San Francisco, United States | AFP | Apple looks to begin a fresh reinvention on Monday as it rolls out Hollywood stars for its new streaming television service, part of a broad shift of direction for the California technology giant. Having seen a pullback in the once-sizzling smartphone market, Apple …
Read More »Health minister calls for efforts to End multi-drug resistant TB
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Primary Health Care Joy Moriku Kaducu has called for more efforts towards ending multi drug resistant Tuberculosis. The Minister was speaking at the National celebration to mark the World Tuberculosis Day held at Ruhaama Playground in Ntungamo district at the …
Read More »Kitatta transferred to Luzira Prison
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bodaboda 2010 Patron Abdullah Kitatta has been transferred to Luzira Maximum Prison, allegedly for his own safety. The chairperson of the General Court Martial Lt General Andrew Gutti took the decision after a request by Army Prosecutor, Captain Samuel Masereje on grounds that Kitatta’s …
Read More »Wadri celebrates, urges end to political squabbles
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Municipality MP Kassiano Wadri has urged the people of Arua to put aside their political differences and join the fight against corruption and under development in the West Nile. Wadri made the call during a victory party held at Arua Hill Grounds to celebrate …
Read More »Umeme earns extra sh1.4 trillion in 2018
⬆ Customer connections – 1.3M ⬆ Electricity Sales by 9.1% -Ugx1.6Trillion ⬆ EBITDA by 8.9% -Ugx354 billion ⬆ Net Cash Flow from Operations by 31% -Ugx395 billion ⬆ Capital Investments Ugx231 billion Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s main electricity distribution company Umeme have registered growth in several sectors in financial performance for …
Read More »TOGO: Internal squabbles cause opposition to crumble
Lome, Togo | AFP | Afiwa Yogue sells material for a living in Togo’s capital, Lome, and is disillusioned with the West African country’s opposition leaders. “We walked for months under the hot sun and sometimes in the rain, hoping to bring about the end of the regime,” the 34-year-old …
Read More »Kampala LDUs to receive orders from army
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF has selected a group of 810 officers and non Commissioned officers to command the recently passed out 6,000 Local Defense Unit-LDU personnel. The officers will begin operating immediately the LDU personnel return from a two week’s leave following their pass …
Read More »‘Kadaga now able to speak to visitors’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga is steadily improving and is now able to speak to her visitors, URN has learnt. Kadaga was hospitalized at Nakasero Hospital on Thursday over fatigue related illness following her return from trips in New York, USA and Rabat, …
Read More »Cranes lose it on final day, Tanzania qualifies
Tanzania 🇹🇿 3 Uganda 🇺🇬 0 Qualified Uganda 🇺🇬 Kenya 🇰🇪 Burundi 🇧🇮 Tanzania 🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzania’s Taifa Stars have qualified for the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) after a convincing 3-0 win over Uganda Cranes in a Group L game qualifying game played in Dar el …
Read More »Teacher from remote Kenya village is world’s best, wins $1 million
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | A maths and physics teacher from a secondary school in a remote village in Kenya’s Rift Valley has won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize for 2019, organisers have said. Peter Tabichi, who organisers say gives away 80 percent of his monthly …
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