Balaam Gives Districts August 30 Deadline to Fill 800 Jobs
KAMPALA — The Minister of Local Government, Barugahara Balaam Ateenyi, has issued a firm directive requiring all Local Governments across Uganda to fully constitut...
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Iranian oil tankers signal Pakistan as next stop in unusual move amid US blockade
Iranian crude tankers Rani and Amil altered their destination to Karachi. Pakistan hasn't imported Iranian oil for a decade. Two tankers carrying a combined one million b...
The Deadly Cost of School Health Neglect in Uganda
‎As Ugandans, we are known to move on very fast from public events or circumstances, but this should not be ignored. The recent, heartbreaking death of a 14-year-ol...
Ugandan motorists weigh long-term costs as new car incentives challenge used vehicle market
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rising maintenance costs and concerns over vehicle reliability are prompting more Ugandan motorists to reconsider the long-standing pr...
Youth Crime Fuels Fear in Mpigi Village as Residents Seek Security Intervention
Residents of Bukasa-Lwamikoma Village in Kituntu Sub-county, Mpigi District, have appealed for increased police presence and night patrols, saying rising cases of robbery...
Kampala Crime Map: Police Identify New Hotspots as Gangs Change Tactics
Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed that the church management reported the death to the authorities.KAMPALA – Uganda Polic...
Another U-turn shows how Trump is lost in his own forever war with Iran
The US president is finding it hard to navigate his own erratic Tehran policy, not least when it comes to opening the vital Strait of HormuzDonald Trump has constructed a...
How to save Lake Victoria
Over 651 freshwater species, like fish, molluscs, and dragonflies on Lake Victoria, face a risk of extinction. FILE PHOTOSmarter farming can protect a fishery whose expor...
As forests vanish, chimpanzees are turning into human threat in Kagadi
boy fetching water pauses cautiously as chimps passFor generations, communities around Muhorro town council in Kagadi district lived alongside chimpanzees, separated by f...
Museveni Declines Assent to Income Tax, Excise Duty Bills
Parliament will have to reconsider two key tax Bills after President Museveni declined to assent to them. It has emerged that Museveni declined to assent to the Income Ta...