Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students from Makerere, Ndejje and Kyambogo university will starting this year benefit from a skills and knowledge development partnership between The East African Crude Oil pipeline Company (EACOP) Ltd and the Institute of Surveyors of Uganda (ISU). The initiative will provide a three-months training and …
Read More »Newcastle march into Carabao Cup semi-finals
⚽ Newcastle 2 Leicester 0 Newcastle, Uk | NUFC CO UK| Second half strikes from Dan Burn and Joelinton sent Newcastle United into the Carabao Cup semi-finals as they sealed a 2-0 victory over Leicester City on Tuesday night. Boyhood Magpies fan Burn’s unforgettable first for the club since coming home …
Read More »ENTEBBE: Bird strike forces Turkish Airlines back on ground
✳ CLICK TO FOLLOW LIVE UPDATE Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Turkish Airlines flight number 606 was today forced to return to the ground after a bird strike during take-off. The A330 however had to fly around Kampala and Entebbe for over an hour to burn fuel to achive the right …
Read More »8 African artists make Rolling Stones’ 200 Greatest Singers of All Time list
Updated for the first time since 2008, the new ‘200 Greatest Singers of All Time’ list includes Miriam Makeba, Tabu Ley, and Burna Boy, among others. SPEICAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | Rolling Stone, one of the world’s leading music publications platforms, kicked off the new year with an update …
Read More »CHAN 2022: Uganda Cranes squad
✳ 🇺🇬 CHAN FIXTURES ⚽ DRC vs Uganda January 14 – 7pm ⚽ Senegal vs Uganda January 18 – 10pm ⚽ Uganda vs Ivory Coast January 22 – 10pm Kampala, Uganda | FUFA.COM | Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojevic aka Micho has confirmed the final squad that will feature …
Read More »Why Ugandan businesses should embrace Risk Management amid global volatility
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic improved risk awareness amongst the public and enterprises of all sizes towards embracing insurance, so should the current global environment emphasise the need for Risk Management Products COMMENT | RAHMAH MASAGAZI | Even as humanity collectively embarks on the painstaking journey of recovery from …
Read More »East Africa Community must safeguard DRC for its own good
COMMENT | Nkwazi Mhango | I recently wrote a piece on what to do to avoid inter-member conflicts in the new East African Community (EAC). Sadly, nobody’s interested in it. It died an unnatural death. However, I still read about a simmering conflict between Kinshasa and Kigali over the M23, …
Read More »Man City hammer Chelsea, have eyes on Arsenal
⚽ FA CUP Man City 4 Chelsea 0 TODAY Oxford United vs Arsenal Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Manchester City ensured progress through to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup – and a clash with either Oxford or Arsenal – after seeing off Chelsea 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium. …
Read More »McCarthy is new US House Speaker
Washington, US | XINHUA | The U.S. House of Representatives elected Congressman Kevin McCarthy as speaker early Saturday morning after a historic and embarrassing deadlock that kept the lower chamber from being fully functional days after the new Congress convened. McCarthy finally quelled a fierce rebellion among his party’s ranks …
Read More »LAMPARD: Stand up and play for Everton
FA CUP ⚽ Man Utd vs Everton Manchester, UK | EVERTONFC.COM | Frank Lampard insists his players must “stand up and play for Everton” to overcome their current disappointing run of form. The Blues return to action on Friday evening when they head to Old Trafford to face Manchester United in the …
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