Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT |  Absa Group has today reported strong normalised headline earnings of R21 billion ($1.15billion) for the 2022 financial year, an increase of 13% from the prior year and well above pre-COVID levels. The result, Absa Group said,  was driven by significantly higher pre-provision …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA |  Alliance Francaise de Kampala (AFK) on March 11th, hosted an awarding event for schools that participated in the French language diploma (DELF) school competition themed, “Njogera Francais- I speak French” The DELF is an internationally recognised certification awarded by the French ministry of education …

Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | Introducing bacteria to a tumor microenvironment (TME) creates a state of acute inflammation that triggers the immune system’s primary responder cells to attack the tumor, according to a study led by Australia’s Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The research team said on Monday that injecting …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airport police have burst a drug trafficking racket involving one of their own and immigration officials. According to information obtained by URN, Airport police seized a consignment of 9.8 kilograms of cocaine on March 1, 2023, whose destination is yet to be established. The consignment had been cleared by …

South Sudan leaders discuss ties, peace implementation with Ethiopian PM Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua |  South Sudan President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar on Monday met with visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to discuss bilateral ties and outstanding issues in implementing a 2018 peace …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has resolved to cancel football matches that will have been confirmed to have been fixed, regardless of whether they are ongoing or due to commence. According to the Federation, this is one of the new measures to combat the …

San Francisco, US | Xinhua | The U.S. government would not bail out Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday as systemic “contagion” worries spread across the venture capital and technology industries. “Let me be clear that during the financial crisis, there were investors and owners …

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tragedy has struck a family in Rubanda district on Sunday. Lightling struck three family members dead. The dead are Ambrose Kanunu, 35, a resident of Rwamuyora village, Nyarurambu parish, Muko sub-county, his sons Justus Asiimwe,7, and Arnold Habomugisha,5, both former pupils of Bwindi primary school. According to Jotham …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Smirnoff – a product of Uganda Breweries Limited – has announced a new date for the Mbarara Smirnoff Fiesta, which is the 13th of May at University Inn. The Fiestas are countrywide experiences through which Smirnoff curates full brand immersions that tap into pop …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda’s Nnaabagereka (Queen) Sylivia Nagginda Luswata’s Autobiography will be released on the 23rd March 2023. The Nnaabagereka writes in the book’s prologue, “On August 27, 1999, I became the Nnaabagereka of Buganda. Me, a simple girl had fallen in love with a king and become his …