Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Reports from South Africa indicate that legendary trumpeter, composer and singer Hugh Masekela,78, has died after a battle with prostate cancer that started in 2008. “After a protracted and courageous battle with prostate cancer, he passed peacefully in Johannesburg, South Africa surrounded by …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda’s army said Monday it had killed 29 armed cattle raiders in the porous northeastern region bordering South Sudan and Kenya, in a military operation which has entered its third month. “There have been isolated cases of contacts and clashes between the UPDF (the Ugandan …
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FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola takes off from London, in Kampala March 5 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The global leg of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola kicked off with an official launch ceremony in London on Monday, with former FIFA World Cup winners Sir …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An all-Ugandan team of doctors has carried out a vascular bypass surgery at the Uganda Heart Institute in Mulago on Monday. The first of its kind by an all Ugandan doctors team, the eight-hour procedure was performed to redirect blood flow from one area …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Monday he regretted stopping executions in his “pre-industrial” country, just days after his vow to resume death sentences alarmed rights groups. Museveni last signed a death warrant in 1999 to execute 28 convicts, while execution under military law was last …
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‘We are delighted to announce the signing of Sanchez from Arsenal’ London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United on Monday confirmed the signing of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan heading in the opposite direction. “I am thrilled to be joining the biggest club in the world,” said …
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FT: Uganda ?? 0 Ivory Coast ?? 0 Prize Money Winners – $1.25m Runners-up – 700,000 Semifinalists – 400,000 Quarter-finalists – 300,000 Third in the Group – 200,000 Fourth in the Group – 175,000 Marrakech, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT | New Cranes coach Sebastien Desabre continues his hunt for his first win …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africa’s ruling ANC party confirmed Monday that discussions were underway on President Jacob Zuma leaving office, but said no date for his departure had yet been agreed. Zuma has been under growing pressure to resign since he was replaced as head of the …
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Monrovia, Liberia | AFP | Former international football star George Weah was sworn in as Liberia’s new president on Monday, in the country’s first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944. Weah, 51, took over from Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who spent 12 years at the helm, steering the West …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has asked Uganda’s judiciary to prioritise cases of murder, sexual crimes, commercial cases and land over others because of scarce resources. “Scattering the little resources we have is very dangerous. When we do this, we do not achieve anything. Homicide, rape, Commercial and …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
