Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A partnership between Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) and Hima Cement Limited will see plastic waste put to good use as an alternative fuel in cement production. During a three-year partnership, CCBU will provide Hima Cement access to plastic waste from its operations for handling …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Primary Leaving Exams (PLE) dominated cases of malpractice recorded this year, the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has revealed. Although the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) exams are in the second week, 60 percent of the cases of exam malpractice still involve PLE. Jennifer …
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Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said Monday the company would hire OpenAI’s former CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman and make them lead an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) research team. “We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a Orom-Cross Graphite mining facility in Orom East Sub-county, Kitgum district in Northern Uganda will kick off next year, Vincent Kedi, the Assistant Commissioner of Licensing and Administration in the Minister of Energy has revealed. According to Kedi, Blencowe Resources Limited, a UK firm …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amid the jubilation surrounding the election of Reverend Canon Moses Banja as the next Bishop of Namirembe, there remain voices of skepticism regarding the nomination process that led to his election. Nevertheless, hours after the bishop-elect’s declaration at the Church of Uganda’s oldest diocese, …
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North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Bertrand Bisimwa, the president of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, has voiced concern about the possibility that several areas in the country will miss out in December’s national election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Last month, the government spokesperson …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Bogera and Kenneth Kiddu battled there way to the finals of the Singleton Match Play Challenge due next month. The pair beat Serwano Walusimbi and Peter Magona 4-3 in a close contest on Saturday at the par 71 Lakeside Entebbe golf course. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Kampala District Land Board chairperson David Balondemu to Luzira Prison on charges of obtaining money by false pretense and conspiracy to defraud. Balondemu on Monday together with Joseph Ibona an Accountant at Bloom Advocates were arraigned …
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Buenos Aires, Argentina | Xinhua | Javier Milei from the far-right Liberty Advances coalition has won Argentina’s presidential runoff against Economy Minister Sergio Massa, initial results of the electoral authority showed on Sunday. Conceding defeat before official results came out, Massa said he has congratulated Milei, who will be the country’s …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | A total of 6,945 people were murdered in South Africa in the third quarter (Q3) of this year, down from 7,004 during the same period last year, data showed late last week. South Africa recorded some decline in various crimes including murder, carjacking and …
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