Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local musicians and filmmakers have asked the Uganda Communications Commission to implement the local content law. According to the 2006 Broadcasting Policy, local content refers to content which recognizes the culture and linguistic diversity of Uganda. It carries themes of relevance to the local …
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A study investigated the effects of different drinks on the performance of 12 trained male athletes | BETH SISSONS | Staying hydrated is vital for our health, but there is some debate about the best temperature for water to be when people drink it. Some advocates believe that drinking cold …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Edwin Keronga has been appointed Managing Director of PostBank Uganda Limited, following the resignation of Stephen Mukweli. Mukweli who has been the bank’s Managing Director since the early 2000s, handed in his resignation to the bank’s board chairman Grace Bakunda on Friday, a day …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has officially unveiled five oil blocks that are available for licensing. Energy and Mineral Development Minister Irene Muloni unveiled what she termed as “five brides” that are available in Uganda for taking, to investors gathered at the East African Petroleum Conference and …
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Vancouver, Canada | AFP | A senior Chinese telecom executive whose arrest in Canada on a US warrant triggered a diplomatic row between Ottawa and Beijing appeared in court Wednesday to fight for her release. Canada’s justice department said the court was to set the next key dates in an extradition …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The second Inter-party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) summit will be held next week in Lira district. Frank Rusa, the Executive Secretary of IPOD and country representative of Netherland Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD), says taking the summit to Lira is meant to ensure …
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Investors will go through most of the over US$15 billion capital expenditure during this development stage | EMMA NAHAYO MUGIZI | At a recent meeting, Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) described the progress of our organisation and the oil and gas sector in …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday resisted demands from within her party to give a clear timetable for stepping down, with her spokesman insisting she would stay until Britain’s exit from the EU is finalised. “She is here to deliver Brexit in phase one and …
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The impasse lies in the hands of two leaders –President Museveni and Paul Kagame. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Ugandan traders are slowly turning to other markets in the region to sell their goods as the border standoff between Kigali and Kampala continues into the third month with …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Maurizio Sarri said Chelsea have no chance of competing with Manchester City and Liverpool next season unless their two-window transfer ban is overturned. Chelsea were hit with the ban for breaches of the international transfer rules on minors and FIFA threw out their appeal against …
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