Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda has recognised Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd as the best performing bank in Uganda government securities for the year 2017. This is the sixth consecutive year that Stanbic has won the award. Launched in 2005, the Primary Dealer (PD) system aims to …
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13 African athletes, including Ugandans, go missing at Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia | AFP | Five more African athletes may have vanished from the Commonwealth Games, organisers said Thursday, after eight competitors from Cameroon were suspected of fleeing a day earlier. Gold Coast organisers confirmed reports that athletes …
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Madrid, Spain | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 97th-minute penalty to take Real Madrid through to the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday, denying Juventus after a remarkable comeback by the Italian side. Ronaldo smashed home the decisive spot-kick at the death, after a furious Gianluigi Buffon …
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Madrid, Spain | AFP | Juventus raced to a shocking 3-0 lead against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in their Champions League quarter-final second leg. Bale was a surprise inclusion ahead of Karim Benzema at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Real held a 3-0 advantage from the opening match in …
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Embed from Getty Images Results ??Uganda 57-37 Scotland??????? | ??New Zealand 45-54 England??????? | ??SA 85-25 Barbados?? | ??N. Ireland 73-46 Fiji?? | ??Malawi 68-53 Wales??????? |??Australia 72-51 Jamaica?? Classification matches 5/6 ??South Africa vs. Uganda?? 7/8 ??Malawi vs. Northern Ireland?? 9/10 ??Barbados vs. Scotland??????? 11/12 ??Fiji vs. Wales??????? Uganda finishes 3rd in their group Gold Coast, …
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Roma, Italy | AFP | Liverpool survived a first-half bombardment, and benefited from a controversial offside decision, as they beat Manchester City 2-1 in their Champions League quarter-final second leg on Tuesday to win the tie 5-1. Gabriel Jesus gave City a second-minute lead at the Etihad Stadium, raising hopes …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The White House on Tuesday said Donald Trump believes he has the power to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, a day after FBI agents raided the offices of the president’s private lawyer. “We have been been advised that the president certainly has the …
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President Museveni challenges western companies as Uganda signs oil refinery pact Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda took a firm step to building its first oil refinery when officials signed a Project Framework Agreement with the Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium (AGRC) in Entebbe on Tuesday. The agreement will ensure development, …
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Uganda ?? 76 Wales ??????? 40 Wales remain winless after a frustrating match against Uganda Gold Coast, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT & WELSHNETBALL.COM | Peace Proscovia continued her shooting masterclass at the Commonwealth Games, scoring 56 goals as Uganda’s netballers mauled Wales 76-40 in their penultimate group game. Sitting bottom of Pool B at the 2018 Commonwealth …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has asked Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to drop a recent directive for banks to release to them account details of all their clients. Uganda’s cabinet decided on Monday that the URA move “would cause unnecessary litigation and some turbulence in the banking sector and …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
