Mike Hillary Mutebi, in a professional football coaching career spanning over 20 years, has trained the national team Uganda Cranes , Simba FC, SC Villa, and KCC FC, and been involved in other projects like the famed Copa Coca Cola. “My two colleagues and I initiated Copa Coca Cola so …
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Miami, United States | AFP | An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad during a test in Florida on Thursday, destroying a satellite that Facebook planned to use to beam high-speed internet to Africa. The blast at Cape Canaveral — though it caused no injuries — …
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Cairo, Egypt | AFP | The African Cup of Nations continental football finals will go ahead as scheduled in Gabon despite the wave of riots following president Ali Bongo’s re-election, African football authorities confirmed on Thursday. “There will be no change, we are following proceedings closely,” African football confederation media …
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Berlin, Germany | AFP | Premier League clubs hunting the likes of Paul Pogba spent ten times as much as French Ligue 1 counterparts during the transfer window, but envious rivals are nervously laughing all the way to the bank. The 20 English Premier League clubs laid out 1.165 …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Georgetown University on Thursday announced measures to atone for having profited from the sale of nearly 300 slaves in the 19th century, giving an edge in admissions for their descendants. University president John DeGioia will discuss the steps in a speech later Thursday on …
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Buganda Road Court on Thursday issued a production warrant directing Kigo Government Prison to produce former District Police Commander of Kampala Central Police station Aaron Baguma on September 6 to answer murder charges. SP Baguma on Tuesday turned himself in to court and was remanded to Kigo and the officers ordered to …
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COVER STORY: Government secretly giving bail outs? Information unearthed by The independent reveals that despite the public backlash against the proposed bail out of sinking companies, the government has resorted to a secret plan to bail out some of the businessmen including one who received a staggering Shs47bn. LAST WORD: …
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Paris, France | AFP | The 10 biggest moves during the European summer transfer window, which closed on Wednesday: Paul Pogba Juventus to Manchester United, 89 million pounds (105 million euros, $116 million) The summer’s most long-running transfer saga concluded with France midfielder Pogba returning to former club United in …
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VIDEO: A city constitutional lawyer has queried the ability of a private member of parliament pushing for a constitutional amendment that should be pushed for by the government. While reacting to Ssekitoleko’s motion requiring lifting of the age limit of judicial officers, Laudislus Rwakafuzi noted that the MP is not competent enough when …
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A partnership between four Uganda government institutions to widen the tax base through improved collaboration is already bearing fruits as it helped realize an extra sh47.6.bn shillings in revenue in 2015/16. The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Ministry of Local Government, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) on Thursday …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
