LOS ANGELES, California | Xinhua | Sony Pictures’ action comedy “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” debuted atop the North American box office this weekend, bringing in a projected 56 million U.S. dollars, data from the measurement firm Comscore showed on Sunday. The film also enjoyed an international debut of 48.6 …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda on Sunday received 39 of Uganda’s cultural heritage artifacts that have for over 100 years been kept in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge University. The objects come from all over Uganda. Among them a drum from Bunyoro, sent to Cambridge in 1920. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Appearing on television often blurs the lines between a performer’s on-screen persona and their real-life identity. Renowned actors like Hellen Lukoma, Housen Mushema, Anne Kansiime, and Jason Statham exemplify this phenomenon. Their compelling characters on screen seamlessly intertwine with their authentic personalities, making it …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What other way to start her performance than with Rukundo Egemeho at Rukundo Egumeho? Peace Mbabazi captivated the audience with a gospel music takeover, performing to her Ninsiima mukama Yesu, Bwayima yobusasi, Osiime, and wrapped up her performance a special performance with her Husband, …
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The Cherubim Choir and Africhorus Baptist High School, Kitebi have emerged winners of the Catholic and Protestant categories, respectively, in this year’s National Martyrs’ choir finale held in Kampala on the eve of Martyr’s Day. The two choirs each went home with a sh10million prize, in the competition organised by Vision …
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A group exhibition by undergraduate students of Kyambogo navigates everyday themes with the allegorical technique ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | It has become an annual tradition for Tadooba gallery to showcase the works of undergraduate students of Fine art from Kyambogo University as a motivation for their breakthrough in the now …
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Artist adopts letter U as a unifying symbol for Ugandans in new project ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Collin Sekajugo’s recent project, It Starts With U, is about Ugandan identity or what is the Ugandan identity. It is an inspiration from his many itineraries where he has often been confronted with …
Read More »Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of the highlights of last week’s 8th Edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) was a Pilsner Lager and Uganda Waragi sponsored set up of a first ever cultural village to showcase the unique and diverse Uganda cultural experiences. The different …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Limited under the Baileys, White Cap and V&A brands, today announced a Sh10 million sponsorship for the 15th Anniversary celebrations of the Bride and Groom Expo. The announcement was made during the Expo launch at Sheraton Kampala Hotel. The three-day expo is …
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The telecom company paid Shs1.1 trillion to URA in tax revenues compared to Shs 927bn in the previous year as a contribution to the country’s fiscal and economic development goals Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda is set to pay a record dividend of Shs 403 billion to …
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