The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s Karan Patel has been crowned champion of the 2024 Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally after winning eight of the nine sections in the three day rally that concluded on Sunday. The ARC Rally started and ended at the Speke Resort Park, in Bujjagali …
Read More »Arsenal win, title race will go right to the very final whistle
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The title race will go right to the very final whistle after Leandro Trossard’s first-half strike was enough to grind out another win on Arsenal’s travels. It’s the first time in 25 years that Arsenal have been involved in the title race on the …
Read More »Swiss singer wins Eurovision 2024 contest
Malmo, Sweden | THE INDEPENDENT | Switzerland has won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘The Code’ performed by Nemo. Live from Malmö Arena, fans watched as the coveted Eurovision trophy was handed from Sweden over to Switzerland. The winning song is The Code, performed by Nemo. After the …
Read More »Census marred by faulty gadgets, unhappy enumerators
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The start of the National Census in different parts of the country encountered several glitches in several aread across the country. The exercise which commenced last night by enumerating the floating population, is expected to run for ten days until May 19th. On Friday …
Read More »Insurance product incubation program bears fruit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The insurance industry has successfully implemented a product incubation project aimed at supporting seamless role out of innovative products onto the market. The project, a regulatory sandbox, provides a controlled environment for the live-testing of new products, technology, or business models under the watchful …
Read More »Coca-Cola to end IPO dry spell with US$8 billion Africa bottler listing
The anticipated dual listing of Coca-Cola’s African bottling business in Johannesburg and Amsterdam indicates a strong market rebound as fintech leader Flutterwave mulls a similar move. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Coca-Cola Co. is advancing plans for a significant initial public offering of its African bottling arm as soon …
Read More »Katsigazi rushes to Savannah Region to battle animal theft
Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Major General Geoffrey Tumusiime Katsigazi has ordered for deployment of additional policemen in the Savannah Region to curb the rampant theft of animals. According to the Police Crime report, at least 163 cases of cattle thefts were …
Read More »CENSUS: 98-yr-old Kwar Adhola among first to share bio-data
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s 2024 National Housing and Population Census got off to a smooth start Friday, with 98-year-old Kwar Adhola Moses Stephen Owor taking part in the enumeration excercise. According to Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS, the King of the Jopadhola has participated in every census held in the country …
Read More »AI is disrupting the creative industry and legislation will be critical in protecting ownership
COMMENT | JULIUS KYAZZE | Pause for a moment and imagine listening to radio and a new song by the legendary ‘kadongo kamu’ singer, Paul Kafeero, comes on. Kafeero who has been dead for the last 17 years. The song is off his 2024 album on which he has collaborated …
Read More »Archbishop Ssemogerere issues directives on fundraising, to talk on Artificial Inteligence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Kampala Paul Ssemogerere, has issued a directive detailing fresh procedures for individuals, parishes, institutions, societies, and associations within the Archdiocese who seek to utilize its name in fundraising efforts from donors and agencies. The issuance of the new directive aims to …
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