Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The Islamic governmental authority in Sudan on Wednesday announced its opposition to Sudan’s normalization with Israel in all fields. This Fatwa, a legal opinion based on the Islamic law, was announced by Islamic Fiqh Complex on its Facebook page as Washington has been exercising pressures …

Pearl Magic brings the best in the Ugandan dating scene to our screens this week Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Date My Family Uganda, the local version of the successful reality television series, will premiere on October 4,  2020 at 8pm. “The DMF show is set to give viewers a …

❎ Sodo 17,735 votes ❎ Musherure 16,155 votes ❎ Kiseka 4,415 votes Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Godfrey Aine Kaguta aka Sodo has tentatively been declared winner of the belated NRM primaries for the Mawogola North constituency. Unofficial results indicate that Sodo garnered 17,735 votes representing 46.30% while Shartsi Musherure garnered …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is now hiring coffee and health professionals to sensitise nationals on the benefits of consuming coffee. This is one of the steps being taken to ensure that the country, and especially the farmers earn more from their coffee. Uganda is Africa’s largest coffee …

Washington, USA | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, clashed fiercely on Tuesday night during their first debate in the 2020 presidential race in Cleveland, Ohio. Moderator and Fox News anchor Chris Wallace opened the debate by asking Trump to explain his nomination of …

Lagos, Nigeria | THE INDPENDENT | Laycon, real name Olamilekan Agbelesebioba, has emerged winner of the fifth season of Big Brother Naija after polling 60 per cent of the votes in the final week. The 26-year-old rapper was announced winner at the season’s grand finale on Sunday, September 27. He …

Carabao Cup fixtures  Tuesday 29 September 20:45: Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Wednesday 30 September 18:30: NewportCounty v Newcastle United 20:00: Burnley v Manchester City 20:45: Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United 20:45: Everton v West Ham United Thursday 1 October 18:30: Brentford v Fulham 20:00: Aston Villa v Stoke …

  COMMENT | Michael Jjingo | Certainly, the best innovations are created in response to specific, urgent, and significant problems, with a long-term focus. In some ways, the Covid-19 crisis has made our most urgent problems and their potential solutions more obvious. For example, health care providers needed masks; some …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has found Nambole National Stadium  liable under occupiers liability principle after a guest who had gone to attend a wedding at the venue, fell in uncovered manhole in the parking area and fractured her leg. Court has given the guest sh11.2million in …

✳ Year – Interest 2012 ✅10.00% 2013 ✅11.23% 2014 ✅11.50% 2015 ✅13.00% 2016 ✅12.30% 2017 ✅11.23% 2018 ✅ 15% 2019 ✅ 11% 2020 ✅ 10.75% Members to earn Sh1.14 trillion on their accounts  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has today declared an unexpected double …