The Independent (Uganda) Headlines Today

The Lone Pioneer: Kasi Andrew’s Blueprint for Ugandan Tech Excellence

Beyond the Shopfront: The business questions behind Richie the Boss 666’s growing public profile

Parliamentary overreach risks raising Uganda’s investment costs

Family memories bring Vietnamese general’s Long March legacy to life

Kimuli confident Italian investors can help unlock Uganda’s industrial potential

Court orders Roko to pay Sh5.7 Billion in Mulago doors case

Africa–Gulf labour deals: Jobs at what cost?

60% of Agago coffee seedlings survive four-month drought

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Refugees urged to obey Ugandan laws and respect public order

Primary 1 and Primary 3 pupils killed in Hami Junior School Dormitory fire

Rwanda’s grand race for Formula 1

PAC wants members dropped, barred from Sectoral Committees

Bank of Uganda in 100% surplus increase despite year of troubles

Pearl Bank supports key events at Emorimor’s 4th Coronation Anniversary in Teso

Kinyua, Zhang Jia Jia win at Kamuntu Golf Day

UEDCL: When organisations inherit institutional cultures

Okere Shea Coop exports 23 tons of shea butter to United States

No suspects yet in beheading of Rwandan ex-soldier

Is belief in the supernatural embedded in humanity?

The iKON Nominee Reveal Day set for Saturday

What happens when a Catholic Priest dies during mass

Rubio terms ending Russia-Ukraine conflict as U.S. priority

Erias Lukwago now at Mulago Hospital

URC starts demolishing structures to reclaim railway reserve

Drones tackle toughest rural delivery stretches in China

‎’Restored Katonga bridge will last 120 years’

Winners bask in glory at City Tyres East Africa Badminton Challenge

How Busoga is moving from low-value subsistence cycles to an integrated economic engine

Masese Search and Rescue Centre offers hope for safer journeys on Lake Victoria

Clabane named most preferred skincare brand in East Africa

Musasizi outlines Uganda’s growth path in the face of global economic shocks

Tooro continues thanking Musuuga, hands him another sh85 million

Muhumuza questions Bank of Uganda policies, new CBR rate

Kwar Adhola calls for religious harmony at Speaker Oboth homecoming

Ugandans in Ethiopia called to contribute to country’s growth through investment, trade and skills transfer

Uganda inks deal with Europe’s top ice hockey league to lure Swiss tourists

Where are the El Niño rains? Meteorologists explain delayed onset

Rising patient numbers strain health facilities in Rubanda

Two men caught selling dead chicken, detained

Experts worried as Isimba Dam spillway damages unrepaired as rains loom

Uganda’s Diaspora challenged to move ‘beyond remittances’ at Melbourne Independence Gala

OCHA warns that Uganda not yet ready for El Nino

Hoima passes yet another CAF Confederation Cup hosting test despite defeat for home side Kitara

Top Kisoro businessman, wife shot dead

Xinjiang’s cotton fields nurturing new generation of tech-savvy farmers

‘Cross-border partnerships key to growth of African film industry’

Trust in science ‘fell after COVID-19’

South African golfers stage sensational comeback for 13th All Africa title, Uganda 8th

Xi’s principles on settling Africa’s hotspot issues resonate across continent

ERAM picks top East African veterinary award

WHO steps up Ebola preparedness in 22 countries amid regional health risks

423 taxis fail mechanical fitness tests in Namanve, Kawanda

Union Boxing Promotions debuts tonight at Club Obligato with ‘Battle for Glory ONE’

Carrefour upgrades Namuwongo children’s home

EAC adopts 10-year tourism strategy ahead of AFCON 2027

$4 billion Hoima refinery awaits key agreements

BoU Governor denies sovereignty law contributed to shilling depreciation

Uganda’s Omollo re-elected Africa Golf president in Tunisia

Tejas Patel released on bail in trafficking case

Thread by thread, Libyan women keep an age-old craft alive

Innovating today for self-reliant refugee and host communities

Saudi-led coalition: 17 killed, over 330 injured in attacks on Riyadh airport since Oct

Absa offers Shs66m in prizes to boost SME card payments

Relaxed GROW project loan requirements widens access for entrepreneurs

PS tells Health Minister to follow the law, quashes ‘suspension’ of Dr Candia

PLUM is not PLU, but welcomes Gen. Muhoozi as its presidential candidate

Mulago conducts 25 hip replacement surgeries

Reckitt, Chil Group target 650,000 pupils in hygiene drive

Equal Opportunities Commission seeks online media support

‘Like we don’t exist’: Palestinians in West Bank denied say in Israel vote

BoU Governor: Sovereignty Law is innocent

Afternoon fire razes Wandegeya Police Barracks

Uganda commits to transparency in oil and mineral revenues

UCRA welcomes Rugaya as new Executive Director with bold commercial vision

Heart of the Yields celebrates heritage and African women

I&M Bank expands asset financing for pickup trucks, tractors

From Ebola fighter to survivor, DRC doctor vows to return to front lines

Charcoal trucks risk auction as illegal trade persists in northern Uganda

Why police still ask for a suspect’s tribe

EXAMS: Schools should communicate outstanding fees privately with parents

China’s foreign trade maintains sound momentum as new drivers power exports

Drones rise over grassland the Red Army once crossed

Equity Bank Uganda champions sustainable financing at 3rd CEOs’ Breakfast Meeting

Fertilizer cost pressure looming as Iran crisis disrupts supplies

C-Care expansion continues; Roswell Hospital now part of the network

Kenya Pipeline looks beyond oil transport as profit rises 13% to KSh11.58bn

PDM success stories in Busoga show how small investments can transform lives

Uganda’s economy faces a squeeze from higher rates and rising costs

Uganda, South Sudan sign trade MoU, pledge to ease border tensions

BOTTOM LINE: Uganda must earn more dollars than it spends – year after year

Uganda, Kenya agree to scrap barriers choking cross-border trade

NARO turns to cassava for food security in drought-prone Karamoja

DRC’s ex-president Kabila heads new political-military alliance involving M23

Tejas Patel remanded on aggravated human trafficking charge

Global diesel crisis adds to Uganda’s fuel price pressures

Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda plan joint visa for AFCON 2027 fans

UCC orders unlicensed WiFi hotspot operators to shut down

Katumba, Otafiire disagree over functionality of ITMS tracking system

PROFILING THE POOR: How bias undermines urban security