Uganda ready to defend individual and team titles in Australia 🔵 SCHEDULE ✳ Mixed Relay 7.30am ✳ U20 Race W 8.10am ✳ U20 Race M 8.50am ✳ Senior Race W 9.30am ✳ Senior Race M 10.30am Bathurst, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | With the fastest man on earth over …
Read More »Vipers SC look to turn around their Champions League fortunes
🌟 TODAY #TotalEnergiesCAFCL ⚽ Vipers vs Horoya Feb 18 REST OF GROUP C FIXTURES – VIPERS ⚽ Vipers vs Simba Feb 25 ⚽ Simba vs Vipers March 7 ⚽ Vipers vs Raja March 17 ⚽ Horoya vs Vipers March 31 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers SC can put their TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group …
Read More »PDM: Equity Bank starts disbursing funds to savings and credit coop societies
Kiboga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda, through the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa, has launched the disbursement of Parish Development Model (PDM) cash to beneficiaries in Kiboga District. Through Equity Bank, government has streamlined the disbursement process and will offer financial literacy …
Read More »Remembering Arphaxad Charles Kole Oboth-Ofumbi 1932-1977
Why I have great memories of one of Bukedi’s greatest sons, Oboth Ofumbi TRIBUTE | Jackson Oboth | In commemoration of Janan Luwum day February 16, NTV Uganda ran a documentary in remembrance of my late kinsman Oboth Ofumbi which I watched with nostalgic feelings. Luwum (c. 1922 – 17 February …
Read More »ABIM: Catholic Relief Services rehabilitates community access road
Rehabilitation of Community Road Excites Abim Residents Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Residents of Awach Sub County in Abim District are excited over the rehabilitation of Awach- Gangming community road. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has rehabilitated the Awach- Gangming community access road after 25 years since it …
Read More »Alupo to represent Museveni at AU meet
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Jessica Alupo has arrived in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia ahead of the 42nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. The Vice President will represent President Yoweri Museveni at …
Read More »Man City take over top spot from Arsenal
London, UK | ARSENAL.COM | Arsenal succumbed top spot in the Premier League for the first time since August after Manchester City claimed a 3-1 win at Emirates Stadium to leapfrog us in the table. The reigning champions took an unwarranted lead on 24 minutes when Kevin De Bruyne pounced …
Read More »VISAS: Uganda’s junior team to Bathurst 2023 cut by half
✳ U20 men 🇺🇬 🏃 310 Feb CHELEGOI ❌ 311 Hosea CHEMUTAI ✅ 313 Allan KIBET ❌ 314 Dan KIBET ✅ 319 Keneth KIPROP ✅ 323 Sailas ROTICH ❌ Bathurst, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Uganda junior men’s team has been cut by half, after three athletes failed to secure visas to travel to …
Read More »AYOTA: NSSF has not purchased Nakigalala land yet, clarifies on Sh400b budget claims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Ag. Managing Director Patrick Ayota has clarified that the purported purchase of Nakigalala land has not yet taken place, and UGX 400b was budgeted for 2 pieces of land – one at Nakigalala and another at Nakawa following …
Read More »Did we imagine Kakwenza’s mutilated back?
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | It is now a year since a firestorm erupted in the wake of writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija’s torture ordeal in state custody. In December 2021, state agents broke into Kakwenza’s home, abducting him. In early January 2022, court ordered police to release Kakwenza – the police did …
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