▶️ Uganda vs Ghana Oct 7 ▶️ Egypt vs Congo Oct 7 ▶️ Congo vs Uganda Nov 6 ▶️ Ghana vs Egypt Nov 6 Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Ghana’s Black Stars left Kenya on Thursday for Uganda ahead of the crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier in the Ugandan capital Kampala …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Besigye’s army of rage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| These are the top stories in this week’s The Independent. THE LAST WORD Are Ugandans docile?: Why last week’s scuffles in parliament excited the public but did not lead to popular protests COVER STORY The angry Ugandans: Why Besigye’s army of rage is defeating Museveni. …
Read More »Otafiire reassures WIPO on Uganda’s plan to protect traditional knowledge
Geneva, Switzerland | MOFA | Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Kahinda Otafiire has told the 2017 General Assembly of the World Intelectual Property Organization (WIPO) that Uganda has stepped up efforts to ensure protection of traditional knowledge and the country’s genetic resources. He said protection of traditional knowlede and …
Read More »Make or break for Uganda Cranes
Key dates ▶️ Uganda vs Ghana Oct 7 ▶️ Egypt vs Congo Oct 7 ▶️ Congo vs Uganda Nov 6 ▶️ Ghana vs Egypt Nov 6 Standings Group E ??EGY – 9pts ??UGA – 7pts ?? GHA – 5pts ??CGO – 1 Nigeria, Tunisia, Egypt eye World Cup places Johannesburg, South Africa …
Read More »City Oilers, Power look good for Africa Zone 5 basketball semis
TODAY: Women round robin KPA 85 Horseed 32 Don Bosco 91 KCCA 39 UCU 88 APR 50 Men’s quarterfinals Patriots 68 ABC 60 KPA 66 Savio 48 City Oilers 98 Gondar 52 Power 84 Hawassa 41 Semi-finals KPA vs City Oilers Patriots vs Power Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | If …
Read More »Rugasira on new Uganda Development Corporation board
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Uganda Development Corporation (UDC), the investment arm of government mandated to promote and facilitate industrial and economic development of the country, has finally got a first Board of Directors since its revival in 2008. The new board which will be chaired by Hamu Mugenyi, …
Read More »Mathew Kanyamunyu granted bail
Judge rules that Kanyamunyu is innocent till proved guilty Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | High Court in Kampala has just granted bail to “Lugogo murder” key suspect Mathew Kanyamunyu. High Court judge Wilson Kwesiga Matthew granted Kanyamunyu bail on Wednesday and asked he deposits a sh10m cash bond, while …
Read More »USE to demutualise, eyes listing
Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda Securities Exchange has received approval from the Capital Markets Authority to demutualise within a period of one year, according to its Chief Executive Officer, Paul Bwiso. Bwiso said the new development means that the USE ceases to be a mutual entity limited by guarantees and …
Read More »BOBI WINE: We are more powerful than we’ve been made to believe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the thick of Uganda’s current political tensions, artists from across Africa and the diaspora have come to Kampala for a “Your Music Your Voice” 2017 event to collaborate and discuss their common goal of advocating for social justice in their respective countries. On Tuesday …
Read More »ARTS: Bark-cloth gets artistic break
Artists experiment more with media on synthetic surfaces |DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Bark-cloth has become global as part of a trend that has seen organic fabric featuring on European fashion runaways. In international art festivals the showcase of artwork integrated with bark-cloth has prompted positive criticism for artists like Sanaa Gateja …
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