Italy 2 Belgium 1 Switzerland 1 (1) Spain 1 (3) London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The dream continues. Roberto Mancini’s Italy are into the semi-finals after eliminating the top-ranked team in world football. Mancini has again demonstrated that his team can handle any opponent, and the Azzurri go on to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Principal Accountant in the Ministry of Public Service Christopher Obey has died. According to the Uganda Prisons Spokesperson Frank Baine, Obey passed away from the Intensive Care Unit at Mulago Hospital where he was rushed on Thursday. “Christopher Obey has gone to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has said that burial teams are not necessary when burying people who have succumbed to COVID-19. According to the health ministry officials, family members do not need to pay for burial teams because the bodies of the deceased are disinfected …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda has hailed its customers for their patience a day after a service down time temporarily interrupted access to Airtel Money Services. The services have since been fully restored and are operating seamlessly. “I would like thank our customers for the patience exhibited during this …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wednesday marked six months since Bwaise based boxer, Isaac Ssenyange alias Zebra Mando, was shot dead by soldiers under the Joint Ant-Terrorism Task Force –JATT. Zebra met his death on December 30, 2020, at St Francis Zone, Bwaise III Parish, Kawempe division. His death …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several farmers across the country are stranded without the usual support from veterinary doctors, who have according to their national association, been denied travel permission since the lockdown to contain COVID-19 was declared last month. According to Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) Dr. Daniel Kasibule, several …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Users of mobile phones will effective Thursday, July 1, have to pay a 12 per cent Excise Duty on the value of data, airtime and other value-added services they use, each time they top up. The tax which has until now been charged at 20 …
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COMMENT | Ronald Kato | China presents us with a complex – if impossible question. How does a country so big, so diverse, and not exactly rich manage to get things done so efficiently, so quickly? On July 1, today, China’s governing party, the Communist Party of China (CAPC) marks 100 …
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Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) unveils an over 2billion fund to help bars fight against communicable diseases in Tanzania, including COVID-19 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) today announced a programme worth over 2.3 billion TSH ($990,000) to support bars and eateries in Dar es …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s vanilla harvest date for the first season of this year has been sent for July 1, with the new Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Frank Tumwebaze urging farmers, traders and processors to maintain best practices for the product to be competitive …
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