The beloved Virika Cathedral—an architectural and historical landmark that had stood for nearly six decades—collapsed, ...

Approximately 2 million people die prematurely per year from illnesses attributable to indoor air pollution from charcoal and ...

Fifty-nine years ago, a powerful earthquake shook Uganda’s Tooro region, sending tremors across Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Records indicate that ...

Save River Mpanga Marathon 2025 was a celebration of endurance, community, and an impassioned plea to safeguard one of ...

FILE PHOTO: Health workers preparing for a clean-up of one of the Ebola Treatment Units in Mubende District. Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal City and Kabarole District leaders have ...

Currently six suspected Ebola patients are admitted in the Isolation Unit at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital awaiting results from their samples that were taken to Uganda Virus Research ...

Ab’ebyobulamu e Fort Portal baliko abantu bana bebaawudde nga n’abalala bakyabetegereza oluvanyuma lw’okukimanyaako nti baaliko n’omwaana ow’emyaka ena eyafa ekirwadde kya Ebola e kampala naziikibwa ...

Fort Portal City Council has received 300 million Shillings from the Ministry of Finance to resume the construction of the council chambers. According to a letter written by Ramadhan Goobi, the ...

Fort Portal Catholic Diocese, which was established in 1961 by Pope John XXIII, continues to be a key spiritual hub in western Uganda. Currently led by Bishop Robert K. Muhiirwa, the diocese has a ...