Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Two feature films by graduates of the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) East Africa academy are  premiering on the Maisha Magic Plus and Maisha Magic East channels, as academy alumni apply their skills and talent to entertain audiences in the region. The films, Full Time …

LONDON | TASS | The heir to the British throne, Prince William of Wales, will take over some of King Charles III’s public duties as his father has been diagnosed with cancer, The Times of London reported. According to the authoritative newspaper, the prince, who intended to take a short “vacation” in …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Deposit Protection Fund (DPF) has completed the payment of individually protected depositors of the closed EFC Microfinance Uganda. Last month, the Bank of Uganda placed EFC Uganda Limited under liquidation, revoked its license, and ordered the winding up of its affairs, citing a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Law Society (ULS) Extra Ordinary Meeting due this afternoon has been stopped by The High Court in Kampala. The order issued by Civil Division’s Justice Musa Ssekaana follows a successful application by one of the members of Uganda Law Society Brian Kirima against his …

DAKAR | Xinhua |  Senegal’s parliament on Monday adopted a bill postponing the presidential election until Dec. 15 this year. Deputies from the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition and the main opposition Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) voted on the bill, which enjoyed majority backing. The bill was proposed by PDS …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has unveiled WhiteCap Crisp – a one of a kind premium beer with only 3% alcohol by volume (ABV), with no added sugar – making it the first light beer by ABV in the Ugandan market. The beer was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Peter Ogwang, the State Minister for Sports, has come to the defense of the Netball Normalization Committee amidst allegations of failing to provide daily allowances to She Cranes players during the International Netball Series in Wales and England. Ogwang refuted media reports claiming that …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF officers from Magamaga dedicated their entire Monday to cleaning a section of the railway line in Mayuge district as part of the Tarehe Sita (February 6) celebrations. The railway line is adjacent to a market with a capacity for 1000 …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Government is set to import 10 million doses of vaccines to enable scaling up of ring vaccination as the fight to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Ugandan cattle enters a new phase. Cabinet chaired by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday also proposed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Shilling continues to trade under pressure from the US dollar as demand for the US currency rises above the supply, according to experts. On Monday, the local currency opened trading at Shillings 3,815.63 buying and 3,825.63 selling according to the official rates …