Deadly Crash on Mbarara–Bushenyi Road Sparks Calls for Urgent Government Action
MBARARA, Uganda – Residents and survivors are demanding urgent government intervention following a Sunday afternoon crash on the Mbarara–Bushenyi Road that left one p...
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Police Fire Tear Gas, Live Bullets as Guild Election Chaos Erupts at IUIU Mbale Campus
Students at the Mbale campus of the Islamic University in Uganda clashed with security forces after disputed delays and technical failures in an online guild election pro...
200,000 jobs in offing as Kapeeka Industrial Park undergoes major transformation
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has announced plans to transform Kapeeka Industrial Park, in Nakaseke district, into a one-stop centre and a district industrial hub...
Devon Petroleum enter Uganda’s competitive fuel market with expansion plans and retail push
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Devon Petroleum SMC LTD has officially entered Uganda’s downstream petroleum sector with the launch of six fuel stations, positionin...
Woman poisons boyfriend's drink then films his agony as organs shut down
Judy Church knew her boyfriend Leroy Fowler was seeing another woman, but she stayed with him in the belief that one day he’d pick her. Church and Leroy had been togeth...
Museveni Directs Education Ministry to Phase Out ‘Irrelevant’ Arts Courses
While the issue of increasing university enrollment and relevance of academic programs or courses has been ongoing, little action has been taken.Museveni used his address...
Blind for 13 Years, Mother of Five Sees Husband for First Time After Life-Changing Surgery
A 30-year-old woman from Etam Town Council in Amolatar District has regained her sight after more than a decade of blindness, in a remarkable medical turnaround that has...
Inside unregulated rise of homestays, Airbnbs
On a quiet street in Kira, Wakiso District, a furnished apartment sits behind a high wall, complete with security guards, Wi-Fi and a caretaker on call.Inside, it looks n...
After 36 Years in Classroom, Retired Tororo Teacher Turns to Farming as Gratuity Delays Bite
A veteran mathematics teacher who devoted over three decades to public service is now relying on subsistence farming to survive, as delays and alleged corruption stall ac...
New Look of Redeveloped Nakivubo Channel
The images capture visible progress along the channel, including reinforced concrete structures, expanded drainage sections, and orderly construction works stretching thr...