Kampala, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | Fabric masks need to have three layers to provide users sufficient protection against Corona Virus disease infection, a new study by the World Health Organisation has revealed. Findings from the study show that one or double layered masks don’t offer as high protection as …
Read More »South Sudan Nationals forcefully demand rides from truck drivers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan truck drivers have expressed anger with South Sudanese nationals who forcefully demand lifts while heading to Juba. The truck drivers said there are increasing incidents of South Sudan nationals waylaying their trucks and forcefully demanding for a ride, which has exposed them to …
Read More »Blocked waterway caused Pakwach floods
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Truck drivers and members of the business community have blamed floods that devastated Pakwach yesterday, on a blocked waterway on the road connecting Pakwach to Paraa. A part of River Nile in Nwoya district burst its banks on Tuesday causing floods that paralyzed business and …
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