Shanghai, China | AFP | Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been deleted from Chinese versions of the popular Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) mobile game, the title’s China distributor has said, as the fallout builds over his criticism of the country’s treatment of its Uighur minority. US-listed Chinese internet company NetEase said …
Read More »Sport in 2019: Social media highlights Transylvanian cricketer, #PhiresideWithPhil, China rows
Paris, France | AFP | From a Transylvanian cricketer to Phil Mickelson interviewing his mother and the Houston Rockets causing controversy in China, social media was packed with highlights throughout the year. AFP Sport looks at some of the key moments of 2019: Famous Florin — Romanian cricketer Pavel Florin shot …
Read More »Alex Muhangi’s Comedy Store set to reward 2019 best performers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Comedy Store Uganda is set hold the the first ever awards, to recognize 2019’s exceptional comedians. Alex Muhangi, the proprietor of Comedy Store Uganda confirmed the awards for the the best comedians and groups for the year 2019, saying they want the audience to nominate their …
Read More »Behind the glitz, Nigerian entertainers struggle to cash in
Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Fake eyelashes fluttered, bespoke suits were on display and slick music videos played at the inaugural edition of The Entertainment Fair and Festival in Nigeria’s economic hub Lagos in late November. But behind the glitter, the reality of the film and music sectors in Africa’s most …
Read More »‘Keanu Reeves day’ as Matrix, John Wick sequels set
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Keanu Reeves’ “renaissance” is about to step up a gear. May 21, 2021 has been dubbed “Keanu day,” with both his hotly anticipated “Matrix” and “John Wick” sequels due to hit theaters simultaneously in the US. The scheduling appears to be a coincidence, with kung fu-inflected sci-fi flic …
Read More »Bebe Cool, Eric Omondi set for end year comedy party
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In order to climax the year on a high and memorable note, popular weekly comedy-entertainment show, Comedy Store Uganda, has lined up a plethora of great entertainers including Bebe Cool, Cindy, Spice Diana and Kenyan award winning comedian, Eric Omondi. In yet another first, Comedy …
Read More »Drake declared Spotify’s most-streamed artist of decade
New York, United States | AFP | As the 2010’s winds to a close streaming titan Spotify announced Tuesday that poppy rap sensation Drake is the most globally streamed artist of the decade with more than 28 billion streams. British crooner Ed Sheeran, hip hop warbler Post Malone, pop royalty Ariana Grande and rap …
Read More »Rapper Tijoux gives the beat to Chile’s street revolt
Paris, France | AFP | Chilean singer Ana Tijoux says she is scared of cameras. Yet it is hard to think of anything as fearless as her latest hit “Cacerolazo”, which has become an anthem of the street revolt in her homeland against its billionaire president Sebastian Pinera. Latin America’s richest …
Read More »Hacker ‘breaks into’ Nile Breweries website, ‘demands formula’
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT Nile Breweries Uganda Limited website has reportedly been hacked, with those responsible said to demand that the company produces a beer whose formula has been kept on its servers. The website currently displays a blurred picture of a man covering his head in a hoodie. …
Read More »Sheraton celebrates Christmas in November
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the country enters the festive season, Sheraton Kampala Hotel has not waited and is already celebrating Christmas with a time-honored tradition of Christmas lighting and decoration to set the mood and tone for the festival. Although the calendar stills read November, there are …
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