Isaac Khisa of The Independent magazine emerged as one of the winners of the 2017 Pan-African Re Insurance Journalism awards for a story about the insurance industry. Khisa was last week awarded Best Re/Insurance Industry Analysis and Commentary for his article “Insurance industry tops Shs700bn”. The award winners were announced at …
Read More »UK’s Independent back in profit after going web-only
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Britain’s Independent newspaper said Thursday it had returned to profit for the first time in more than 20 years, after ditching its print edition and going exclusively online. The left-leaning paper published its final print edition in March, the latest shake-up for the British …
Read More »Mbabazi to Stand As an Independent Candidate
Amama Mbabazi has declared that he will stand as an independent candidate come 2016 for the Presidential Elections. This Friday 30th was the NRM deadline for picking nomination forms. Mbabazi didn’t show up, rather he chose to announce that he would seek the country’s vote as an Independent Candidate. It …
Read More »Mbabazi To Stand As An Independent? Petition On
An online petition has been launched on the Change.org website to convince Amama Mbabazi to stand as an Independent for the 2016 Presidential Elections. The petition which was published by Janette Mugisha calls upon signatories to support Mbabazi’s decision to abandon NRM and not be restricted by what they term …
Read More »NRM denies secretly supporting Butaleja’s independent candidate
By Julius Odeke The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has in strong terms denied supporting the Independent candidate, Betty Hamaba in the Butaleja’s by-elections that are slated for February 11. The Director in charge of recruitment and mobilization in the NRM secretariat Hassan Galiwango in an interview with The Independent …
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