New York, United States | AFP | Many women commute in flats and change deftly into the pair of heels they’ve carried in their purses the second they get to the office. Former flight attendant and 40-something entrepreneur Melody Avecilla does the same but she now thinks she’s found a comfy …
Read More »Coca-Cola launches new World Cup promo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 200,000 customers are expected to win cash worth Shs108 million and other prizes in the ongoing 12- weeks promotion as part of this year’s World Cup taking place in Russia. Dubbed ‘Samba Ne Coca-Cola’, Coca-Cola has partnered with World Cup official broadcaster Multichoice and …
Read More »Russian ships may be using underwater cables to spy
New York, United States | AFP | Russian ships are skulking around underwater communications cables, causing the US and its allies to worry the Kremlin might be taking information warfare to new depths. Is Moscow interested in cutting or tapping the cables? Does it want the West to worry it might? …
Read More »Tiny tank moves large trailers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new Trailer Valet RVR robot-tank is making moving trailers easy as maneuvering a radio-controlled car. The RVR may look like one of those RC vehicles you used to play with as a child, but it is actually an incredibly strong vehicle capable of …
Read More »MTN Foundation donates to Summit View Army Primary school
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On March 29, MTN Foundation handed over scholastic materials including books, pens and bags as well as unveiled a one-year feeding program for Summit View Army Primary School, Kololo. The school has a population of 500, with pupils coming from the slum areas of …
Read More »Woman crashes car on purpose to show her kids that God is real
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman in Georgia, USA, recently drove her SUV into a concrete pole to show her kids that God would protect them if they had faith. Traffic camera footage shows 25-year-old Bakari Warren driving straight into a concrete pole. Her two children, ages 5 and …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Shs530billion set aside for salary enhancements, Kasaija
THIS WEEK: Shs530billion set aside for salary enhancements, Kasaija Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While tabling the Shs30 trillion budget for FY2018/19 last week, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija revealed that Shs530billion has been set aside to cater for salary enhancements for some public servants including medical workers, university lecturers, low …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Petitioner wants judge off age limit case
Male wants Justice Elizabeth off age limit case over having children with minister, AG Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a Mar. 28 letter, Male Mabirizi Kiwanuka, one of the petitioners in the age limit cases wrote to the lady justice Elizabeth Musoke of the Constitutional Court requesting that she …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Government is recruiting priests to spy on us, Lwanga
THIS WEEK: Government is recruiting priests to spy on us, Lwanga Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | During prayers on Good Friday at Lubaga Cathedral in Kampala, the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kampala Cyprian Kizito Lwanga appealed to President Museveni to beware of individuals and agencies that give him false …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Museveni proposes tax on WhatsApp, Facebook
THIS WEEK: Museveni proposes tax on WhatsApp, Facebook Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has directed the Ministry of Finance to introduce taxes on social media platforms – WhatsApp and Facebook as a way of raising revenue. In a letter to the Finance Minister, the President expressed concern at …
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