Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Seeta in Mukono Municipality are investigating the robbery of Shillings 50 million from mobile money operators at gunpoint on Thursday night. The two mobile money operators, Racheal Babirye and Emmanuel Ssebayiga say that two men armed with an AK 47 intercepted them at …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The King of Tooro Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has tasked parents to ensure that they teach their children cultural norms and values in order to preserve the Tooro culture for future generations. Omukama Oyo was speaking at the Annual General Meeting …
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Windhoek, Nambia | Xinhua | Namibia’s Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises has announced that the Value Added Tax (VAT) Amendment Act, 2022 will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. The amendments to the Act include the reclassification of the supply of sanitary pads as a zero-rated supply, said Wilson Shikoto, …
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Much as there’s been success for LGBTI rights in courts, winning hearts and minds of Ugandans remains a struggle COMMENT | Frank Mugisha | Dear Reader, today I chronicle our struggles and what we have achieved despite numerous hindrances and try to forge a future ahead. The Anti-Homosexuality Act was the culmination …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos at Makerere University on Friday as the alumni and staff elected new leaders of their umbrella body; the Convocation. The chaos resulted from a standoff between the current leaders who were organizing the election and some of the candidates. Throughout the day, …
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Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Two late goals from Karim Benzema, with the first from the penalty spot, took Real Madrid top of La Liga on Friday night with a 2-0 win over Valladolid. Benzema scored his first goal in the 83rd minute after the VAR penalized Javi Sanchez for …
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For many years small retail investors have found it hard to buy shares on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, but a newly-licensed service hopes to change that Kampala, Uganda | HARRY CLYNCH | Since the establishment of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in 1954, it has traditionally been very difficult for Kenya’s retail …
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Xinhua | Al Nassr Football Club from Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it has officially signed 37-year-old Portugese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo until 2025. “History in the making. This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our …
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | Xinhua | Pele was three months shy of his 10th birthday when he made a promise to his father Dondinho. The pair had just listened to a radio broadcast of Uruguay’s 2-1 victory over Brazil in the decisive match of the 1950 World Cup at Rio …
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Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving Israeli leader, returned to power on Thursday as the country’s prime minister at the helm of an extreme-right coalition. In an official inauguration ceremony at the Israeli parliament, lawmakers voted by 63-54 in favor of approving the new government. The new government is …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
