Emery axed as Arsenal boss after worst run in decades London, United Kingdom | AFP | Unai Emery was sacked as Arsenal manager on Friday after less than two years in charge and with the club without a win in seven games, their worst run since 1992. The 48-year-old Spaniard …
Read More »Valencia confident Uganda’s Cheptegei can break world record
✳ Today ✳ 10.30 am ✳ Star to watch: 🇺🇬 Cheptegei ✳ WATCH LIVE here (click) Valencia, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT & @VCRunning | The 10K Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, which will be held in parallel with the Valencia Marathon on the Sunday December 1, will be the last edition of this event in …
Read More »UN: Kenya, Uganda fail to enforce South Sudan sanctions
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Ahead of a key IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government meeting due Friday in Addis Ababa, United Nations (UN) monitors have warned of the failure of Kenya and Uganda to enforce sanctions on war-stricken South Sudan The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is today …
Read More »Now, NAADS suspends distribution of tractors to farmers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has suspended the distribution of more than 240 tractors to farmer groups around the country. The tractors were procured under the second priority area of the 2016 – 2020 Agriculture Sector Strategic Development Plan for mechanization of Agriculture. …
Read More »Africa tax body targets online companies
How can African countries increase tax revenues to fund their budgets and reduce donor dependency? This is the general question that African countries have dealt with over the years in response to the growing demand for services by the population. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | At the 4th international …
Read More »Ugandan media in crisis
Recent protest against police attacks exposes weakness within Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Polly Namaye, the deputy spokesperson of the Uganda Police Force, on Oct. 31 walked into the offices of the Uganda National Examinations Board. The exam body was holding a press conference to explain preparations for the …
Read More »EAC youth plot leadership role
A mix of politics, music, culture at YouLead Summit 2019 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Over 250 youth from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan who converged in Arusha, Tanzania for the 2019 YouLead Summit were urged to rise up, take leadership roles and political power to …
Read More »Nine-year-old Belgian wonder kid set for university degree
Amsterdam, Netherlands | AFP | Like many other nine-year-olds, Laurent Simons likes TV and his pet dog. But he also wants to make artificial organs, and is about to get the qualifications to set him on his way. The Belgian boy will in December receive a degree in electrical engineering …
Read More »COVER STORY: Battle for the ghetto
How Museveni can beat Bobi Wine Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH WERE | The 2021 presidential election campaign is in full gear; at least for the incumbent, President Yoweri Museveni. And this time, even after 33 years in power, Museveni appears once again to be bringing something new to the campaign. …
Read More »Full results from MTN Uganda marathon 2019
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan runners won the 42kms, 21kms and 10kms races as hundreds of runners turned up Sunday morning to participate in the MTN Kampala marathon focused on fundraising to improve maternal health in the country. This is a wrap up of the marathons that the …
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