Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six lucky Ugandans are set to win an all-expense paid trip to Greece – the grand prize in a brand new ‘Under the Crown promotion’ named Coca-Cola Coke Studio Promotion. The promotion, unveiled early this month in Namanve, will also see thousands of consumers …
Read More »Forget flying carpets, flying taxis are coming your way
Austin, United States | AFP | We’ve all dreamed while stuck in traffic jams of being able to just lift off and fly over the gridlock. According to experts gathered this week at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, that is likely to happen sooner than later, with …
Read More »NC Bank partners with JCB
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NC Bank and Ganatra Plan & Equipment, the sole distributor of the JCB brand Uganda and Kenya, have signed a partnership agreement that will see JCB customers receive financing for equipment with 5% subsidy on the customer’s contribution per equipment. The total subsidy, according …
Read More »S.Africa medics use 3-D printer for middle ear transplant
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South African surgeons have successfully performed the world’s first transplant of middle-ear bones that uses 3-D printed components, a research university said. The technique “may be the answer to conductive hearing loss — a middle ear problem caused by congenital birth defects, infection, trauma …
Read More »dfcu launches asset financing promo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | dfcu bank has partnered with MAC East Africa Limited and Insurance Company of East Africa to launch an asset financing campaign that will see customers purchase the latest Isuzu mu-X 2018 at a special offer price. Officials said on March 05 in Kampala …
Read More »Suffer the children: how air pollution hurts the youngest
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Air pollution can have devastating health effects for people of all ages, but children are more vulnerable and face specific risks that can last a lifetime, experts say. Why are children more vulnerable? Children breathe faster than adults and are smaller “so they end up …
Read More »Trump signs first veto
Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump signed the first veto of his presidency Friday, overriding congressional opposition to secure emergency funds to build more walls on the US-Mexico border. Trump declared in the Oval Office that he was “proud” to sign the veto. It came after he suffered …
Read More »‘Ordinary white man’? Picture of New Zealand accused emerges
Christchurch, New Zealand | AFP | A one-time gym trainer from rural Australia who became steeped in neo-fascist ideology during travels in Europe, Brenton Tarrant described himself as an “ordinary white man” — until he became anything but ordinary. The gunman behind the massacre of 49 people in two New …
Read More »Egyptian investors to set up home appliance assembly plant
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of Egyptian investors plan to set up a home appliances assembly plant in Uganda. The plant will be used to assemble parts of fridges, gas cookers and washing machines. The plan was disclosed by Egypt’s First Assistant to the Minister of …
Read More »Tiperu bid fails, court confirms Wadri is Arua MP
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Arua has dismissed with costs, an election petition filed by Nusura Tiperu, the National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidate in the August 2018 parliamentary by-election. Tiperu lost the race to former Terego County MP Kassiano Wadri who was declared the winner …
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