Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | The Commission of Inquiry into land matters will resume its public hearings on Monday July 24, two weeks after it took a technical break. “We have made progress regarding obtaining the resources the Commission requires to do its work and now feel that we are in position to …
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Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | The Congolese opposition on Saturday unveiled a rolling programme of strikes and civil disobedience aimed at forcing President Joseph Kabila from power. The announcement was made after two days of opposition talks in Kinshasa amid concerns that Kabila, in power since 2001, is seeking …
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South Asia heritage Kenyans formally recognised Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya said Saturday it had granted formal recognition to citizens of Indo-Pakistani origin, with President Uhuru Kenyatta making them a 44th tribe. “I do hereby recognize, proclaim and order, 1.that Kenyans of Asian Heritage constitute a Community that is …
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S.Africa circumcision ritual: a dangerous route to manhood Coffee Bay, South Africa | AFP | Naked, covered in white clay mud, and with his penis wrapped in leaves, Abongile Maqegu, 20, sits in a hut in South Africa recovering from his circumcision — a traditional ritual that can prove …
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Lalam ?? wins javelin gold at Commonwealth Youth Games in Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas | THE INDEPENDENT | Josephine Lalam Joyce on Saturday threw 51.89 metres to win Uganda her first medal of the 6th Commonwealth Youth Games – a gold in the javelin. Lalam,16, earlier pulled out of the discuss event to …
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Qualifiers (1st Round, 2nd Leg): Uganda Cranes 5-1 South Sudan (Agg: 5-1) Rwanda 0-0 Tanzania (Agg: 1-1) *Rwanda advances on away goal rule Lugogo, Uganda | FUFA.CO.UG | Uganda Cranes humiliated neighbors South Sudan 5-1 to book a place in the final round of the Total CHAN championship qualifiers against Rwanda. Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) striker Paul Mucureezi single handedly led …
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CHAN: Uganda’s Mucureezi scores 4, Guinea go on record 7-goal spree Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Guinea thrashed Guinea-Bissau 7-0 in Conakry Saturday for a record winning margin for an African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier. The west Africans overtook Tanzania, who walloped Somalia 6-0 in Dar es Salaam during …
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Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has described reports that national team coach, Serbian Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic, has resigned, as mere “rumours”. “Mr. Sredojevic hasn’t forwarded any communication to FUFA about rumours that he has resigned his post as National team coach of Uganda Cranes,” FUFA said in a …
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Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | Whether he leaves or not, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevich’s name will remain etched in Uganda’s football history as the coach who broke the jinx! History will state that in 1978, Uganda Cranes reached the final of the Nations Cup finals, falling to Ghana 2-0. Jimmy Kirunda and Phillip Omondi …
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Total African Nations Championship 2018-Kenya FT: Uganda 5 South Sudan 1 (5-1) Paul Mucureezi grabbed four goals as Uganda hammered South Sudan 5-1 in their CHAN qualifier against South Sudan at Lugogo on Saturday. Derrick Nsibambi gave Uganda a 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute before Mucureezi grabbed his first …
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