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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | MultiChoice Group and Televisa Networks have teamed up to announce the launch of a new channel, tlnovelas, a Sept.14 statement from MulitChoice reads in part. The statement said the DStv channel will be available from September 14 until August 2021 on DStv Channel 133. Tlnovelas …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chadwick Boseman, who played Black American icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before inspiring audiences worldwide as the regal Black Panther in Marvel’s blockbuster movie franchise, died Friday of cancer. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los …

    Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Daily Show on Thursday took out full-page adverts in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times Thursday, mocking US President Donald Trump hours before his Republican National Convention speech. The Ugandan influence on the show, where David kibuka …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prasidia Nagasha, a female activist has petitioned the High Court Civil Division to ban a song titled ‘Property’ by local music artist Fik Fameica. The other respondents to the suit are Martin Musoke alias Artin Pro, the producer of the song and Uganda Communications …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has discharged 78 returnees including top Ugandan top musician Edrisa Musuuza aka Eddy Kenzo from institutional quarantine.  The group has been discharged from quarantine after testing negative twice for the Coronavirus (COVID-19).     However, Kenzo’s discharge was only after a probe found …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is investigating claims that Ugandan musician  Edrisa Musuuza also known as Eddy Kenzo has breached quarantine guidelines. Kenzo is among the 232 Ugandans and legal residents who arrived in the country from West Africa and Europe on July 25 and are currently …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World famous professional wrestler James Harris aka Kamala The Ugandan giant, has passed away aged 70, the world governing body WWE has announced. “WWE is saddened to learn that James Harris, known to WWE fans as Kamala, has passed away. WWE extends its condolences to …

TOURISM: ‘Uganda cannot just sit back and wait for the crisis to be over’ Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | If the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t happen this year, this was supposed to be a “super year” for Uganda’s tourism industry. “By November, last year, we already knew that we would …

Los Angeles, US | XINHUA | Streaming giant Netflix set a record of capturing 160 nominations for the 2020 Emmy Awards on Tuesday, surpassing HBO’s 2019 record of 137. Netflix’s top-hitters were “Ozark” (18 nominations), “The Crown” (13), “Hollywood” (12), “Unorthodox” (8), “Stranger Things” (8), and “Cheer” (6). HBO, a …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long wait to return home ended last night for musician Edrisah Musuuza alias Eddy Kenzo who happily stepped back on Ugandan soil. Kenzo arrived at 3:30 a.m. aboard a special Uganda Airlines flight, with 64 others from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire. He …