remain calm and be vigilant amid the upward fighting between the M23 Rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo . The conflict in the City of Goma, located in eastern …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents in Luwero district have put pressure on head teachers of four schools to explain the circumstances under which results of the Primary Leaving Examination for 264 candidates were withheld. Last week, the Uganda National Examination Board released for results for the 2024 Primary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Committee of parliament has discouraged the government from acquiring 100 acres of land for Bunyoro University at 4.9 billion Shillings. The land located in Buhimba Town Council, Hoima City was offered to the government by Dr. Henry Wamani, a resident of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has emphasised the need for compensation for persons subjected to gross violations of their rights. Tayebwa made the proposal following a report by the Committee on Human Rights that revealed that some prisoners across the country have been …

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame has criticized the efforts by the East African Community and the international community as a whole for failing to resolve the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. At the 24th Extraordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of …

NEW YORK, the United States | TASS | The world’s richest people lost at least $108 billion after the decline of the main indices as the Chinese AI developer DeepSeek-R1 update emerged, Bloomberg reported. Billionaires whose fortunes are related to AI suffered the largest losses. The fortune of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison …