Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | VIPERSSC.CO.UG | It’s not yet time to lay down tools. Vipers SC have got to roll down their sleeves as they face Tanzanian giants Simba SC in the return leg on Match Day Four of the CAF Champions League group stage tonight. While the Venoms …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Constitutional Court Judge, Kenneth Kakuru is dead. According to reliable sources, Justice Kakuru breathed his last at Aga Khan Hospital in Kenya’s, capital Nairobi after losing the battle to cancer. “He has just passed away in Nairobi. He’s been too unwell,” said the source. Another source …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiira College Butiki Old Boys Association-KICOBA has rejected the newly posted head teacher, Paul Mwogeza, on the grounds that he is not an old boy of the school and therefore lacks the passion to run it. Mwogeza tookover the school on March 1, 2023, …
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French Court dismissal of case against TotalEnergies shatters hope Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Feb.28, the Paris Civil Court dismissed a landmark case filed by six French and Ugandan NGOs against French oil major, TotalEnergies, for the oil project it is currently developing in Uganda. The environmental groups wanted …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero District have by the Flying Squad unit to track the killers of a Secondary School mathematics teacher. Nathan Ssebugulu’s body was found dumped in Katikamu near the Kampala-Gulu highway after a two day search. Police say they suspected that he was …
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It’s important to put in place safety valves for a more nuanced, hate free debate that seeks to inform rather than vilify COMMENT | Frank Mugisha | The media is an important aspect of our lives; especially in fully grown or nascent democracies. It’s an important channel of information through which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prudential Uganda through the Prudential Actuarial Support Scheme (PASS) awarded the top five students of Actuarial Science at Makerere University 500 USD each. In addition, the students will each receive a fully funded scholarship to sit for their professional exams and the top three will …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, commended the Uganda Police Force for their contribution to security and stability in Somalia. Ambassador Souef made the remarks when he presented medals and certificates to a contingent of 160 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women leagues from nine registered political parties in the country signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Inter–party Women Platform (IWOP) through which they will promote good leadership. They also intend to use the platform to carry out collective advocacy on issues affecting women and to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Cyril Ramaphosa and Yoweri Museveni witnessed the signing of five MOUs by their respective governments of Uganda and South Africa in a move aimed to build strong political and economic relations between the two countries. On Tuesday, both governments signed an MOU on cooperation …
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