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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Express FC has partnered strategically with SEMABET Uganda, a leading online gaming platform. SEMABET will become the club’s official kit sponsor for the 2024/25 Uganda Premier League season. The partnership is valued at up to Shs. 500,000,000, is a significant boost for EXPRESS FC, providing …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on Thursday awarded 218 students from the oil-rich districts of Hoima and Kikuube in western Uganda. According to a statement issued by CNOOC Uganda Limited, the awards, held in collaboration with local education offices, aim to promote academic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices firm, has been awarded the prestigious Eastern Africa Cybersecurity Leadership and Innovation Award at the East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF). The event, held from September 11 – 12 at the Serena Hotel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Bernard Namanya has dismissed an application challenging the ownership of part of the land comprising Mandela National Stadium at Namboole. The administrators of the estate of the late Keresipo Kitaka which owned 16 acres of land at Namboole wanted the court …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Preparations are in high gear in Nakaseke district ahead of the party organized to celebrate the 80th birthday of President Yoweri Museveni. The party organized by the office of the Prime Minister and National Resistance Movement secretariat will take place on Sunday at Kijjaguzo …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A major dispute has emerged at the Masaba Cultural Institution following the failure of the Culture Council to account for over Sh500 million allocated for the official launch of Imbalu traditional circumcision in August. According to an insider who requested anonymity, Umukuka Mike Mudoma rejected …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The community of Kabalagala, a suburb of Kampala City, is calling on the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to install zebra crossings and traffic lights at two crucial intersections along the Kabalagala-Nsambya road. This appeal comes in response to a troubling increase in road …

Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Bahati, the Acting Ntungamo District Education Officer, has urged the establishment of clearly defined roles for foundation bodies in grant-aided schools to mitigate ongoing conflicts. Bahati said that currently there is an ambiguity in the roles of these bodies that often leads to …

The government through the Attorney General sued the Project Affected Persons, accusing them of declining to receive the compensation fees allocated to them during the property evaluation process, which threatens the implementation of the pipeline project. Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government had dragged 80 people in different parts …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission-EC has written to the promoters of Peoples Front for Freedom [PFF], the intended political party of the FDC breakaway faction of Katonga, expressing concern over the intended name and colours of the party. In a letter dated September 4 and signed …