Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Companies hired more staff in the month of November as demand for their products increased, a new survey has shown. The Purchasing Managers Index, published by Stanbic Bank and IHS Markit shows that the business environment improved to 58.6 points in November from the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the country enters the festive season, Sheraton Kampala Hotel has not waited and is already celebrating Christmas with a time-honored tradition of Christmas lighting and decoration to set the mood and tone for the festival. Although the calendar stills read November, there are …
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Kiruhuura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called on Ugandans to love one another as God loves them. Museveni together with the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni joined Christians at St. Luke Nshwerenkye Church of Uganda in Kiruhuura District to celebrate the 2018 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A pastor in Budaka district died on Christmas minutes after delivering his sermon to Christians. The deceased is 34-year-old Julius Mwanika 34, a Pastor at Trinity Chapel Church in Nakibule in Budaka town council. Pastor David Gonahasa, the overseer of born Again Churches in Budaka …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Queen Elizabeth II warned of religious “tribalism” in a Christmas message on Tuesday delivered against a backdrop of Britain bickering over its impending exit from the EU. The 92-year-old monarch’s tone reflected a sombre mood sweeping the island nation as it ponders the perils …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Each festival season, operators of public transport hike transport to the high volume of travelers. The most affected are travelers to distant routes to the East and the western Uganda where fares more than double. Transporters take advantage of the absence of checks and balances …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christmas cake is the best. Boozy, stodgy, festive deliciousness. But if you’re planning on driving, then you may want to take it easy. Experts have warned that just two slices of the brandy-drenched dessert could put you over the legal drink-driving limit. And it would …
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Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria | AFP | Austria has something special to celebrate this festive period as it marks 200 years since the first performance of one of the world’s most beloved Christmas carols, “Silent Night”. Celebrations of the anniversary will culminate with a special December 24 performance of “Stille …
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Manila, Philippines | AFP | Row upon row of pigs on bamboo spits sizzle slowly over orange embers in Manila just days before Christmas, peak season for the Philippines’ pig roasting “lechoneros”. Smoke rises day and night from their cooking pits in the La Loma area, which brands itself a …
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N’Djamena, Chad | AFP | French President Emmanuel Macron paid a pre-Christmas visit to French soldiers in Chad on Saturday, bringing enough champagne, foie gras and chocolate for 1,300 troops along with him. Macron landed at Kossei air base near N’Djamena, the nerve centre of Operation Barkhane, a four-year campaign …
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