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Angola's Isabel dos Santos loses appeal against freezing order over assets

Angola's Isabel dos Santos loses appeal against freezing order over assets

Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos on Monday lost an appeal to overturn an order freezing up to 580 million pounds ($778 million) of her assets as part a lawsuit at London's High Court. Dos Santos – Africa's first female billionaire, whose father Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Ango

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Uganda receives first batch of pipes for crude oil project

Uganda receives first batch of pipes for crude oil project

Uganda on Monday received the first batch of coated line pipes for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, which was delivered to the main camp and pipe yard in Kyotera District, signalling the project developers’ intent to fast track the laying and construction of the cross-border pipeline i

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Museveni lauds outgoing Unicef chief

Museveni lauds outgoing Unicef chief

President Museveni has commended the outgoing United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) country representative Dr Munir Safieldin for “supporting government programs, especially in the area of health.” “Dr Safieldin assumed office during the Covid-19 period in 2021 but

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UNEB releases 2024 final examination timetable

UNEB releases 2024 final examination timetable

KAMPALA – The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has officially released the 2024 examination timetable for the Four Examinations (4Es), emphasizing security and holistic assessment of learners in a dynamic environment.

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Samuel L Jackson was worried about ‘staying alive’ long enough to make nine Marvel movies

Samuel L Jackson was worried about ‘staying alive’ long enough to make nine Marvel movies

The actor has appeared in 10 Marvel movies in totalYour support helps us to tell the storyOur mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.Whether $5 or $50, every contribution co

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Concern as Katakwi tops in GBV cases

Concern as Katakwi tops in GBV cases

District leaders in eastern Uganda’s Katakwi District have expressed concern over the rising prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) among marrieds and teenagers. A recent study by the Center for Health, Human Rights, and Development (CEHURD) conducted in Teso and Karamoja sub-region

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Vision Group's Shs25b share sale explained

Vision Group's Shs25b share sale explained

On September 24, Vision Group, which is listed on Uganda Securities Exchange as New Vision Publishing and Printing Company Limited, told each of its shareholders in a notice that it had reached an understanding with the government about an intervention to take on a new type of shares in addi

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The unending struggles of KCCA leadership

The unending struggles of KCCA leadership

First, it claimed the scalp of Jennifer Musisi, who at the time seemed to be permanent furniture at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).  After, Erias Lukwago, the City Lord Mayor, went lyrical, singing his heart out after the exit of his biggest nemesis at the City Hall. When M

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Namasagali alumni eulogise Father Grimes with theatre performances

Namasagali alumni eulogise Father Grimes with theatre performances

Namusa-Gali, was a phrase used to mean greeting the train when the railway had just been constructed. Then, a small town along the Nile in Kamuli was a railway station; it is believed that the phrase Namusa-gali was used to coin the town’s name, later known as Namasagali. This name, it is

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Uganda unveils 600MW Karuma Hydropower Plant

Uganda unveils 600MW Karuma Hydropower Plant

A single flooding incident at Isimba Hydropower Plant in August 2022, plunged Uganda into darkness. The incident, which resulted in the emergency shutdown of the 183MW Isimba, coincided with a periodic maintenance of some of the generational units at the 250MW B

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