MPs: Secure land tenures for communities to fight climate change
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Insecure land tenure systems across most parts of Uganda could prevent communities from taking up climate adaptation and mitigation practices. This was one of the concerns of politicians and land experts at a symposium on land governance held at the Parliament of Uganda on Friday. The symposium was held under […]
MTN Uganda launches 30 Days of Y’ello Care at Kansanga Seed Secondary School
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda staff, in partnership with various stakeholders, has launched a special 30-day edition of the beloved employee volunteerism initiative, “21 Days of Y’ello Care,” extending it to 30 days this year in celebration of MTN Group’s 30th anniversary. Themed “Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow: Education for Rural and Remote Communities,” […]
Africa’s intellectual crisis
How our mindless quest for development using Western institutions often leads our nations to disaster THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I have always wanted to write a book about political governance in Africa. This is because [most of the time] whenever I read anything on governance in Africa: an academic paper, a journalistic article, a book […]
Botswana calls on African countries to ensure access to quality education
GABORONE, Botswana | Xinhua | Botswanan Minister of Foreign Affairs Lemogang Kwape on Saturday called on African countries to ensure that every young African has access to quality education. Every year on May 25, Botswana joins other countries across the continent and around the world to celebrate Africa Day. The theme of this year’s commemoration is […]
Ugandan Researchers: Blood test can diagnose early forms of heart disease
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers at the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) have revealed that now they can diagnose heart complications in children using a blood test. During a research dissemination conference at Kabira Country Club in Kampala, organized by Uganda Heart Institute, researchers revealed that early intervention for sore throats among children can help […]
Mbarara’s HIV +ve girls give up on ARVs, resort to spreading virus
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts in Mbarara City have expressed concern that people living with HIV in care are dropping out. The HIV focal person in Mbarara City Dorcus Twinabaitu to a media training session on Tuesday that many young women and girls stop their treatment a few months later after being put […]
Five suspected cases of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever registered in Kasese
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District has registered five suspected cases of the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). The suspects have been admitted at Bwera Government General Hospital. Stephen Bagonza, the acting Kasese District Health Officer-DHO says blood samples have been collected from the suspected cases and taken to the Uganda Virus Research Institute […]
Makerere ordered to pay shs100m for denying Prof Barya a post-retirement contract
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Staff Appeals Tribunal has overturned a decision by the university’s Appointments Board to deny law Professor, John Jean Barya, a post-retirement contract. The Tribunal, chaired by the newly appointed chairperson, Dr Henry Onoria, also awarded Prof. Barya 100 million Shillings in general damages and directed the board […]
Ugandan Researchers: Blood test can diagnose early forms of heart disease
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers at the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) have revealed that now they can diagnose heart complications in children using a blood test. During a research dissemination conference at Kabira Country Club in Kampala, organized by Uganda Heart Institute, researchers revealed that early intervention for sore throats among children can help […]
Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Every morning, Sheeba Kwagala and her colleague head to a sanctuary in the Ugandan capital of Kampala to mash agricultural waste, mainly banana peels and crop residues, with molasses and clay to make briquettes. Briquettes, a type of renewable energy source and a form of solid biofuel, are said to be […]