Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga, the National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer, has been declared the new Kampala Lord Mayor after a decisive victory over eight contenders, including long-serving incumbent Erias Lukwago. Balimwezo was declared winner by the Kampala District Returning Officer, Jennifer Kyobutungi, shortly before …
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LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Arsenal defends its seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League when Manchester United visits the Emirates Stadium in the biggest game of the weekend. Michal Carrick’s side travels south with the morale boost of having beaten Manchester City in last Sunday’s derby, but …
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1xBet announces the official launch of 1xBalance.com, a global educational initiative designed to promote responsible betting and support healthier engagement with sports and digital entertainment across multiple markets. As interest in online sports entertainment continues to grow worldwide, 1xBalance provides players with clear guidance, practical tools, and educational content that …
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Great news for the weekend: you’ve got “Four of a kind”, which, in our case, means four exciting matches involving the strongest clubs of the English Premier League, La Liga and Serie A. The best sports betting site 1xBet has analyzed the key matches of the week in European football. …
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | Xinhua | In July 2025, braving Typhoon Co-may’s gales, a planeload of 20 Zhejiang Normal University students and teachers landed at Port Elizabeth in South Africa, becoming one more wave in an unfaltering stream of China-Africa educational exchanges launched in recent years. With the 2026 China-Africa …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Almost a week after the parliamentary and presidential election, it’s still unclear how many people died or sustained gunshot injuries despite wide accusations of shootings by security personnel on election night on Thursday. When URN visited the emergency and trauma wards in Mulago National …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The just-concluded district local government elections have delivered a mixed verdict for incumbents, returning political veterans, and first-time challengers, with voters in several districts opting for change while others reaffirmed familiar leadership. Across the country, the polls were marked by landslide victories, tightly contested …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The siblings of Winnie Byanyima, the wife of former Presidential Candidate Dr Kiiza Besigye have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to allow Besigye to receive specialised medical treatment outside Luzira Prison, where he has been detained for the past 14 months. In a letter …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The local government elections have concluded amid a mix of tension, allegations of malpractice, and low voter turnout in several districts. Across the country, polling stations experienced disputes ranging from voter bribery and denied voting rights to claims of ballot stuffing, prompting heightened security …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On January 15, 2026, during the polling day for Uganda’s general elections, biometric voter verification—introduced to safeguard electoral integrity—became a major source of disruption at several polling stations. Biometric Voter Verification Kits (BVVKs) froze, failed to authenticate voters, or even rejected the identities of polling …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
