Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp labelled talisman Mohamed Salah a “genius” as the Egyptian came back to haunt former club Roma in spectacular style with two goals and two assists in a 5-2 semi-final, first-leg demolition of the Italians at Anfield. However, Liverpool’s night was …
Read More »2nd HALF: Mo Salah strikes as Liverpool takes 4-0 lead vs Roma
Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Mohamed Salah stirred the passion of the Anfield crowd as he struck two beautiful goals and made two assist in their Champions League semifinal against Roma on Tuesday. Second half is ongoing. Spearheaded by Salah and inspired from the touchline by exuberant manager Jurgen …
Read More »Minister Kamya asks court to give her a second chance to talk with Lukwago
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The High Court in Kampala has given Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and Minister in-charge of Kampala Betty Olive Namisango Kamya another chance to explore an amicable settlement of their differences. This after Kamya’s new lawyer MacDusman Kabega informed Justice Wolayo Henreitta that they were unable to meet on April …
Read More »Israel scraps plan to expel African migrants
Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Israel announced on Tuesday it had abandoned plans to expel African migrants who entered the Jewish state illegally, after failing to find a country willing to host them. The plan had targeted some 42,000 migrants of Eritrean and Sudanese origin currently living in Israel. Government …
Read More »TAX AMENDMENTS: Fuel, Boda Boda, juices and Kibuku targeted
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Planning David Bahati has confirmed several radical tax proposals and amendments to the Income tax Bills, including increase excise duty on diesel and petrol by Sh100 for a litre to generate Sh196.4 billion. Another key new tax proposal is …
Read More »Pay TVs protest 2400% increase in license fees by Ugandan regulator
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s leading Pay TV operators have protest against a 2,400% increase in the annual license fees payable to Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). In a joint statement, they also refuted statements in a recent advert by UCC that said all Pay TV operators have not …
Read More »Janet Museveni warns Makerere on strikes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataaha Museveni has cautioned the Makerere University community against resorting to strikes as a means of expressing their grievances. The First Lady was speaking at the Makerere – Sweden Bilateral Research Programme (MAK-SIDA) Annual Planning Meeting 2018 …
Read More »Everything you need to know about the world’s top 500 billionaires
New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bloomberg Billionaire Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. The index tracks the net worth of the 500 wealthiest people on the planet. In a world with booming entrepreneurship stories, success is often measured by the value one has …
Read More »CMI protests Kitata bail application
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Boda-Boda 2010 patron Abdalla Kitatta has been sent back to Makindye Millitary barracks until the May 07, 2018 after the General Court Martial failed to pronounce itself on his bail application after the state opposed his release . State Prosecutor Captain Ambrose Baguma presented …
Read More »Prince William’s wife Kate gives birth to son
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Kate, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a baby son on Monday, the couple’s third child who is fifth in line to the British throne. The boy, weighing eight pounds and seven ounces (3.8 kilogrammes), was born at 11:01am (1001 GMT), Kensington Palace …
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