Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Will Smith does battle with a younger clone of himself in new sci-fi action thriller “Gemini Man,” which filmmakers say represents Hollywood’s biggest leap forward yet into futuristic computer generated imagery. Several movies have employed “de-aging” techniques to airbrush away wrinkles on grizzled stars, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Social Security Fund-NSSF has increased funding to the Kampala Amateur Volleyball Club (KAVC) memorial international tournament from Shillings 130 million last year to Shillings 180 M this year. The increased funding is meant to boost the morale of players. The winning team will receive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss, according to the World Health Organization 2019 report. 34 million of the people with the disabling hearing loss are children. However, 60% of childhood hearing loss is due to preventable causes. Profound deafness among children affects …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is to enroll women to the newly introduced HIV/AIDS combination therapy treatment by of October.The government last year rolled out a new and more effective combination drug- treatment tenofovir-lamivudine-dolutegravir commonly known as TLD but women living with HIV were excluded from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has rejected claims from several companies and individuals that the money they spent on leasing land and rent payable on the same be counted as revenue expense to be deducted from their tax bill. Several companies filed their annual tax returns by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ankole and Kibinge Coffee Cooperative (ACPCU) have welcomed the proposal to register coffee farmers saying it will facilitate extension services and address gaps in production and processing. The members of the cooperative where on Wednesday appearing before the Parliamentary committee on Agriculture which is currently …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An official from the office of the Prime Minister has denied allegations by South Sudan Security personnel that they are hosting suspected South Sudan rebels in refugee settlement centers in Uganda. South Sudan security officials allege that some suspected criminals disguised as refugees are being …

✳ Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill No.17, 2019 ✳ Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill No.18, 2019 ✳ Electoral Commission (Amendment) Bill No. 19, 2019 ✳ P. Parties & Org (Amendment) Bill No. 20, 2019 ✳ Local Govts (Amendment) Bill No.21, 2019 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled proposed electoral reforms …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has directed the immediate reinstatement of staff under the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration citing contravention of law. The officers including the former Immigration director Godfrey Sasagah Wanzira, former Commissioner for immigration Anthony Namara, former commissioner of Citizenship and Immigration …

Brussels, Belgium | AFP | The European Union on Thursday flatly rejected an aggressive push by Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson to rewrite the Brexit agreement. Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned EU member states that Johnson was trying to divide them by amping up the threat of a damaging …