Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coca-Cola Beverage Africa’s subsidiary, Plastic Recycling Industries (PRI) has unveiled a campaign of collecting plastic waste in Kampala and surrounding areas in a move to conserve the environment. The waste will be used to make other products such as chairs. Speaking at the launch …
Read More »Do you know phobophobia?
The fear can be so intense that sufferers go to extreme lengths to avoid what they are frightened of Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To have a phobia is to have an overwhelming and often irrational fear of something. The fear can be so intense that sufferers go to extreme …
Read More »Cement consumption in Kenya dips in 17 years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cement consumption in Kenya dipped for the first time in 17 years to 6.2 million tonnes owing to depressed demand in the construction sector, Economic Survey 2018 shows. According to Business- Daily, which quotes data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, shows that …
Read More »Up to 95% of cyber-crimes go unreported, report
95% of cybercrimes go unreported, report Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | According to the Uganda Cyber Security report 2017, 95% of cyber security incidents went unreported and yet of those reported; only 4.4% of reported cases were followed to successful prosecution. The report released early this month by the African …
Read More »New plastic can be recycled over and over
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new kind of plastic can, when exposed to the right chemicals, break down into the same basic building blocks that it came from and be rebuilt again and again. The recyclable material is more durable than previous attempts to create reusable plastics, researchers …
Read More »When politicians are unrecognizable in campaign Posters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A female candidate for a local position in Taipei, Taiwan, recently became the butt of social media jokes, after people noticed that she looked nothing like the woman on her campaign posters. The difference between real-life Wang Zhiya and her depiction on campaign posters …
Read More »Ethiopian Airlines to purchase 10 new aircrafts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s fast growing carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has signed a purchase agreement with Bombardier for 10 new Q400 aircrafts. Bombardier Commercial Aircraft said on April 27 that the value of the transaction is worth US$332 million. “The Bombardier turboprops continue to deliver unmatched performance to our …
Read More »Surprise as Kim Jong-un travels with personal toilet
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KIM JONG-UN reportedly travelled with his own personal toilet to his meeting with his South Korean counterpart, based on an intense paranoia. The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly brought his own personal toilet to the historic April 27 meeting with his South Korean …
Read More »Real estate dealers demand fair rent law
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As parliament warms up to legislate about the Landlord-tenant Bill, the Association of Real Estate Uganda says it is not against the bill but wants one that is fair to all parties. Speaking at a workshop in Kampala in which over 50 members took part …
Read More »Little Bruce Lee: Victim or victor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ryusei Imai, or “Little Bruce Lee”, as he’s come to be known, started watching Bruce Lee movie since he was one. Then he started imitating scenes from Bruce Lee movies at age four. In one year’s time he had already mastered the nunchaku scene …
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