VIDEO: Man creates cheap welding machine Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The cost of electricity is quite high in Uganda and this makes life hard for small manufacturers and artisans who need electricity to earn a living. To get around the issue of costly power bills, Brian Njuuba, a plumber …
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VIDEO: Women strip to protest land give-away in Amuru Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Plans to demarcate 10,000 hectares of land for sugar production in Amuru district turned sour when the locals stripped in protest. Land Minister Betty Amongi was in the area to oversee the surveying of the land. …
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VIDEO: Church puts death-toll at 18 as violence rocks nation Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The National Council of Churches of Kenya has put the figure of Kenyans who have died in the wave of protests across Raila Odinga’s strongholds in the last two days to eighteen. However the Acting …
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Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Egypt’s health ministry has punished six medics who took selfies in front of a deadly train wreck by transferring them to a remote part of the country, it said Saturday, following an online uproar. Two trains collided Friday near the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Athletics superstar Usain Bolt’s last championship race ended in dramatic fashion as he collapsed injured on the track anchoring Jamaica’s 4×100 metres relay in the world championship final. Here AFP Sports picks out five of his best quotes and five about him since he first …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | AFP Sports list five of the most memorable track races featuring Jamaican Usain Bolt, who brought down the curtain on his glittering career on Saturday. Aug 20, 2008. Beijing 200m Bolt’s arrival on the global stage was confirmed with a sensational run in the 200m …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Usain Bolt retired from track and field championships after Jamaica in the 4x100m relay at the world championships in London. Unfortunately there was to be no fairytale as he pulled up and collapsed injured on the track running the anchor leg. Here AFP Sports looks …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Briton Mo Farah departs an undisputed legend of the track in terms of titles won, but to many his association with coach Alberto Salazar will forever cast a unwanted pall on his career. The 34-year-old Somalia-born champion stuck with Salazar despite serious allegations against him …
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Beijing, China | AFP | Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged US President Donald Trump on Saturday to avoid rhetoric that could inflame tensions with North Korea as an escalating war of words raised global alarm. Xi made the plea in a phone call hours after Trump ramped up his warnings to …
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Watford, United Kingdom | AFP | Miguel Britos added to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp’s frustrations with an added-time equaliser that ensured Watford salvaged a point following a 3-3 draw at Vicarage Road on Saturday. Klopp had spent the previous 24 hours handling the fall-out from Philippe Countinho’s transfer request after …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
