Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero District have by the Flying Squad unit to track the killers of a Secondary School mathematics teacher. Nathan Ssebugulu’s body was found dumped in Katikamu near the Kampala-Gulu highway after a two day search. Police say they suspected that he was …
Read More »Media and the gay debate
It’s important to put in place safety valves for a more nuanced, hate free debate that seeks to inform rather than vilify COMMENT | Frank Mugisha | The media is an important aspect of our lives; especially in fully grown or nascent democracies. It’s an important channel of information through which …
Read More »Prudential Uganda awards the top five students at the Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prudential Uganda through the Prudential Actuarial Support Scheme (PASS) awarded the top five students of Actuarial Science at Makerere University 500 USD each. In addition, the students will each receive a fully funded scholarship to sit for their professional exams and the top three will …
Read More »Uganda Police personnel honoured for service in Somalia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, commended the Uganda Police Force for their contribution to security and stability in Somalia. Ambassador Souef made the remarks when he presented medals and certificates to a contingent of 160 …
Read More »Ugandan women politicians launch new platform to promote good leadership
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women leagues from nine registered political parties in the country signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Inter–party Women Platform (IWOP) through which they will promote good leadership. They also intend to use the platform to carry out collective advocacy on issues affecting women and to …
Read More »Uganda, South Africa sign five deals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Cyril Ramaphosa and Yoweri Museveni witnessed the signing of five MOUs by their respective governments of Uganda and South Africa in a move aimed to build strong political and economic relations between the two countries. On Tuesday, both governments signed an MOU on cooperation …
Read More »Busiro are Airtel-Masaza Cup winners
Airtel Uganda re-affirms commitment to support 2023 Masaza season Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2022 Airtel – Masaza Cup tournament organized by Buganda Kingdom in partnership with Airtel Uganda has climaxed with Busiro claiming the 2022 Title against Buddu. Busiro beat Buddu 2-1 in added time of today’s …
Read More »John Nagenda 1938-2023
Presidency Minister announces death of John Nagenda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Nagenda, the senior presidential advisor on media matters is dead. The minister for Presidency Milly Babalanda made the announcement through her twitter account this Saturday afternoon. “I regret to announce the passing on of Senior Presidential …
Read More »Ethiopians in Uganda commemorate the 127th victory of Adwa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ethiopian Community in Uganda on Sunday gathered at their Embassy in Kololo to celebrate the Adwa 127th Anniversary Celebrations under the motto ‘Unity, Bravery and Perseverance’, a freedom and honour that defines Ethiopia as a pan-African nation. ADWA is an emblem of African victory …
Read More »Why frontline communities have been central to Uganda’s growing wildlife populations
Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the World Wildlife Day (March 3), Sam Mwanda, the executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) paid tribute to the people who live near the country’s protected areas referring to them as the agency’s …
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