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The dark side of Uganda's boda boda boom

The dark side of Uganda's boda boda boom

The number of people who died in traffic incidents in Uganda rose by more than 10 percent in the past decade, despite global road traffic deaths falling by five percent per the World Health Organisation (WHO). Uganda Police Force statistics attributed nearly 45 percent of deaths caused b

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Insurance half year premiums grow by Shs104b

Insurance half year premiums grow by Shs104b

Insurance companies recorded an increase of Shs104.9b in gross written premiums in the first half of 2024. Details contained in the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) performance report indicate that the sector expanded by 12.65 percent from Shs828.9b recorded in the half year ended Ju

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42,000 Africans send their names into space

42,000 Africans send their names into space

More than 42,000 Africans’ names are in a spacecraft launched from the United States on Monday, destined for a faraway moon called Europa that orbits Jupiter.  After a successful launch, the vessel christened Europa Clipper is now travelling in space as it embarks on a journey of 2.9

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3 in 10 Ugandans going without food daily

3 in 10 Ugandans going without food daily

As Uganda today joins the rest of the world to mark World Food Day, at least three in every 10 households will skip a meal or not eat at all for the entire day. Mr Moses Mbuusi, a statistician at the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos), defined severe food insecurity as frequent and prolo

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Rihanna displays her sporty style in a gray pantsuit and soccer jersey

Rihanna displays her sporty style in a gray pantsuit and soccer jersey

Rihanna modeled a gray, tweed

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Pep Guardiola names the one team he doesn’t want Man City to face in the Champions League

Pep Guardiola names the one team he doesn’t want Man City to face in the Champions League

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side are one of the favourites to dethrone Real Madrid and win the Champions League in the 2024/2025 season.

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P Diddy was altar boy, went to boys Catholic school but believes in 'female God'

P Diddy was altar boy, went to boys Catholic school but believes in 'female God'

Rapper P Diddy formerly served as an altar boy after being raised Catholic, but in 2023 the I'll Be Missing You hitmaker revealed that he believes "God is a woman"

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Zari leads celebrity cast for hubby’s show at Lugogo

Zari leads celebrity cast for hubby’s show at Lugogo

You can surely bet that in Uganda’s indoor sports history, no event has ever attracted a bigger celebrity audience like the Uganda Boxing Champions League Week 11. It’s a record even the organisers, Top Boy Promotions, may struggle to match in the immediate future. Navio, A

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Quality Chemical to set up $50m TB, cancer drugs plant

Quality Chemical to set up $50m TB, cancer drugs plant

Quality Chemical Industries, formerly Cipla Quality Chemical, is in negotiations to open a new manufacturing plant to produce new medications. The plant, if realised, will produce medications for infectious and non-communicable diseases, to add to its HIV and anti-malarial drugs. Mr

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Shs400b to be injected in Mbale industrial park roads 

Shs400b to be injected in Mbale industrial park roads 

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has said government has already contracted China Railway Number 3 Group to design and build key infrastructure in the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park. The 619-acre park, which was commissioned in 2018, currently grosses an investment portfoli

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