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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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Traders Urge President Museveni to Launch Market Loan at St Balikuddembe

Traders Urge President Museveni to Launch Market Loan at St Balikuddembe

Traders at St. Balikuddembe Market have appealed to President Museveni to personally launch the highly anticipated market loan scheme at their market, saying it will reaffirm his support and popularity among business communities.President Museveni was initially expected to launch the marke

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Lionel Messi’s incredible net worth and £8.5million Miami mansion he never leaves

Lionel Messi’s incredible net worth and £8.5million Miami mansion he never leaves

Lionel Messi lives with Antonela Roccuzzo and their three children in their Florida-based mansionFootball legend Lionel Messi is ma

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PDM: A New Dawn or Another Cycle?

PDM: A New Dawn or Another Cycle?

Uganda’s Parish Development Model (PDM) aims to break the cycle of poverty by focusing development efforts at the parish level, with a promise of Shs100 million annually per parish to boost household incomes.While early success stories show promise, lingering concerns over fund delays, p

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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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MTN Uganda plans mobile money spin-off

MTN Uganda plans mobile money spin-off

MTN Uganda plans to spin off its mobile money arm, MTN MoMo, into a separate entity, a move that could alter the structure of its business in one of its largest African markets.In a regulatory filing last week, the company said it “intends to implement a proposed

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10 clear signs you are ready for marriage

10 clear signs you are ready for marriage

10 clear signs you are ready for marriageMarriage isn’t just about finding the right partner — it’s also about being the right person. Long before you walk down the aisle or update your surname, there’s an internal journey that needs to take place

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Woman in Tearful Protest After Court Gives Out Her Land to Uncles

Woman in Tearful Protest After Court Gives Out Her Land to Uncles

Business at Iganga High Court was paralyzed for over an hour on June 11, 2025, after Pastor Goreti Kubona broke down in protest following a court decision that dismissed her appeal seeking to reclaim land taken over by her paternal uncles.Kubona had sued her uncles, Henry Tanaziraba and Mu

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Electronic Traffic Penalty System Now Active as Govt Warns Motorists Over Speeding and Red Light Violations

Electronic Traffic Penalty System Now Active as Govt Warns Motorists Over Speeding and Red Light Violations

The Electronic Penalty System (EPSAuto) is now active, and road users have been urged to exercise heightened caution and comply with traffic regulations to avoid incurring fines.According to the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Uganda Police’s Intelligent Transport Monitoring Syst

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Govt Targets Grassroots Prosperity with Expanded Wealth Creation Budget

Govt Targets Grassroots Prosperity with Expanded Wealth Creation Budget

The Ministry of Finance has announced that over Shs 8.03 trillion has already been channelled into Uganda’s key wealth creation programmes—namely the Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga—marking a substantial boost in efforts to transform household incomes and uplift the national econ

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