ENTERTAINMENT

Munyonyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Everyone loves to look good and feel great walking into the Bell Lager sponsored Roast and Rhyme event. And, this year’s event was special in many ways, since it marked the return to the social scene for many who had been ‘locked down’ the past …

  Atlanta, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | The backcloth and the Ankole long-horned cattle have been showcased at the African Textile Museum in Stone Crest, Atlanta, Georgia as a part of Uganda’s cultural heritage. The event dubbed “Bark-cloth to the Roots”was organized by the Ugandan Embassy in Washington to put …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned as the 70th Miss Universe at the pageant held on the night between Sunday and Monday at Israel’s southernmost resort city of Eilat. Sandhu, a 21-year-old actress and model, beat 79 other contestants and won a third title for her …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Comedy Store Uganda has a new segment titled ‘The Chill’ where a panel of comedians will be tackling current affairs but this time with a good dose of humour, its proprietor Alex Muhangi said on Nov.30. Muhangi will host a set of celebrities, mostly comedians, …

Seoul, South Korea | Xinhua | A South Korean drama “Squid Game” has drawn worldwide attention as it vividly depicts the cruelty of capitalistic society through children’s games played by a group of debt-ridden underdogs for money. The dystopian drama, which debuted on Netflix on Sept. 17, attracted over 111 million …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Music promoters and concert organizers in Uganda have asked the government to allow them a 10 day window at the end of the year, to organize and stage concerts. This they say will help them in mitigating the effects of the lockdown on their livelihood, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan has dismissed photographs circulating on social media, saying they are from a Gospel Music shoot she had recently and not an introduction (kukyala) ceremony. The photographs are being shared as having been taken at a ‘secret introduction ceremony.” Zari, 41, …

  Stockholm, Sweden | XINHUA |  The Swedish band Abba is set to release an album with new songs, it announced on Thursday. The quartet, who parted ways in 1982, recorded the first two songs of the ten-track album titled “Voyage” in 2018. “When we had these two songs, it …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  China on Saturday launched the second phase of the satellite TV project which will be implemented and provide TV services in over 400 villages in Uganda. Jiang Jiqing, Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Chinese embassy here said the project is critical especially for students …

Los Angeles, USA | XINHUA | Universal’s action film “F9: The Fast Saga” dominated North America box office with a huge 70 million U.S. dollars opening from 4,179 theaters, smashing pandemic-era weekend box office record in the region. According to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore, it’s the biggest …