Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City traders are expressing their discontent with the City Council’s proposal to close certain streets during the upcoming 2024 City Festival. The festival, which is the second edition of the two-day City Trade, Music, and Art event, is scheduled for June 21st and 22nd …
Read More »Stanbic boosts Vumbula Uganda festival
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank Uganda is the platinum sponsor of the popular Vumbula Uganda Festival, a 3-day extravaganza that showcases Uganda’s rich tourism attractions, art, heritage, music, and culture. This year’s edition takes place between May 31st and June 3rd at the spacious Nile Nest resort in …
Read More »Jinja City Council joins Nyege Nyege, urges residents to cash in
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The city of Jinja has partnered with the organisers of the Nyege Nyege Festival to capitalize on business opportunities for the city’s residents and businesses. As a result, the festival will be held in Jinja from the 9th – 12th of November at four conjoined …
Read More »Mbarara city council allocates 100 million for hosting first festival
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Council has allocated 100 Million Shillings towards hosting the first edition of a City Festival. The City Festival has been scheduled to take place in January next year. The money that was raised through local revenue had been allocated for utilization during the …
Read More »Chinese American Film, Television Festivals shine in their 18th year
Los Angeles, USA | Xinhua | The 18th Chinese American Film Festival and the Chinese American Television Festival kicked off here Friday evening. Several hundred elegantly gowned and tuxedoed Chinese and Hollywood celebrities and guests assembled in Sheraton Los Angeles San Gabriel for the cultural event, which aims to promote …
Read More »PRIME MINISTER: Nyege Nyege will go ahead
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has overruled Parliament, and given organisers of the Nyege Nyege international festival a green light for it to go ahead as planned September 15th to 18th, 2022. “We have tasked the Ministry of Ethics and Integrity, as …
Read More »New Uganda destination brand scoops three international tourism awards
Cape Town, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been crowned this year’s Grand Prix and two times Gold award winner by the International Tourism Film Festival Africa for its film Explore Uganda – The Pearl of Africa. The film, premiered by Uganda Tourism Board is an invitation to …
Read More »Swiss specialities: chocolate, cheese and … wine?
Rivaz, Switzerland | AFP | When foreigners think of Swiss specialities that might excite their taste buds, world-renowned chocolate and cheese likely come to mind. Swiss wine? Not so much. But the global reputation of Switzerland’s winemakers may be set for a boost, backed by a new export promotion strategy …
Read More »Ariana Grande, reigning teen pop idol with a defiant edge
Palm Springs, United States | AFP | Bubblegum pop coquette on the outside, saucy master of celebrity on the inside, there is perhaps no current star better at re-fashioning her own trials into larger-than-life success than Ariana Grande. While suffering a highly publicized burst of personal and professional upheaval — …
Read More »Azulato children’s festival excites Ugandans
Children’s NGOs partner with GZK, the German Cultural Society, to launch Azulato Children’s Festival Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Azulato Children’s Festival had a successful first year opening on Sunday May 6th, 2018 at Seven Trees Gardens in Kololo, drawing a crowd of about 1000, mostly young children with …
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