Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Johnnie Walker Uganda has moved to consolidate its position in Uganda’s premium spirits segment, closing the Lunar New Year season with an exclusive unveiling of the 2026 Johnnie Walker Blue Label Lunar New Year Limited Edition – Year of the Horse. The invitation-only event, hosted in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Get ready to feel the buzz, because Smirnoff is cranking up the party dial for Etania’s debut headliner moment. The brand has announced its support for her highly anticipated debut show, “Becoming The Life of the Party”, which is slated for April 4th at the …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a stunning display of resilience and cultural heritage, members of the Batwa and Bakiga communities made an extraordinary journey to this year’s World Wildlife Day celebrations in Entebbe. After trekking over 500 kilometres from the hills of Kanungu District in Ruhija, they arrived …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that U.S. forces will have “complete and total dominance” over Iranian airspace in the next few hours. “We expect to have complete and total dominance over Iranian airspace in the coming hours,” Leavitt said at the White House …
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Prateek Suri, Africa’s Richest Indian, Deploys Urgent $150M Oil Trading Strategy Amid Middle East Turmoil Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | As geopolitical tensions continue to reshape global energy markets, Prateek Suri, widely recognized as Africa’s richest Indian and Chairman of Maser Group, has deployed an urgent $150 million oil …
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Street vendors are done; the next step should be reorganizing the city’s transport network. COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | As the city gradually returns to normal with the removal of street vendors, now is the perfect time to reorganize the transportation sector as well. I understand it might take some time …
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Africa’s competition chiefs forge united regulatory front NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | Four of Africa’s most influential regional competition authorities have signed a cooperation pact that could reshape how cross-border mergers, consumer protection and market conduct are regulated across 38 countries. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed in Livingstone, Zambia …
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Data shows more than 70% of PEWOSA SACCO members are women, underlining the initiative’s potential to deepen women-led enterprise and inclusive growth in rural communities Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For more than a decade, Frank Nyanzi, a 57-year-old coffee farmer from Madudu Sub-county in Mubende District, …
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The 2023 World Bank Remittance Prices report indicates that sending money across African borders incurs on average 7-8% of the total value sent Nairobi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pesalink, Kenya’s de facto instant payment network, has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to ease cross-border …
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For policymakers, the contribution lies in widening access. Entry-level smartphones remain out of reach for many households, partly because taxes significantly increase the retail price. COMMENT | SYLVIA MULINGE | At the beginning of each year, leaders from across MTN’s markets gather to align on our shared ambition: driving digital …
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