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The Independent

Diageo One goes live in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Ltd, a subsidiary of the Nairobi-based East African Breweries Ltd (EABL), has unveiled a self-service online portal dubbed Diageo One to easily reach retailers as it strives to cut operational costs and maximise revenue generation. The new platform, which is already operational in …

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400 families face forceful eviction in Hoima

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 400 residents in Hoima are on the verge of being forcefully evicted from their ancestral land. The affected residents are from the village of Ngobye in Buraru parish, Buraru sub county.  They are feuding with Neko Isingoma, a prominent businessman in Hoima town …

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Nine dead, five injured in Luwero road accident

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight women and one man have died while five other people sustained serious injuries in a fatal road crash at Sinalya village in Bombo town council, about 38 kilometers into Luweero district along the Kampala-Gulu highway. The crash occurred after two vehicles collided at around …

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Katakwi primary teacher on the run after defilement of pupil

Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katakwi Central Police Station are hunting for a teacher of Apuuton Primary School for allegedly defiling and impregnating his primary five pupil. The suspect, Romanos Okello is reported to have taken off on Thursday when he saw the parents of the girl visiting the school. …

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Tabliq sect mobilizes members to vote in UMSC elections

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslim faithful belonging to the Tabliq sect, have been mobilized to take part in the forthcoming Uganda Muslim Supreme Council elections as the only way to bring about the change they so much desire in the administration of Islam in Uganda. The Tabliq Muslim sect …

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Meta’s machine breaks language barriers

Artificial Intelligence helps translate over 200 African languages | THE INDEPENDENT | Meta (www.Facebook.com) announced on July 06 that it has built and open sourced ‘No Language Left Behind’ NLLB-200, a single AI model that is the first to translate across 200 different languages, including 55 African languages with state-of-the-art …

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‘Middle Income’ status

  Museveni’s dream and numbers that don’t lie Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Since President Yoweri Museveni announced on June 7, rather surprisingly, that Uganda had attained Lower Middle Income status, the question has been why the President appears desperate for Uganda to attain that rank. Several views have …

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South Sudan citizens mark Independence Day amid hope for peace

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | As South Sudan marked its 11th independence anniversary on Saturday, many of the country’s citizens are now pinning hope on revitalized peace deal to end years of conflicts and economic hardship. Jackline Mami, a 30-year-old mother of three who runs an open restaurant within …

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