rabble.ca (2024-01-18). International Court of Justice deliberates need for provisional measures in GazaThrough its application to begin proceedings, South Africa is looking for the ICJ to rule in favour of the implementation of provisional measures that would require Israel to immediately suspend its military operations in Gaza. The ICJ has jurisdiction over South Africa and Israel because both countries signed the 1948 Genocide Convention.
(2024-01-17). Letter urging the States of the world to support South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. cadtm.org
(2024-01-17). South Africa puts Israel on trial before the world. workers.org 
No matter the judges' decision on the historic complaint brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court under the auspices of the United Nations, by the South African government against Israeli genocide in Gaza on Jan. 11, the hearing itself will have everlasting political ramifications worldwide. The . . . |
(2024-01-17). Video: The World Should be Ashamed. Genocide and the Criminalization of International Justice. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-17). Craig Murray: Your Man In The Hague — Day Two. popularresistance.org As with the South African case, according to court procedure the Israeli case was introduced on Friday by their "agent", permanently accredited to the court, Tal Becker of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He opened with the standard formula "it is an honour to appear before you again on behalf of the state of Israel", managing to imply purely through phrasing and tone of voice that the honour lay in representing Israel, not in appearing before the judges. | Becker opened by going straight to the Holocaust, saying that nobody knew more than Israel why the Genocide Convention existed. Six million Jewish peo…
(2024-01-17). Israel's argument at The Hague: We are Incapable of Genocide. counterpunch.org 
Israel's relationship with the United Nations, international institutions and international law has at times bristled with suspicion and blatant hostility. In a famous cabinet meeting in 1955, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion famously knocked back the suggestion that the United Nations 1947 plan for partitioning Palestine had been instrumental in creating the State of Israel. "No, no, no!"
(2024-01-17). South Africa's genocide case against Israel is strong, but politics will decide. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-17). 400,000 Marched In Washington DC Against Biden's Complicity In Genocide. popularresistance.org On January 13, a crowd of 400,000 gathered in Washington, DC's Freedom Plaza to take the Palestine solidarity movement straight to Biden's doorstep. Hundreds of thousands then marched, holding Palestinian, Yemeni, South African, and Puerto Rican flags, through DC and straight to the gates of the White House. | The mobilization was organized by the American Muslim Task Force on Palestine, which includes American Muslims for Palestine, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Circle of North America, Muslim American Society, Muslim Student Association-National, Muslim Legal Fund of America, Muslim Ummah of No…
(2024-01-17). US imperial dominance, BRICS sub-imperialism and unequal ecological exchange. cadtm.org Patrick Bond is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, as well as a political economist, political ecologist and scholar of social mobilisation. He is the author of BRICS: An Anti-Capitalist Critique and Extreme Uneven Development: Financial Volatility, Deep Capitalist Crisis and Super-Exploitation in South Africa and the World. In this interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Bond discusses modern-day (…) | – | / |
(2024-01-17). Continental meeting of solidarity with Cuba ends in South Africa. plenglish.com White River, South Africa, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) With the adoption of an action plan and a final declaration by 245 delegates from 28 nations, the 7th African Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba ended in this city on Wednesday.
(2024-01-17). Dozens of Black churches receive total of $4 million for historic preservation. anabaptistworld.org Thirty-one Black churches have received a total of $4 million to help preserve their buildings and the Black history they represent. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the second round of Preserving Black Churches grants from its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund on January 15, the national holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther …
(2024-01-17). Ugandans rooting for neighbors Tanzania in Africa Cup of Nations. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the biggest football tournament in Africa, kicked off on January 13 in Cote d'Ivoire. Tanzania will start their campaign on January 17 with a Group F match against 2022 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Morocco, and later play Zambia and DR Congo. Although Uganda …
(2024-01-17). DR Congo starts joint military operations with SADC mission against rebels. independent.co.ug 
GOMA, DRC | Xinhua | The military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday announced in Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, the start of joint military operations with military elements of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional bloc, in the eastern part of the country. …
(2024-01-16). Leftists in Slovenia hit the streets for Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Leftists in Slovenia are demanding that the government join South Africa's case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel's ongoing genocidal war on Palestinians. | On January 11, Levica (The Left) insisted that being a signatory state to the Geneva Convention and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Republic of Slovenia must do everything to prevent the execution of genocide, because otherwise they bear co-responsibility for violating international law. | Levica, along with the Social Democrats, is a part of the center-left coalition government led by the…
(2024-01-16). Will the Law or Political Considerations Sway the ICJ Judges? libya360.wordpress.com Muhammad Jamil Judges take their seats prior to the hearing of Israel's defense at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against South Africa's genocide case in Gaza against Israel, in the Hague, Netherlands on January 12, 2024 [Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency] No lawsuit would ever be able cover all the details of the genocide to which…
(2024-01-16). Israel Tells ICJ It Has the "Most Moral Army in the World" at Genocide Hearing. truthout.org In a historic appearance before the International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court) in The Hague, the legal team representing the Republic of South Africa presented a powerful and compelling case that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. South Africa asked the court to impose nine emergency "provisional measures" to stop the slaughter. |
(2024-01-16). Your Man In The Hague (In A Good Way). popularresistance.org I attended the hearing on Thursday of South Africa's case against Israel for genocide at the International Court of Justice. I was able to sit in the public gallery and watch all the proceedings. I was, however, handicapped in reporting by the fact that we were not allowed pens or pencils (though we were allowed paper). I asked the Head of Security at the ICJ why pens were not allowed in the public gallery. He told me, with a perfectly straight face, that they could be used as a weapon. So bereft of my deadly ballpoint, this account is less detailed and more impressionistic than I would wish to give you.
(2024-01-16). Chicago Protesters Condemn Bombing Of Yemen, Genocide In Palestine. popularresistance.org Chicago, IL — Over 750 protesters braved the coldest weekend of this winter so far on Saturday, January 13 to demand that the U.S. and its allies take their hands off Yemen and end their support of Israel's genocide in Palestine. | The protesters spoke in favor of Yemen's naval blockade against Israel as well as in support of South Africa charging the apartheid state with genocide at the International Court of Justice. This was the latest in a string of weekly protests organized by the Coalition for Justice in Palestine since October 7, 2023. | In addition to the usual chants of "Free Palestine" and "No mor…
(2024-01-16). At The Hague, Aharon Barak Will Play Dr. Jekyll To Israel's Mr. Hyde. popularresistance.org The announcement that Israel has chosen Aharon Barak, the renowned former Supreme Court President, to join the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as it judges a landmark case charging Israel with genocide has sent the country into a tizzy. Barak will be Israel's representative on a panel that is hastily being convened to discuss South Africa's petition for an emergency suspension of Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip — a panel that will consist of the ICJ's 15 permanent judges plus one from Israel and one from South Africa. | Barak has long been reviled by the Israeli right for having enshrined various li…
(2024-01-16). Western Racism laid the Foundations for Israel's Genocide in Gaza. dissidentvoice.org 
It should surprise no one that the prize-match fight for the rule of international law has pitted Israel and South Africa against each other at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. The world is split between those who have crafted a self-serving global and regional order that guarantees them impunity whatever their crimes, …
(2024-01-16). Letter urging the States of the world to support South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. cadtm.org
(2024-01-16). South Africa vs Israel: What is at Stake is the Fate and Future of All Humanity. libya360.wordpress.com I am joined today by two amazing guests. Diana Buttu, Palestinian lawyer, part of the Palestinian legal team in 2004 at the ICJ and William Schabas, the most prominent legal expert in the world on the question of Genocide. William was counsel at the ICJ in 2014 for the Serbia vs Croatia case and in…
(2024-01-16). South Africa's ICJ Case: Israel's Genocidal Intent against the People of Palestine. The Political Arrogance and Indifference of Western Politicians. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Demo held outside South Africa's Supreme Court march for ICJ suit against Israel. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside the High Supreme Court in Cape Town to voice their support for South Africa's 'genocide' case against Israel in The Hague.
(2024-01-16). South Africa's genocide case against Israel is strong, but politics will decide. greenleft.org.au
(2024-01-16). Student Activists on Ackman's False Attack: Harvard Always Stood Against Us & Palestine. thealtworld.com Following weeks of right-wing, pro-Israel attacks accusing her of being insufficiently Zionist, Harvard's President, Claudine Gay, resigned from the university. But just how 'anti-Zionist' is Gay? | Amari Butler and Kojo Acheampong, organizers with the African and African American Resistance Organization at Harvard, join the show to discuss the intense harassment and attacks that pro-Palestine student activists are facing from the right wing as well as the Harvard administration. | "Claudine Gay was forced to resign not solely because she is the first Black woman president of Harvard, but largely because of the Z…
(2024-01-16). US imperial dominance, BRICS sub-imperialism and unequal ecological exchange. cadtm.org Patrick Bond is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, as well as a political economist, political ecologist and scholar of social mobilisation. He is the author of BRICS: An Anti-Capitalist Critique and Extreme Uneven Development: Financial Volatility, Deep Capitalist Crisis and Super-Exploitation in South Africa and the World. In this interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Bond discusses modern-day (…) | – | / |
(2024-01-16). The lies of Lior Haiat, spin doctor for Israel. electronicintifada.net Foreign affairs ministry spokesperson absurdly claims South Africa is "functioning as the legal arm" of Hamas.
(2024-01-16). Former Brazilian ambassador to China on Wang Yi's upcoming visit. america.cgtn.com 
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's first trip of the year comes as China increasingly focuses on strengthening ties in the Global South. Following his African tour, Wang Yi will then go on to visit Brazil and Jamaica. CGTN's Lucrecia Franco spoke to Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves, President of the Brazil- China Business Council (CEBC) and former Brazilian ambassador to Paraguay, China, and Japan. The visit, he highlights, is expected to further elevate Brazil and China's close partnership.
(2024-01-16). Beckenbauer, Rest in Shame: South African Memories of German Corruption. counterpunch.org 
Who taught leading South Africa sports officials and politicians world-class corruption; specifically, how to buy hosting rights to the FIFA Soccer World Cup? One prime suspect is the great mid-fielder Franz Beckenbauer, who passed away on Sunday January 7 in Salzburg, Austria, not far from his native Munich. I saw him play sweeper for the
(2024-01-16). Bill Gates attends another climate summit for Africa to market his vaccines and seeds. expose-news.com In a speech earlier this year at the Adaptation Finance Summit for Africa, Bill Gates again took the opportunity to market his vaccines. "We all know that malnutrition is a scourge," he …
(2024-01-16). Africa Pharma gets shot in the arm. independent.co.ug 
Host country agreement singed as Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation gets underway ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Africa's efforts to build a resilient and self-reliant pharmaceutical industry for the continent advanced significantly on Dec. 18 as the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation and the Rwandan Government signed the host country agreement paving the way for the Foundation's operationalisation. The Foundation …
(2024-01-16). Uganda gets 14 new field epidemiologists. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has passed-out a batch of 14 new field epidemiologists bringing to 93, the number of the much sought-after disease surveillance and detection experts in the country. Specialists attending the graduation ceremony raised a concern that there is a huge gap of such experts in Africa with some countries operating with …
(2024-01-16). Visa-free regimes to boost African tourism. independent.co.ug 
As more countries tear up visa requirements, major African markets are beginning to record rising numbers in Intra-Africa tourism, a trend expected to extend through 2024 SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African countries are set to record an increase in tourism numbers in 2024, as more countries continue to open their borders to nationals of …
(2024-01-16). Sudáfrica demandará a EE.UU. y Reino Unido como cómplices de Israel. telesurtv.net Los letrados recalcaron que, aunque Washington no acepte el fallo del tribunal debe al menos recibir sanciones.
(2024-01-17). BRICS Expansion Boosts Global Economic Balance, Global South Development: Egyptian Expert. infobrics.org The historic expansion of BRICS to include five new members helps create a more balanced global economy and push for further development of the Global South, an Egyptian economist has told Xinhua in a recent interview…
(2024-01-16). Egypt Rejects Israel Obstruction of Aid to Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Egypt again rejected Israeli statements on the Rafah crossing and accused Israel of obstructing the entry of vital aid to the embattled Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | The Rafah crossing, which links Egypt to the coastal enclave, has remained open since the beginning of the crisis on October 7, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu-Zeid reaffirmed during a television interview. | We have worked tirelessly to facilit…
(2024-01-16). Mummy masks and figure of the god of silence discovered in Egypt. pressenza.com Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered several tombs containing mummy masks and a figure of the local god of silence. | The new find was made in a joint mission by Waseda University (Japan) and the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. | Scientists have uncovered a rock-cut tomb and a wealth of artefacts spanning different historical periods during their current season of excavations at the Saqqara necropolis, functional from the 1st Dynasty to the Christian era. | In addition, archaeologists have uncovered several tombs dating from around 1800 to 4800 years ago, i.e. from different dynasties of ancient Egypt,…
(2024-01-16). Security Council members: 'rare consensus' to condemn forced transfer of civilian populations from Gaza. pressenza.com The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Martin Griffiths, expressed his deep concern to the Security Council this afternoon following statements by Israeli ministers in favor of the massive transfer of civilian populations from the Gaza Strip to third countries. According to the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, these incendiary remarks fuel fears of expulsion coupled with the impossibility of returning. Algeria, which had requested the holding of this session, noted the "rare consensus" which prevailed among the members of the Council to reject "any project o…
(2024-01-17). Angola modernizes maritime surveillance systems (+Photos). plenglish.com 
Luanda, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Angola took another step towards the modernization of maritime coordination and surveillance systems with the inauguration of the second of four institutions under construction in the country.
(2024-01-17). Colombia reporta más de 140 incendios forestales en el 2024. telesurtv.net Se han llevado a cabo operaciones terrestres y aéreas para atender los incendios activos en los departamentos de Boyacá, Meta, Antioquia, Vichada, Cundinamarca y Cauca.
(2024-01-16). Gain-Of-Function's Newest "Brain Virus" & Genetically Engineered Proteins To Control… Everything. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/16/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2024-01-17). Tanzania lifts ban on Kenyan flights to its commercial hub. independent.co.ug 
DAR ES SALAAM, TAZANIA | Xinhua | Tanzanian aviation authorities on Tuesday lifted a ban on Kenya Airways flights to the country's commercial hub of Dar es Salaam effective from Jan. 22 after Kenya had heeded its demands. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has withdrawn its decision of Jan. 15, 2024, and restored approval …
(2024-01-16). Cypriots Protest Use of Bases by UK Against Yemen and Gaza. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Anti-imperialists and progressive protest in front of the UK military base in Akrotiri. (Photo: Pancyprian Peace Council) The British military has been using the Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases in Cyprus for its war-mongering, such as in the recent bombing of Yemen. On Sunday, January 14, anti-imperialist groups in Cyprus protested outside the UK…
(2024-01-16). Yemen: "We Will Be Victorious in the Red Sea" libya360.wordpress.com àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü "The US and UK have launched a war that can only end with the victory of Yemen, Palestine and the region, the liquidation of colonialism and the independence of the nations of the region." — Ali Al-Gahum After Yemen was hit by air strikes, Ali Al-Gahum, member of Ansarallah's Political Bureau, provided an…
(2024-01-16). UK Media Continue to Ignore Military Build-Up at RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus. libya360.wordpress.com Richard Morton-Taylor Cypriots protest outside RAF Akrotiri on Sunday. (Photo: Afoa.cy / Instagram) "This government and the UK arms industry are drenched in the blood of children" Journalists, if not MPs, should always know when there is a good story out there — it is when those most expected to write about it keep silent…
(2024-01-16). Two US Navy SEALs Missing After US Seized Alleged Iranian Weapons Shipment to the Houthis. news.antiwar.com Two US Navy SEALs have gone missing in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia during a mission to seize an alleged Iranian weapons shipment bound for the Houthis in Yemen, US Central Command said on Tuesday. One SEAL fell into the water while attempting to board the small boat, known as a …
(2024-01-16). Siria y Mauritania impulsan relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net Siria y Mauritania gozan de instituciones capaces de gestionar sus asuntos y dirigir sus intereses de manera que se alcancen las aspiraciones de sus pueblos.
(2024-01-17). Challenging Western narratives on Xinjiang: A closer look at development and progress. ecns.cn The orchestrated narrative of Western fabrications and slander against China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region aims to obscure the remarkable progress achieved by the region and its ethnically diverse residents, said Charles Onunaiju in an opinion piece published by The Nation, a Nigerian daily news publication, on Jan 16.
(2024-01-16). Ric Hassani delights fans at Shorts na Lesu. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Renowned Nigerian artist, Ric Hassani, took the stage by storm at the Shonale show held at the Lugogo Hockey Grounds on Saturday night, with I&M Bank as the event sponsor. The anticipation leading up to the festival was met with excitement, and Ric Hassani certainly lived up to expectations. …
(2024-01-17). It's now or never. pressenza.com Australian MPs plead with UK Govt to stop the Assange US extradition | Australian MPs have made a last-ditch appeal to the UK Government to stop the US extradition of Julian Assange, as fears grow that the Australian WikiLeaks publisher would not survive extradition to the US. | Two judges in the UK High Court on 20 and 21 February will decide if the previous extradition ruling should be overturned in light of recent judgments that halted the UK Prime Minister's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. If Julian's final appeal fails next month, he faces a sentence of 175 years for publishing classified information…
(2024-01-16). Parliamentarians Launch Urgent Bid To Spare Assange From US Extradition. popularresistance.org Australian politicians across the political divide have launched a last-ditch bid to prevent Julian Assange from being extradited to the United States to face espionage charges as the WikiLeaks founder faces a crucial final legal challenge in Britain next month. | The four co-convenors of the cross-party Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group wrote to British Home Secretary James Cleverly arguing for an urgent review of Assange's case. This was in light of a judgment in the Supreme Court of the UK in November, striking down Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
(2024-01-17). Iraqi PM: Baghdad has outlined plans for exit of foreign forces. presstv.ir Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani says the Baghdad government has outlined plans aimed at ending the presence of US-led foreign forces in the country.
(2024-01-16). The Military-Industrial Complex Is the Winner (Not You). tomdispatch.com 2023 was a year marked by devastating conflicts from Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine to Hamas's horrific terror attacks on Israel, from that country's indiscriminate mass slaughter in Gaza to a devastating civil war in Sudan. And there's a distinct risk of even worse to come this year. Still, there was one clear winner in this avalanche of violence, suffering, and war: the U.S. military-industrial complex. In December, President Biden signed a record authorization of $886 billion in "national defense" spending for 2024, including funds for the Pentagon proper and work on nuclear weapons at the Department of…
(2024-01-15). China, Tunisia vow to work together. ecns.cn China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tunis on Monday, where both countries pledged their support for each other and declared their opposition to hegemony.
(2024-01-16). China, Tunisia vow to work together. ecns.cn China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tunis on Monday, where both countries pledged their support for each other and declared their opposition to hegemony.
(2024-01-17). MPs demand justification to increase Uganda Airlines budget. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have asked government to justify the continuous capitalisation of Uganda National Airlines, following the proposal to increase the airline's budget in the 2024/2025 financial year. The budget increase is entailed in the report of the Committee on Physical Infrastructure on the National Budget …
(2024-01-17). High court to make decision on DPP's revision case in Katanga murder. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has fixed January 24th to deliver its ruling on the case in which the Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP is challenging the decision by the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court to allow plea taking of the suspects implicated in the murder of Businessman Henry Katanga. The suspects …
(2024-01-17). Ministry seeks Shs.6 billion for post-summit activities. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House Committee on Foreign Affairs has recommended the provision of a budget line worth Shs4 billion and Shs2 billion to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to cater for post-summit Non-Aligned Movement and G77+China activities respectively, for the next three years. This was brought before the Committee on Budget on …
(2024-01-17). Aleinik off to Uganda for 19th NAM Summit. eng.belta.by Sergei Aleinik will speak at the plenary session of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in his national capacity and on behalf of a group of European countries. The Belarusian foreign minister will also take part in a meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations.
(2024-01-17). Fall in helmet use against high speed levels in Kampala city. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Findings of a new study on the status of road safety in Kampala have found that only a few Boda Boda riders and almost none of the passengers are using helmets despite awareness about their protectiveness. Sharing the findings on Tuesday, Bonny Balugaba a Researcher based at Makerere University School …
(2024-01-17). Govt arrears now at sh10 trillion. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government owes different organizations and persons up to 10.818 trillion shillings in unpaid amounts payable for various goods and services, fines, penalties, and taxes. About 316 billion shillings are in pension arrears, according to the updated audited arrears schedule for the financial year 2022/2023. Domestic arrears have been …
(2024-01-17). ICPAU releases November exam results. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda has released the November 2023 examination results that had three diets in the year 2023 — in May, August, and November, running at seven examination centres across the country. The courses examined were Accounting Technicians Diploma (ATD), Certified Tax Advisor (CTA), and …
(2024-01-17). Prof. Muganga Lawrence calls for scrapping of national exams. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Lawrence Muganga, the Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University, has joined the ranks of Ugandans calling for the scrapping of national examinations. Muganga also wants the continuous assessment advanced, restructuring of UNEB, and the implementation of a regional-based education system. Professor Muganga was on Tuesday appearing before the Education Policy Review …
(2024-01-17). Inician reuniones preparatorias de Cumbre del Mnoal en Uganda. telesurtv.net El Centro Internacional Speke en Kampala se inauguró la cita de ministros de Exteriores, reunión previa a la cumbre de mandatarios del grupo prevista para este viernes y sábado.
(2024-01-16). Worth the Salt? Artisanal Miners continue to work despite health concerns. independent.co.ug 
The unlicensed workers use what they have to combat health fears in Uganda's top salt-producing lake. A new law is supposed to offer protections. So far, little is on the way. LAKE KATWE, UGANDA | Edna Namara Global Press Journal Uganda | At first glance, the branches scratching the surface of Lake Katwe look like a gripping artwork for …
(2024-01-16). Lightning strikes one farmer's 6 cows,12 sheep. independent.co.ug 
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Ishungisa, also known as Rukara, a farmer in his 50s and a resident of Ntungamo village in Katenga parish, Kaharo sub-county, Kabale district, is in shock and counting losses after his six cows and 12 sheep were struck dead by lightning. He recounts that the incident took place …
(2024-01-16). Demand for loans surges as lending rates reduce. independent.co.ug 
Bank of Uganda projects the economy to grow at 6% in FY2023/24 up from 5.2% a year before Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda's consumers recorded a 7.8% increase in borrowings for the three months to October, while lenders' approval rate for loans in value terms decreased since July 2023, according to the Bank of …
(2024-01-16). Higher customer demand raises Stanbic PMI to 54.8 in December. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Greater customer numbers during December fed through to higher new orders and business activity as the headline monthly Stanbic Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 54.8 from 53.4 in November, the lender said on Jan.10. This was the highest reading since June 2023 and above the 50.0 no-change mark for …
(2024-01-16). I&M Bank boosts Uganda Blood Transfusion Services. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As health centres nationwide grapple with the challenge of inadequate blood transfusion services, a crucial need for volunteer donors has emerged. Addressing this pressing issue is I&M Bank, which has forged a commendable partnership with the Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS). Over the past two days, the front yard …
(2024-01-16). MultiChoice launches nail-biting reality TV show 'Kampala Crème'. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, January | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda has officially launched a reality TV show named Kampala Crème. This move aligns with their continuous commitment by the home of great Pay-TV entertainment, to offer viewers a diverse array of local programming, ensuring that it keeps them on the edge of their seats. The absorbing show, …
(2024-01-16). Parliament vets Electoral Commission members. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee of Parliament on Appointments chaired by Speaker Anita Among on Tuesday vetted the seven nominees appointed to the Electoral Commission — EC by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The nominees include Justice Simon Byamukama (Chairperson), Hajjati Aisha Lubega (Deputy Chairperson), James Peter Emorut, Stephen Tashobya, Anthony Okello, the …
(2024-01-16). UMSC seeks to reclaim Mariam High School. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has asserted a claim over the ownership of Mariam High School, a private girls-only secondary school located in the Kisota zone, Kisaasi in Kampala. The school in question is one of those that have been selected and approved by the education ministry to …
(2024-01-16). Police say Dr Abiriga's wife has given new details in murder case. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Cherotic, the widow of the late Masindi District Health Officer Dr. Jino Abiriga, has reportedly confessed to hiring killers due to personal reasons, including jealousy. Cherotic, who has been in police custody for a week, reportedly revealed that one of the motives behind hiring hitmen was the constant ridicule …
(2024-01-16). Further Measures to Combat Cholera in Zambia. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Zambia announced more stringent measures aimed at containing the cholera outbreak. | RELATED: | Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo said the government has introduced a clause in a statutory instrument announced earlier to enhance cholera prevention and control measures. | She told reporters during a cholera update press briefing that the introduced clause also prohibits the entry of bedsitters into the cholera treatment centers and the safe burial of…
