Katikkiro warns parents against financial ruin for elite schools
The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has cautioned parents against sacrificing their long-term financial stability in pursuit of enrolling their children in wh...
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Shock as nine-year-old pupil takes own life in Pallisa
Shock gripped Pallisa District after a nine-year-old Primary Two pupil allegedly committed suicide following the recent deaths of both parents, prompting calls for increa...
Opposition holds prayer inside Lubaga without priest despite postponement
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 beg...
Former Rukungiri LC5 Aspirant Convicted of Stealing Shs 440 Million from MP-Elect
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 ob...
Police Bosses Arrested After Being Implicated In Series Of Mortorcycle Thefts
Police is holding two of its own officers over allegations of being behind a series of motorcycle thefts and other robberies in the Albertine South Region. The arrested o...
TV10 Executive Fined Shs4 Million, Equipment Forfeited Over Illegal Broadcasting
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 ple...
Police arrest two women over alleged public kissing in Uganda
Two women have been arrested in Uganda over alleged public same-sex conduct under the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023. Authorities say investigations into their a...
Police rescue 10 girls from traffickers in Bushenyi, arrest two suspects
Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bushenyi are holding two suspects in connection with alleged human trafficking.Apollo Tayebwa, the Greater Bushenyi Police...
Youssou Diouf: Senegalese Striker Dies After Collapsing During Ligue 2 Match
Senegalese football — and indeed the wider African game — has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of a promising strikerYoussou Diouf, who featured i...
Open Letter to President Alleges Misconduct, Infighting Among Senior KCCA Directors
Kampala | Uganda — An open letter addressed to the President has raised serious concerns about alleged misconduct and internal conflict involving two senior directors a...