Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical doctors have asked the government to screen private health facilities and allow those that have the prerequisite staff and equipment to recruit graduate doctors into internships. Making the call amidst endless strikes by medical interns over allowances and conditions of work over the …
Read More »Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 residents in Kiyanga and Rwaburunga Sub Counties, Mitooma District are counting losses after elephants invaded their homes and destroyed gardens. The most affected villages include Kaburara, Rutobo, and Kakiiba Bukiro 1 and 2 among others. The elephants have destroyed banana and …
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Time is running out for the once-sprawling ice fields in the Rwenzori Mountains Kampala, Uganda | John Wendle | Enock Bwambale stopped at the lip of the dying glacier, its blunted nose arcing steeply down to scoured rocks, then shouted up to his fellow guide Uziah Kule that the ice was too …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The future of the historic building that used to house Norman Cinema remains in balance as the government and management of Watoto Church wait to reach an understanding on the redevelopment of the building. Known to many as KPC located along Kampala Road in …
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The government’s decision to take over Nalubaale and Kira hydropower dams comes barely a year following a similar step on Namanve Thermal Power Plant. Kampala, Uganda | KHISA ISAAC | Ugandan government has repossessed assets of the country’s two oldest hydropower dams Nalubaale and Kira downstream of R. Nile in Jinja …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in South Sudan and Uganda have pledged to ensure safe and secure entry and exit for refugees from South Sudan. The goal is to address and mitigate human rights abuses, conflicts, and challenges with essential social services along the border, which greatly affect refugees …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Col Chris Sseruyange Ddamulira became the new military attaché for Uganda to Saudi Arabia with immediate effect. Col Sseruyange on Monday took over office from Maj Gen Michael Ondoga who has been serving in the position for three years but has since retired from active …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) tasked President Museveni and Parliament to explain how Uganda will benefit from the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Last week UPDF soldiers led by Col Michael Walaka Hyeroba were …
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Museveni feels heat of homosexuality bill COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Sign it. Sign it. Sign it. That is the clamour confronting President Yoweri Museveni from all directions regarding the Anti-Homosex The latest salvo of demands that he signs it came this Easter holiday from leaders of various Christian faiths. …
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SPECIAL FEATURE | ALL AFRICA.COM – Melody Chironda | Get ready for an adrenalin-fueled ride with Loukman Ali’s latest masterpiece! In this heart-pumping film, Katera of the Punishment Island, a young woman consumed by grief and left stranded on a deserted island, is determined to seek retribution against the ruthless man responsible …
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