Dr. Kizza Besigye’s wife, Winnie Byanyima, has fired back at a netizen who accused her husband of plotting to assassinate President Yoweri Museveni, warning that repeated defamatory statements would trigger legal action.She was responding to a comment by Baram Nkahirwa on X (formerly Twi
JAILED: Audrey Muhindo (R) and Stuart Kasingye (L)Two Kampala-based lawyers have been remanded to Luzira prisons over the alleged theft of Shs700 million said to have been fraudulently transferred from a Belgian national’s bank account.According to charge sheets referenced under C
Police and Uganda Wildlife Authority have seized 154kg of elephant ivory in Nwoya District and arrested a suspected trafficker. UWA says the operation signals intensified enforcement against wildlife crime networks.elephant tusks weighing 154 kilograms following a joint operation in Nwoya
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The heavy wooden doors of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Lubaga, had barely closed after the 1 p.m. Mass when a fresh wave of worshippers began to stream in. They arrived first in small groups, then in clusters, their footsteps steady on the stone floor. A special Mas
The Kabale Grade I Magistrate’s Court has convicted Angello Twinomuhangi Bagorogoza, a former Rukungiri District LC5 chairperson aspirant, on two counts of theft and obtaining money by false pretence involving Shs 440 million.Twinomuhangi, who previously served as a political aide to for
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Chief of Strategy at TV10 Gano Mazima, Dean Lubowa Ssaava, has been fined Shs4 million and ordered to forfeit all broadcasting equipment after pleading guilty to operating without a licence issued by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).The case highlights the
Held in prison for long, denied bail, denied access to his doctors for proper medication and now he’s been denied prayers organized at Lubaga Cathedral. This time not on orders of a judge like Emmanuel Baguma but on orders of president Museveni through a call to the Archbishop Paul Ssemwogerere
South African bonds extended gains as investors positioned for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's budget presentation on Feb. 25. Morgan Stanley said the budget could reinforce fiscal consolidation and further compress the risk premium on sovereign debt. The bank described the upcoming fiscal up
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Individuals and authorities engaging in open burning of waste in urban areas across Uganda now face prosecution, fines, and other stringent legal consequences following a directive from the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA). The ban comes after
Johannesburg, South Africa – Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, finds himself embroiled in a serious legal battle following his arrest on Thursday, 19 February 2026, for attempted murder. The incident, a shooting at his opulent Hyde Park
