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04 Dec '25
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has issued a serious warning to anyone using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to access Facebook, emphasizing that hiding behind a VPN does not protect users from the law. Speaking at a joint press conference for key stakeholders managing the 2026 general
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01 Dec '25
Joint security forces have today, Monday morning, conducted a targeted early-morning operation in Kaboja A, Kasenge Parish, Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District, resulting in the fatal neutralization of two suspected criminals.Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Superintendent
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01 Dec '25
MTN Mobile Money Limited, in collaboration with Letshego Uganda and dfcu Bank, has unveiled two innovative loan products aimed at providing mobile money agents with instant working capital.The dfcu Bank Weekend Agent Loan and the Letshego Agent Float Loan expand the MoMo Agent Loans Market
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01 Dec '25
Kamuli — Kumi District Education Officer Sarah Adong has called on government, parents and communities to fully embrace nursery education, saying early childhood learning is a crucial foundation that prepares children to transition smoothly into primary school.She made the remarks during
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01 Dec '25
Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put on trial in her absence alongside 16 other people over corruption allegations.She was found guilty of influencing her aunt, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister
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01 Dec '25
Singapore hanged three people for drug offences last week, bringing the total number of executions to 17 this year - the highest since 2003.These come a week before a constitutional challenge against the death penalty for drug offences is due to be heard.Singapore h
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01 Dec '25
BBC | The abrupt cancellations of several Japanese music events in Shanghai - one of them midway through a song - have sparked criticism among fans, with some calling the moves "rude" and "extreme".Maki Otsuki was halfway through the theme of hit anime One Piece on Friday
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01 Dec '25
Uganda’s brightest young innovators gathered in Kampala on Thursday for the 2025 National Enterprise Challenge finals, a showcase of the country’s most promising student-led enterprises.The event, held at Pope Paul VI Memorial Hotel in Rubaga, brought together top-performing schools fr
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01 Dec '25
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Among, this morning led the nation in commemorating World AIDS Day with a symbolic candle-lighting ceremony held at Parliament.The act, simple yet deeply meaningful, honoured the millions of lives lost to HIV/AIDS and reaffirmed Uganda’s commitme
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01 Dec '25
As the world marked World AIDS Day, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Samuel Steven Kaziimba Mugalu, called on women to actively involve men in the fight against HIV/AIDS, saying their participation is crucial in shaping the nation’s response.Speaking at the Mothers’ Union he