✳️ National Theatre Kampala Show 1 September 9 ✳️ Kavumba Recreation Centre Wakiso Show 2 September 12 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A piece of central Uganda’s boarding-school folklore is being turned into dance. Batalo East and the Wakiso Dance Kids are staging Kakalabanda, a 60-minute dance theatre production …
Read More »It is turning into Rugumayo versus Nigeria’s Sunday Olapade
Nigeria’s Sunday Olapade and Rugumayo share lead at Johnnie Walker Uganda Pro Open T1 🇳🇬 Sunday Olapade 72 67 139 T1 🇺🇬 Ronald Rugumayo 69 70 139 3 🇺🇬 Phillip Kasozi 71 69 140 T4 🇰🇪 Dismas Indiza 72 69 141 T4 🇺🇬 Samuel Kato 71 70 141 …
Read More »TECNO takes its smartphone strategy into the PC market
Berlin, Germany | AGENCIES | TECNO has spent years building its name in the fiercely competitive smartphone market, particularly across emerging economies where aggressive pricing, design and an expanding product range have helped newer brands challenge long-established technology companies. Now, the company is attempting a different transition. At IFA ShowStoppers 2026 …
Read More »How ‘Book Queen’ Dolly Parton inspired millions of children with gift of reading
Parton, who died last week aged 80, launched the philanthropic effort in 1995 to honour her father – whose difficult Appalachian upbringing never allowed him to finish school or learn to read and write. NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | One child in Denver called her “The Book Queen”. Another …
Read More »Tororo Archdiocese challenges men on wills, domestic violence and prostrate cancer
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a historic bid to confront domestic violence, substance abuse, and financial instability within households, the Catholic Men’s Apostolate (CMA) of the Archdiocese of Tororo has officially adopted a radical five-point plan aimed at transforming the modern family structure. Delegates from the Archdiocese of …
Read More »Rubis expands Uganda network with 10 new fuel stations
RUBiS Energy Uganda Strengthens Nationwide Footprint with 10 New Service Stations, Advanced UltraTec Fuel Technology, and Expanded Customer Services Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | RUBiS Energy Uganda has announced a major push to strengthen its nationwide footprint, combining the launch of UltraTec advanced fuel technology with new …
Read More »Orom-Cross: Uganda’s graphite gamble moves up the value chain
As global demand grows, Orom-Cross is betting that processing graphite in Uganda can deliver more than a mining project NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | A graphite project in northern Uganda is taking on a more ambitious shape. What began as a proposal to mine and export graphite from …
Read More »‘Pearl Sweet’ puts Uganda’s oil ambitions on global market map
The name marks a milestone, but Uganda’s real oil test begins when the first barrel reaches the market Kikuube, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE & AGENCIES | Uganda’s long-awaited entry into the global oil market has acquired a name, a commercial identity and, potentially, a new source of economic …
Read More »NWSC promises Package 2B will resolve Greater Kampala’s water gap
A 7.7-kilometre bulk pipeline running from Namugongo through Bulindo, Nsasa and Mulawa to the Kira–Kasangati road is due to be ready from December 2026, bringing improved supply to Namugongo, Kira, Buwaate, Bulindo, Mulawa, Kasangati and surrounding areas ahead of full completion. Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT …
Read More »Uganda’s crude oil to be called ‘PEARL SWEET’
Museveni names Uganda’s crude oil Pearl Sweet ahead of first exports Hoima, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda has named its crude oil Pearl Sweet, giving the grade a commercial identity so it can be priced, marketed and sold to international refiners as the country moves to within …
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