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11 Feb '24
All hail Queen Meghan then… maybe, kind of (Picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)If Meghan Markle harbours any ambitions to become the Queen of England, she’s going about
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07 Feb '24
The Parliamentary Physical Infrastructure Committee has issued summonses to Kampala city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and officials from the finance ministry. This directive was given by committee chairperson Dan Kimosho (Kazo County, NRM) on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.During a tense interactio
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07 Feb '24
There’s no denying Iran’s proxy forces are great value for money. The regime’s support for its allied militias, including the Lebanese Hizbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, probably doesn’t exceed a few billion dollars per annum — perhaps even less, given that many have their own sources of
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01 Feb '24
Joe Biden is on course to defeat Donald Trump in November with two more electoral college votes than he secured in 2020, assuming they are the respective Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, according to a new study.The
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01 Feb '24
The race for the Guild Presidency has taken a vibrant path at Makerere University Business School (MUBS) as the elections draw nearer (expected late February).By now, you should have landed on one of the several trending campaign videos in which a group of students are recorded singing pra
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27 Jan '24
The Budget Committee of Parliament has recommended allocating Shs288 billion for the renovation of Mandela National Stadium also known as Namboole in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2027.The committee also proposed the phased provision of funds for the construction of
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25 Jan '24
Results for 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) were released on Thursday, January 25 at State House in Nakasero, Kampala.UNEB Executive Director Dan OdongoThe Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Executive Director Dan Odongo said a total of 749,254 candidates f
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25 Jan '24
Today, the Minister of Education and Sports, Ms Janet Kataha Museveni, will release the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results for the 749,347 pupils who took the exams last year. The Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) provided this information after briefing Ms. Kataha about the pupil
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22 Jan '24
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
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17 Jan '24
Zambia grapples with one of its most severe cholera outbreaks in decades, reporting 351 fatalities and nearly 9,000 active cases. Health authorities are working tirelessly to curb the crisis, fearing it could become the worst since the country's inaugural out