Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Enhanced water company Vitaminwater, Coca Cola-owned company, recently launched a contest challenging entrants to give up their smartphones and tablets for a whole year. Thatâs a tough thing to do in this day and age, but the company is ready to make it worth your …
Read More »Over 15,000 South Sudan children remain separated from their families: UNICEF
Malakal, South Sudan | UNICEF | The United Nations Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) said 15,000 children remain separated from their families or missing, five years after conflict first broke out in South Sudan. UNICEF said more than four million people have been uprooted by the fighting in the country, the majority of …
Read More »10,000 register to join Muntu’s new formation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â More than 10,000 people have expressed interest to join, the New Formation of Mugisha Muntu, the former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party President. Alice Alaso, the former Serere District Woman MP, says that popularizing the new formation is on-going before it is finally launched …
Read More »S.Africa president to pay back $35,000 campaign funds
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will pay back 500,000 rand ($35,000) donated to his campaign fund by a firm with links to his son after admitting he misled parliament, an official said. Ramaphosa has staked his reputation on fighting corruption after his predecessor Jacob …
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