Africa should improve governance in order to improve transparency, close illicit financial flows. Africa loses almost ninety ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) is set to use up to Shs43.3 ...

In a major step toward enhancing financial inclusion and customer convenience, Old Mutual Life Assurance has entered into a strategic partnership with NxtPe and Airtel Money to launch a new digital ...

The Minister of Health, Dr. Ruth Acheng, has commissioned more than 300 Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in Koboko ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank Managing Director Fabian Kasi has been announced as the District Governor ...

A group of opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Acholi Sub-region has launched consultations with their ...

Xinhua | Ford CEO Jim Farley warned at a recent investor conference in New York that levying steep tariffs on imported goods ...

Scientists raise alarm about new variants, urge national disease testing ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Foreign aid cuts could result in a major outbreak of mpox across the African continent and beyond, with ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have warned that the continued extension of handouts or money to farmers through ...

The Shadow Cabinet has demanded an investigation by the Inspector General of Government (IGG) into the alleged sh100 million payout to Members of Parliament from classified expenditure, describing the ...

Unknown armed thugs raided a shop in Hoima City on Tuesday morning, robbing a businesswoman of sh2.5 million and several other valuables. The robbery occurred at around 3:30 a.m. near the Shell Pump ...

I watched a news report on TV on April 10, 2025 that left me with more questions than answers.  In the report, UEDCL Managing Director Paul Mwesigwa  (see video below) made several assertions and ...