Africans quiet as the EU builds an invisible but vicious wall of torture, slavery and blood in the deserts of North Africa | Hussein Lumumba Amin | Many African refugees, including women and toddlers, drowned recently after their boat capsized in the vast Mediterranean Sea. They were attempting to migrate …
Read More »Uganda receives 20 doses of Ebola drugs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty doses of Ebola drugs have been imported into the country. The doses are being kept at standby treatment centre at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital to cover the western part of the country in case of an outbreak and other doses are being …
Read More »Nicki Minaj cancels Saudi concert over women’s rights concerns
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Nicki Minaj has canceled a performance in Saudi Arabia in a show of support for women’s and gay rights in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the US rapper said Tuesday. Minaj’s scheduled appearance in the western city of Jeddah next week as part of a cultural festival had triggered a …
Read More »Logisticians keen to address fragmentation challenges in the industry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda freight forwarders are urging industry players to come together and speak with one voice on issues that affect the industry. According to Hussein Kiddedde, the Chairman Uganda Freight Forwarders Association (UFFA), the industry is fragmented which means that they don’t know their members and …
Read More »COSASE sub-committee to probe acquisition of Asian properties
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises-COSASE chairperson, Mubarak Munyagwa has formed a subcommittee to investigate fraudulent acquisition of departed Asians’ property. In 1983, the Departed Asians’ Property Custodian Board was put in charge of between 9,000 to 10,000 properties of Asians …
Read More »MPs seek answers on boda boda, mobile money murders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent attacks targeting mobile money operators and Boda boda riders have drawn the attention of parliament. Members of Parliament want Government to explains the attacks, which have claimed the lives of several mobile money operators and Boda boda riders. Robina Rwakojo, the Gomba …
Read More »A waste of good wine? Non! Spitting is essential to tasting
Paris, France | AFP | Spitting is frowned upon in polite society — unless of course the spitter is engaged in tasting wines. “It’s by spitting out the wine that you will be even more distinguished in society,” pleads Pierre-Jules Peyrat, a Paris sommelier. Holding forth before a rapt crowd at …
Read More »Instagram rolls out new features to counter bullying with AI
Washington, United States | AFP | Instagram will introduce new features aimed at curbing online bullying, the Facebook-owned platform announced Monday, as social media giants face increased scrutiny over the harassment faced by many users. There have been growing calls around the world for greater oversight of platforms like Facebook …
Read More »PSG get tough with Neymar after pre-season no-show
Paris, France | AFP | French club Paris Saint-Germain said they would take “appropriate action” after Neymar failed to show up for pre-season training with the French champions. Neymar, the world’s most expensive player after moving to PSG for 222 million euros ($252 million) two years ago, had watched his country …
Read More »Federer eyes 100th Wimbledon win and Nadal showdown
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Roger Federer can rack up his 100th win at Wimbledon on Wednesday and set-up a blockbuster semi-final against Rafael Nadal. In a quarter-final line-up which features five players over 30, there is a growing anticipation of a potential 40th career match-up between the sport’s two …
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