Evolve Group Africa to host inaugural women in marketing summit in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Evolve Group Africa is set to host the first-ever Women in Marketing Summit & Honors 2025. This landmark event aims to bring together leading figures in the marketing industry to celebrate and empower women....

Mamdani in the Hot Seat over “Black” Box

The NYC Democratic Socialist mayoral front runner is in hot water for checking a very interesting box… I’m Tomi Lahren, more next. Senator Elizabeth Warren walked so Zohran Mamdani could run. He’s in the hot seat for checking both “Asian” and...

Jumia replatforms its retail media program to Mirakl Ads

Jumia, the leading e-Commerce platform in Africa, has partnered with Mirakl to elevate its marketplace advertising capabilities by deploying Mirakl Ads, a retail media solution uniquely designed to optimize performance for both first-party and...

NAC’s Uganda GBV model scales down Intimate Partner Violence

BY BRENNA MATENDERE ANNASTANCIA Zendakwaye, National Aids Council’s District AIDS Coordinator for Zaka, has revealed how a model to tackle Gender Based Violence which originated in Uganda titled SASA, has gone a long way in scaling down Intimate...

Novartis' malaria drug for babies wins world-first approval

Novartis and a Swiss nonprofit have made history, scoring the world’s first approval for a medicine to treat babies who are infected with malaria. Switzerland’s health regulator has signed off on Coartem Baby for infants who weigh between 2 and 5...

Uganda’s ride-hailing motorbike service promised safety – bu...

Motorcycle-taxis are one of the fastest and most convenient ways to get around Uganda's congested capital, Kampala. But they are also the most dangerous. Though they account for one-third of public transport trips taking place within the city,...

Uganda Reinsurance launches USSD-based COMESA Yellow Card verification platform

Officials launched the platform on July 1 in Kampala. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a pioneering move that underscores Uganda’s growing digital innovation in the insurance space, Uganda Reinsurance Company (Uganda Re) has unveiled a...

Super Eagles 2 Ojodu City 0: Bankole and Ijeoma on target for Eric Chelle's team in friendly

Nigeria’s Super Eagles B team, popularly known as the CHAN Eagles, secured a 2-0 victory over Ojodu City in a warm-up match ahead of the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN), set to be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Goals from...

Buganda launches strategic plan to groom ethical, competent leaders

Buganda Kingdom’s first deputy Katikkiro, Prof. Twaha Kigongo Kaawaase, has called for a renewed commitment to nurturing a new generation of leaders anchored in wisdom, competence, and integrity, qualities he said are urgently needed in today’s...

The Best Action on SuperSport this week

SuperSport on DStv and GOtv presents another amazing week of sporting action from around the world, headlined by the final of the FIFA Club World Cup, Wimbledon, the Tour de France, LIV Golf in Spain, the speed demons of MotoGP, and so much more!...

Will Simbas roar louder as World Cup qualifiers begin in Uganda?

Uganda captain Ivan Magomu (centre) in action against Kenya Simbas in Kisumu, on November 11, 2023. [Uganda Rugby Union] For the past decade, Kenya Simbas have come close but heartbreaks in the finals have left them watching the Rugby World Cup...

Uganda’s ride-hailing motorbike service promised safety – but drivers are under pressure to speed

Motorcycle-taxis are one of the fastest and most convenient ways to get around Uganda’s congested capital, Kampala. But they are also the most dangerous. Though they account for one-third of public transport trips taking place within the city,...

Govt now distances self from Shs 11bn Ndere Cultural Centre bail out

The ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has denied claims that it committed to bailing out the Ndere Cultural Centre from its growing debt burden, which now threatens the existence of one of Uganda’s most iconic cultural...

Socialists Never Learn

Zohran Kwame Mamdani — the 33-year-old Ugandan-born son of a professor and movie director who, after a brief stint as a rapper, recently won New York City’s mayoral Democratic primary race — proudly describes himself as a “democratic socialist,”...

Ugandan military helicopter crashes at Mogadishu airport

In Uganda, Deadly Landslides Force an Agricultural Reckoning

Nestled in Uganda’s Kamwanyi village on the lush western slopes of Mount Elgon — a vast, 24-million-year-old extinct volcano that straddles the border between Uganda and Kenya — Francis Gidegi’s three-acre farm benefits from fertile soils, cool...

Resurfaced Mamdani photo sparks social media firestorm, outrage from key voting bloc: 'Shameful'

Shark Tank star and investor Kevin OLeary explains where his fears lie if Zohran Mamdani become the next mayor of New York City on Fox News Live. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A resurfaced photo of New York City mayoral candidate...

Innovation Week opens with strong calls for solutions to health sector challenges, regional collaboration

Malawi Liverpool Wellcome (MLW) research programme has expressed optimism that this year’s Innovation Week will generate practical solutions to address some of the long-standing challenges facing Malawi’s health sector. The three-day event,...

Ugandan Military Helicopter Crashes at Somalia Airport, Cause Unknown

A Ugandan military helicopter carrying eight people crashed on Sunday at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, according to officials. The incident occurred in the military section of the airport and caused a brief fire, which was...

UP’s Swati and Kanak shine at Uganda Para-Badminton Tournament

Once again, the girls of Uttar Pradesh have brought glory to the state and the nation on the international sports stage. Swati and Kanak Singh, students of Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow, have showcased...