'Rolex' and other East African terms added to Oxford Dictionary
Kitu Kidogo, Panya Route and Rolexand other words from parlances in East Africa are the latest entrants into the Oxford English Dictionary. Kitu kidogo is a Swahili word...
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Teenager arrested after aborting twins
Police in the Kiira region have confirmed the arrest of a 15-year-old girl from Budondo Ward in Jinja City for allegedly procuring an abortion. The juvenile suspect is cu...
Africa’s montane forests warm up faster on deforestation, study shows
Deforestation in Africaâs montane forests is driving a sharper rise in temperatures and cloud levels than climate change alone, endangering water resources in these...
Tourism experts urge students to market Uganda
Tourism experts have encouraged university students to use their phones and social media platforms to promote Uganda's tourism potential.Speaking at the World Tourism Day...
Unanswered questions after prison inmate dies
The last time Babirye Nisha talked to her husband on the evening of May 27 he sounded melancholic: he complained of starvation and severe beating inside Ngenge Prison in...
Refinery negotiations still ongoing, Ugandan job seekers urged to be patient
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans seeking employment in the oil refinery in the Albertine Graben need to be patient as the negotiations go on.State Minister f...
Uganda's first children-centred insurance product launched
Dan Musiime, CEO of Jubilee Health InsuranceA new health insurance product geared at enhancing healthcare accessibility for the younger demographic has hit the market.Uga...
Prince Michael's life in photos - from role at Queen Elizabeth II's wedding to marriage to Princess Michael
The Kents are parents to Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Gabriella Kingston
Winnie Byanyima: Why I support Gays
"Our collective future will be set by what we do now. Courage and urgency in support of everyone’s human rights is essential to protect everyone’s health."UNAIDS Exec...
How Bill Gates spends his $153 billion fortune, from a luxury car collection to pledging most of his wealth to his charity foundation
Bill Gates may be the world's fifth-richest person, but he doesn't plan to stay that way forever.The Microsoft cofounder said in 2022 that he "will move down and eventual...