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
In an unprecedented turn of events that has left the congregation of Gospel Miracle Church in Busia district reeling in shock, a video has surfaced showing their pastor in a state of utter despair.The footage, which has quickly gon
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 –
At the 74th graduation of Makerere University, Namutebi Abishag Lilian Matovu was among the 132 students awarded the coveted PhD, climaxing a journey she never dreamt would end the way it did.Like many children born to peasant families, education is never assured. Perhaps, this explains wh
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
KRAKOW, Poland (JTA) — Gavriel Rosenfeld, president of the Center for Jewish History in New York City, specializes in Nazi Germany and counterfactual history — or the study of what might have happened, but didn’t.So when Elon Musk claimed this week that the Holocaust could have been
Out of 203 compelling submissions, the official list of nominations for the 2024 iKon Awardshas finally been unveiled.The second edition of the awards is slated for March, 23, 2024 and will aim to honour and celebrate exceptional people and entities in the Ugandan cinema and te
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations group stage has concluded and attention now turns to the Round of 16, which begins on January 27.Ivory Coast were left facing an anxious wait to see if they would contest the knockout phase, the host nation having been thras
Two years ago, former Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali was suspended from his priestly duties over adultery charges. Ntagali was accused of bonking another man’s wife to cabbages and even sired a kid with her.According to a letter addressed to Ntagali, the retired bisho
England are hopeful Jofra Archer can play in the T20 World Cup in June, according to managing director Rob Key.Fast bowler Archer, 28, has not played any professional cricket since May after a recurrence of a long-standing elbow injury.He did train with the England
