Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Retired Col Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya and Captain Denis Oola on charges of treason and misprison of treason. Prosecutors allege that the charges were committed in various countries including Switzerland, Greece, …
Read More »Chinese, Japanese media, think tanks hold dialogue on boosting cultural exchanges
Xinhua is willing to work with partners from Chinese and Japanese media outlets and think tanks to tell moving stories of enhancing mutual trust and cooperation between China and Japan, and continue to record the history of mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples, said Xinhua’s President Fu …
Read More »Xinhua, Jiji Press sign MoU on media cooperation
TOKYO | Xinhua | President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua met with Katsuhiko Sakai, president of Japan’s Jiji Press, in Tokyo on Tuesday, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance media cooperation. Noting that the media is an important bridge for political exchanges, economic cooperation and cultural …
Read More »Final journey for former IGP Okoth Ogola starts today
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The country is giving former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Boniface Aron Okoth Ogola a final salute with a funeral service starting 9am today at All Saints Cathedral Nakasero. The Government has granted an official burial to the late former IGP. The body leaves for …
Read More »“Why doesn’t Kizza Besigye just EAT?”
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | You cannot miss it. The hauntingly sunken face of Kizza Besigye. Winnie Byanyima, Besigye’s wife, told AFP that Besigye went on a hunger strike on February 10 protesting his continued illegal detention. His detractors, still harping on about the performative antics of activism, claim that Besigye’s …
Read More »Tough start, but Cwinya-ai and Kitata looking to brighter day 2 at Magical Kenya Open
Nairobi, Kenya | UGC MEDIA | The DP World Tour Magical Kenya Open is undoubtedly the grandest stage for any golfer coming out of Uganda. With a huge gallery, a global television network and the cream of the DP World golfers on the draw, stage fright is almost certainly going …
Read More »Fair thee well, George Okurapa
We would unashamedly campaign for Okurapa again as Makerere Guild President were the clock to wind back TRIBUTE | Alfred Geresom Musamali | Around February 1985, forty (40) years ago, Uganda’s Makerere University Northcote (now Nsibirwa) Hall chairman Maurice Rutakingirwa (RIP) and I, a then Northcote-based ruling Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) …
Read More »The New Categories and Features that Betting Sites in Africa Give People Access To
Those who have used online betting websites before remember that companies usually focus on a single category, such as a sportsbook or a casino. You can still find these kinds of operators in some African countries, but most of them want to provide as many sections as possible. Operators …
Read More »Deep Tech Center of Excellence launched in Namanve
Accelerating Uganda’s Leap into the New Economy Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a strategic move to accelerate Uganda’s leap into a knowledge-based economy, the Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Secretariat, in collaboration with Future Lab, the Research to Industry Centre of Excellence, the Uganda National Council of Science and …
Read More »Ggoobi meets Airbus, Sagemcom Energy bosses in France
Secretary to the treasury Ggoobi preaches markets, investment and tourism to Ugandan diaspora community in France Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury Ramathan Ggoobi has met Sales Director of Airbus Michael Guiraud on day three of his four day working visit of France. Uganda Airlines …
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