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Uganda Observes World Cultural Day

Uganda Observes World Cultural Day

Uganda joined the global community in celebrating the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, focusing on the power of cultural heritage and the creative economy to promote national cohesion and development.Presiding over the national event, Minister of State for Gen

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Empire in the Sky: How Africa’s Digital Future Is Being Colonised Again

Empire in the Sky: How Africa’s Digital Future Is Being Colonised Again

It begins with a promise. A satellite dish on a tin roof. A blinking terminal in the middle of rural Kisii. Suddenly, a boy can watch a YouTube video without buffering.A teacher downloads a lesson plan in seconds. A clinic sends health records to the capital without delay. It feels like th

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Uganda Urged to Adopt Universal Social Security System as ISER Launches Report

Uganda Urged to Adopt Universal Social Security System as ISER Launches Report

Kampala- The Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), in partnership with RAISE, has today launched a groundbreaking working paper titled "A People's Pension," calling for urgent reforms in Uganda’s pension system and the adoption of a rights-based approach to social security.

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Judiciary Launches 'Justice for Her' Project in Nebbi to Fast-Track GBV Cases

Judiciary Launches 'Justice for Her' Project in Nebbi to Fast-Track GBV Cases

In a move to strengthen the justice system’s response to gender-based violence (GBV), the Acting Principal Judge, Lady Justice Okuo Jane Kajuga, has officially launched the 'Justice for Her” Project' at the Nebbi High Court Circuit.The initiative, formally known as the Judiciary Time-S

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Uganda Set to Host Middle East and Africa Digital Transformation Summit

Uganda Set to Host Middle East and Africa Digital Transformation Summit

Uganda is set to host the Middle East and Africa Digital Transformation Summit from Wednesday, June 25 to Friday, June 27, 2025, at the Kampala Serena Hotel.The three-day event will gather key stakeholders from across the digital ecosystem to explore emerging technologies, foster cross-bor

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IRCU concerned about early signs of electoral violence

IRCU concerned about early signs of electoral violence

The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has raised concerns over early signs of political violence ahead of the party primaries and the recently held youth elections.Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu of the Church of Uganda and Chairperson of the IRCU, while s

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IGP Byakagaba and South Sudan Police Chief Meet in Kampala to Strengthen Cross Border Security

IGP Byakagaba and South Sudan Police Chief Meet in Kampala to Strengthen Cross Border Security

Inspector General of Police Abas Byakagaba met with South Sudan’s Inspector General of National Police Service, General Abraham Manyaut Peter, on Tuesday at the Police 

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NRM Supporters Clash with Police in Namutumba Over Chairperson Election Dispute

NRM Supporters Clash with Police in Namutumba Over Chairperson Election Dispute

Namutumba Town was engulfed in chaos early Thursday morning as police fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters protesting against the party’s Electoral Commission, led by Tanga Odoi.The demonstrators were demanding that Simon Menya be off

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Uganda’s Carbon Market Faces Global Scrutiny Amid Activist Calls at Bonn Summit

Uganda’s Carbon Market Faces Global Scrutiny Amid Activist Calls at Bonn Summit

BONN, Germany — Climate activists and health experts at the Bonn Climate Summit have called on global governments to take a decisive stand against fossil fuels and loosely regulated carbon markets, warning that failure to act could worsen both environmental degradation and public health outcome

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What happens during a water cremation?

What happens during a water cremation?

Officially known as water cremation or alkaline hydrolysis, the process involves rapidly decomposing a corpse in water and alkaline chemicals under high temperatures in a big steel vessel (pictured) 

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