Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda the home of great Pay-Tv entertainment together with communications regulator Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) brings you Uganda’s traditional folktale in a short film; Nambi. The short film shown for the very first time in a screening at Century Cinemax, Metroplex Naalya on 30 …
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Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Richard Lochoro, the speaker of Nakapiripirit district is in trouble following the recovery of 35 jerry cans of crude waragi from his residence. A joint security team, which was in Namalu mission to observe the Martyrs Day celebration, received intelligence about the presence of illicit …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s annual headline inflation decreased from 8.0% for the year ended April 2023 to 6.2% for the year ended May according to data released by Uganda Bureau of Statistics Executive Director Chris Mukiza on May 31. The slowdown in inflation is largely attributed to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jumia, the e-commerce platform in Uganda, kicked off its 11 years celebrations in Uganda with a campaign launch dubbed ‘Jumia Loves You’. As part of the festivities, the company is offering a discount promo of up to 60% across all product categories from June 5 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pearl Dairy, a processor of milk in Uganda, has launched a new product line of fortified instant milk powder specially formulated for children between the ages of 3 and 5, company executives said on May 31. The product, called Lato Grow, is a premium quality …
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Paris, France | Xinhua | Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos bid farewell to Parc des Princes as Paris Saint-Germain wasted a two-goal lead to suffer a 3-2 defeat to Clermont in the final Ligue 1 match of the season on Saturday. “After two seasons in the capital, Leo Messi’s adventure with …
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Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season, the club confirmed on Sunday. The 35-year-old becomes the fourth player to leave the club at the end of the campaign, after it was confirmed on Saturday that Marco Asensio, Mariano Diaz and Eden …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have initiated a search for 20 children who were reported missing by their parents following the Martyr’s Day celebrations at Namugongo shrines on Saturday. Caroline Kushemererwa, the head of the Child and Family Protection Unit in the Kampala Metropolitan Policing area, said that most …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) revealed that it will soon introduce smart gate, an automated self-service border control system to combat trade fraud including under and over-declaration of imports and exports. The gates are in addition to other measures in place such as cargo digital scanners, …
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Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday called for solidarity and active coordination of regional and continental efforts to effectively tackle the crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan during a meeting held in Luanda, the capital …
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