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09 Mar '24
President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he refused to accept bride price for her daughters, but instead paid dowry to the families of his in-laws.President Yoweri Museveni and his childrenContrary to tradition in Ankole where the groom’s family has to pay in money or propertie
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07 Mar '24
The Herons will rely heavily on their older stars in 2024, but at what point can they get them some rest?All has gone to plan for Inter Miami so far in 2024. Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are firing, bringing back one of history's greatest partnerships for a stateside run. With seven points
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26 Feb '24
Wiese first got into alluvial diamonds in 1976 when he bought a mine along the Orange River.Christo Wiese, South Africa’s billionaire retail king, is going back to the future.The 82-year-old serial investor, who steered the expansion of both Africa’s biggest clothing reta
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21 Feb '24
Prof. Tom Davis Wasswa: From Printing Press to Pressing ProblemsThe Nakasero-based Anti-Corruption Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of former Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) director, Prof. Tom Davis Wasswa. This isn’t your ordinary warrant –
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19 Feb '24
Kenyan peasant farmers welcomed Chief Justice Martha Koome into the world in 1960. She grew up with seventeen other children from two mothers in a polygamous household. She has three children from her marriage to Koome Kiragu.
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17 Feb '24
The long-awaited premiere of Sabotage movie took place at the Century Cinemax Acacia MallKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited premiere of Sabotage took place Feb.15 at the Century Cinemax Acacia Mall in an elegant affair attended by key players in Ugan
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16 Feb '24
After the reports of Kylian Mbappe leaving Paris Saint-Germain in the summer surfaced on the internet, Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta confirmed that the Gunners are in the "conversation" to sign the French attacker.Kylian Mbappe (Photo Credits: @FabrizioRomano/ Twitter)New
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16 Feb '24
Jinja-based singer Omutume Planet has openly joined the growing list of individuals expressing their desire to date singer Lydia Jazmine. During an interview on Sanyuka TV’s UnCut show, Omutume Planet did not hesitate to name Lydia Jazmine as his celebrity crush.Praising Jazmine’s skin
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12 Feb '24
The Duke of Sussex is reportedly worried that his children - Archie and Lilibet - won't have any relationship with their grandfather, King Charles.Prince Harry reportedly "regrets the way that things have turned out" with his family. (Image: Getty)
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11 Feb '24
Bemba at Goma International AirportRutshuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Prime Minister and National Minister of Defense, Jean-Pierre Bemba, on Friday rushed to North Kivu province as the fight between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebe