Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The on-going national Chase Malaria campaign in which free long-lasting Insecticide treated mosquito Nets (LLINs) are distributed, reaches Wakiso this weekend. Distribution of mosquito nets in Wakiso District is set to take place this Saturday January 27, 2018 and will be followed up by …
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New York, United States | AFP | Elton John announced Wednesday that he is retiring from touring, with the consummate showman saying he wants to devote himself to his children — but after a final, massive swing around the world. The 70-year-old British entertainer, revealing his plans at a gala …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is on track to start the construction of 693km of roads in the oil region. UNRA Executive Director Allen Kagina told the press in her quarterly briefing in Kampala on Wednesday that a feasibility study and preparation for the projects …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Canadian graffiti artists and rapper David ‘Monk-E’ Yergeau will make a guest appearance at Uganda’s 11th annual Hiphop for Society event at Nsambya on Sunday January 28. Hiphop For Society is a popular, community event organized by Breakdance Project Uganda (BPU) every year in …
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A first for ‘Ugandan’ Kuluuya, ‘The Shape of Water’ scores big with 13 Oscar nominations Best actor: Timothee Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name” Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread” Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out” Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Fantasy …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela who died on Tuesday aged 78 has triggered an outpouring of tributes to his music, his long career and his anti-apartheid activism. “After a protracted and courageous battle with prostate cancer, he passed peacefully in Johannesburg,” Masekela’s family …
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Berlin, Germany | AFP | German police have arrested a 15-year-old schoolboy suspected of killing a classmate on Tuesday by stabbing him in the neck, authorities and media reports said. Media reports said the teenager did not resist when police tracked him down through a helicopter search and arrested him. …
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Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump is set to meet with the British and Israeli prime ministers, Theresa May and Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Davos later this week, the White House said Tuesday. Trump will meet May Thursday to address the Syria conflict, Iran’s “destabilizing” …
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Tangiers, Morocco | AFP | Libya scored three minutes into stoppage time to edge Rwanda 1-0 Tuesday and snatch an African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-finals place behind Group C winners Nigeria. Relentless Libyan pressure in northern Moroccan city Tangiers finally paid off when substitute Elmutasem Abushnaf swept a low cross …
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FT: Uganda ?? 0 Ivory Coast ?? 0 Casablanca, Morocco | AFP | Zambia fought back to draw 1-1 with neighbours Namibia Monday and top Group B at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco on goal difference. The Zambians and Namibians, who had already qualified for the last eight, finished …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
