ENTERTAINMENT

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzanian singer and songwriter Rajabu Abdulkahali Ibrahim – popularly known as Harmonize – has promised to deliver a vibe at Bell Lager’s inaugural ObaFest beer festival happening at Jahazi Pier today– Sunday 22nd October. The artist – who is known for hits like …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda has announced the launch of a brand-new comedy series, Hotel Mara. This humorous comedy is set in a hotel in Kampala and captures the day-to-day lives of Ugandans through the experiences of both the hotel staff and its diverse visitors, all infused with …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A joint planning meeting between the government and the private sector was held yesterday at the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity ahead of the 8th edition of the Nyege Nyege festival that is happening from November 9th to 12th in Jinja City. The meeting was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Bell Lager is hosting the first-ever Bell Lager ObaFest that’s happening this Sunday at Jahazi Pier Munyonyo to celebrate East African cuisine, music, and culture. The festival will be a beacon of African optimism and features a star-studded lineup of East African musical heavyweights …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The artists’ line-up for East Africa’s ultimate beer festival, the Bell ObaFest has been confirmed, with Tanzanian bongo music maestro Harmonize, Uganda’s Azawi and Kenya’s Nyashinski and BenSoul being confirmed to take the stage for an unforgettable fusion of East African talent. The Bell …

Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT |  All is set for the world’s biggest music awards, the 2023MTV EMAs in November that will be broadcast to DSTV audiences. Taylor Swift leads the pack with seven nods, including “Best Artist,” “Best Song” and “Best Video.” Olivia Rodrigo and SZA follow closely with six …

7th Edition with a Drunch Twist! Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 7th Ugandan edition of the world-famous beer and food festival Oktoberfest is happening at the Cricket Oval Lugogo on October 28th. At the launch event held at The Villa in Bukoto, festival organizer Denis Asiimwe shared the exciting …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bell Lager, a product of Uganda Breweries Limited, is set to host the first-ever disability-inclusive festival in Uganda. Dubbed the Bell ObaFest, the festival is a celebration of East African culture through food, music, and culture with beer as a unifying factor; on …

Stockholm, Sweden | Xinhua | Norwegian author Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced here on Thursday. Fosse’s immense oeuvre, written in Norwegian Nynorsk and spanning a variety of genres, consists of a wealth of plays, novels, poetry collections, essays, children’s books and translations, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makindye Chief Magistrates Court has dismissed the case in which Events Promoter Abbey Musigunzi commonly known as Abitex was accused of negligence which resulted in the death of eleven people at Freedom City  Namasuba during the 2023  New Year Celebrations. The 13 charges were …