Saturday 14 August MUN vs LEE 2.30pm BUR vs BHA 7pm CHE vs CRY 7pm EVE vs SOU 7pm LEI vs WOL 7pm WAT vs AVL 7pm NOR vs LIV 9.30pm Sunday 15 August NEW vs WHU 6pm TOT vs MCI 7.30pm London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Brentford beat Arsenal 2-0 to end tonight …
Read More »Makerere University resumes this month
🔴 Makerere resumption of studies ➡ Medical and Veterinary Students – August 16, 2021 ➡ Final Year – Online Studies – August 30, 2021 ➡ Completion of Exams – September 6th–24th ➡ All Students – Online Studies – September 27th Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Vice Chancellor Prof …
Read More »Supreme Court victory for Sudhir in BOU application
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supreme Court Justices Rubby Opio-Aweri, Faith Mwondha, Dr Lillian Tibatemwa, Ezekiel Muhanguzi and Percy Night Tuhaise have dismissed with costs an application by Bank of Uganda to substitute Crane Bank (In Receivership) with Crane Bank (In Liquidation) in a pending appeal. (Click to read full …
Read More »KIRABO: Innovation by youth can transform Uganda’s food systems
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Food Rights Alliance has urged Uganda youth to focus on improving the Ugandan food system which is still lacking in the area of digital technology. As Uganda joined the rest of the world to mark the International Youth Day on August 12, Agnes Kirabo, the Executive Director …
Read More »Museveni hosts Uganda Olympic team
🔴 🇺🇬 medalists ◉ Cheptegei GOLD & SILVER ◉ Chemutai GOLD ◉ Kiplimo BRONZE Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medalists Joshua Cheptegei, Peruth Chemutai and Jacob Kiplimo will lead the Uganda Olympic team as the country celebrates their performance at a state reception at Kololo today. The Olympics …
Read More »Uganda’s Express FC storms CECAFA Kagame Cup final
🔴 CECAFA CUP semis ➡ Express 2 KKM 1 ( AET) Wednesday ➡ Azam vs Nyasa Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Express FC brushed aside Zanzibari side KMKM 2-1 to storm the CECAFA Kagame Cup final where they are seeking their first ever victory. A classic free …
Read More »This is our time to get food systems right
Following the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa’s food systems approach to tackling hunger and poverty COMMENT | HAILEMARIAM DESSALEGN | For many decades, it has been perceived that the solution to food insecurity in Africa is increased agricultural productivity. While this is part of the solution, it is not …
Read More »HISTORY: The rise and fall of East African Airways
Aviation | AIRSPACE AFRICA | As surely as her aircraft took to the sky, East African Airways rode the winds of change to carry with it a Pan-African tale. A story which, in its unfolding, not only mirrored but also fell casualty to an equally volatile political climate. The British …
Read More »Luwero veterans challenge Minister Kaboyo over compensation pledges
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero district officials and legislators have complained to State Minister of Luwero-Rwenzori Triangle about government’s unfulfilled pledges to compensate veterans. The veterans said that despite contributing to the National Resistance Army War of 1981-1986 that ushered in the incumbent government, they have patiently …
Read More »Passenger train services resume in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Railways Cooperation (URC) has resumed passenger train services after closing them during the recent 42-day lockdown. While announcing the lockdown in June, President Yoweri Museveni suspended both private and public transport as a measure to contain the second wave of COVID-19. On July 30, …
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