KAMPALA: Makerere University has appointed Prof Sarah Ssali the new Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs.Ssali, a Prof of Gender Studies at the same institution and the second woman to occupy this office, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences, specializing in p
Mrs. Dorothy KabandaKAMPALA — The Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) of Old Kampala Senior Secondary School has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Education, accusing it of protecting the school’s head teacher despite alleged financial mismanagement and punishing w
Police are investigating the suspected drowning of a man whose body was recovered from a borehole water trench in Nebbi Municipality, with possible foul play suspected.Nebbi, Uganda: The Territorial Police in Nebbi Municipality are investigating the suspected drowning of a man whose body w
Rome, Italy — Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, has met the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Mr Alvaro Lario, in Rome, Italy, to discuss continued cooperation aimed at improving rural livelihoods and strengt
Lawyer Jet Tumwebaze has announced plans to challenge the election of Sodo Aine Kaguta, the Member of Parliament-elect for Mawogola North, citing alleged lack of academic qualifications and election irregularities.Tumwebaze, who lost the parliamentary race to Kaguta—President Yoweri Muse
Aged 48-years, Charlotte Komugisha, a tik tok queen in Kampala has had her cohabitation relationship with Jim with whom she has three children (aged 19, 14 & 12 years) irretrievably become broken. One of her close friends says that the two lived together since 2007 in Kabowa from where they l
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Arusha, Tanzania, Lubega John Nsamba represented her ailing father, John Mary Nsamba, whose land along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) had been acquired without what the family considered fair compensation.Over a month after his burial nea
UWA Executive Director Dr. James MusinguziFresh revelations from the Auditor General’s report as of December 2025 have laid bare deep cracks inside the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), raising tough questions about oversight, accountability and leadership at one of Uganda’s most strate
NATIONALNile Breweries Limited (NBL), Uganda’s leading beer manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Olive Birungi Lumonya as Chairperson of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2026. Ms. Lumonya assumes the position following the untimely passing of Mr. Franci
The 78-year-old Eng Hillary Obaloker Onek, who is also the Minister for Disaster Preparedness, has been MP for Lamwo County in Greater Kitgum since the year 2001. And for a long time, he was the strongest and the only surviving Musevenist in the whole of Acholi, which the opposition comfortably d
