Tag Archives: sports

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecoming, an international company specializing in sport and entertainment monetization technologies, has reached a strategic agreement with MTN Group to monetize its sports offer in 21 countries. The impact of the deal opens up a potential market of more than 280 million African users. This …

Why supporting your favorite team may be boosting your mental health too Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Being a sports fan can bring a sense of belonging and community. A new book by sports fans found that while 61% of Americans report experiencing loneliness, non-fans are lonelier than fans. Whether …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government and Budiope East Member of Parliament, Moses Magogo have agreed to harmonise and come up with a comprehensive and holistic Sports Bill. While meeting the Committee on Education and Sports on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, the two parties were given up to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | Statistics body, Uganda Bureau of Statistics said it will use sports as one of the avenues to help it popularize the forthcoming housing and population census in August 2023. Sport is a uniting factor in Uganda. Whereas Uganda is a very disunited country, when …

COMMENT | Felix Okuye |  Former Aruu County Member of Parliament Odonga Otto claims that if he was made the sports minister, Uganda would have already qualified for the World Cup, and would be regulars at the soccer finals. “If I were the Minister for Sports in Uganda, I would take …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sports Federations and Associations have welcomed the decision of Parliament to investigate the activities of the National Council of Sports (NCS). This comes two after the speaker of parliament, Anita Among constituted a seven-member select committee chaired by Laura Kanushu, the National Female PWDs MP …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Broadcasting Corporation- UBC, the National Broadcaster has today announced that it will be broadcasting nearly all of the games of the forthcoming 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup, a development that has generated excitement amongst football fans. The games will be on the UBC main …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The remarkable performance by Uganda’s national netball team, the She Cranes has re-ignited discussions on the prioritization of the sports sector with Parliament directing government to ensure funds allocated in the 2022/2023 financial year are released. The She Cranes emerged fifth in the First Five …

PRO AM – TOP RESULTS TUESDAY 1 Joshua Seale (Entebbe Club) – 67 2 Silver Opio (Entebbe Club) – 69 3 Robson Chinhoi (Royal Harare Golf Club) – 72 ✳ Team prizes 1. Motorolla five – 76 pts – sh3.5m 2. Uganda Golf Union – 75pts – sh2.5m 3. NBS …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Peter Ogwang, the state minister of sports, has urged school administrators to engage learners in co-curricular activities so as to prevent them from being idle, participating in illegal activities like strikes. Ogwang made the remarks while closing a workshop on ‘Teacher Change Maker Development …