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Business unusual as ‘rebel’ Ssemakadde storms Law Society presidential race

Business unusual as ‘rebel’ Ssemakadde storms Law Society presidential race

Years back, Namilyango College boys always made a point to turn up for inter-school seminars dressed smartly like diplomats, lest they be mistaken for the “weevils” of St Mary’s College Kisubi (SMACK)...the one school we couldn’t bear or affo

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Lango cultural leaders split on fresh election

Lango cultural leaders split on fresh election

Lango cultural leaders are split on organising another election after a just concluded vote for the Lango Paramount Chief or Won Nyaci.Both the government and majority members of the Lango tribe are opposed to the

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Rule Uganda more 40 years, NRM leaders tell Museveni at 80th birthday fete

Rule Uganda more 40 years, NRM leaders tell Museveni at 80th birthday fete

National Resistance Movement leaders in Nansana have asked President Museveni to rule them for more forty years.They made the call on September 15 during the celebration of the President’s 80th birthday in Nansa

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 Third term headaches for students, parents

Third term headaches for students, parents

Schools open today for the third term that will see some students promoted to the next class or level or conclude their primary or secondary school journey.Dr Joyce Kaducu, the State Minister of Primary Education, said the 82-day term would run up to December 6. She said since there would

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South Sudan postpones long-delayed election by two years

South Sudan postpones long-delayed election by two years

South Sudan's government has decided to postpone a long-delayed national election until December 2026, the presidency said on Friday, underscoring the challenges facing the country's fragile peace process."The pre

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Biden to make first Africa visit with Angola trip in coming weeks, sources say

Biden to make first Africa visit with Angola trip in coming weeks, sources say

President Joe Biden is planning a trip to Angola in coming weeks, fulfilling an earlier promise that would make him the first U.S. head of state to visit sub-Saharan Africa since Barack Obama in 2015, three sources familiar with the plans said. 

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Museveni hails Kyabazinga over promoting unity

Museveni hails Kyabazinga over promoting unity

President Museveni has hailed the Kyabazinga (Busoga king) William Gabula Nadiope IV for fostering unity, harmony and socio-economic transformation in Busoga Kingdom in the impoverished Eastern Uganda region.This was as the Kyabazinga celebrated his 10th coronat

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Cartoonist Ogon keen to make difference with art

Cartoonist Ogon keen to make difference with art

One of Uganda’s leading political cartoonists Chrisogon Atukwasize, aka Ogon, has published his first collection of humorous and dramatic cartoons titled Drawing Attention. His body of work, spanning 194 pages, lampoons the mighty, powerful and ordinary citizens for their various misdeeds.

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No love lost as NUP set out to unseat Ssemujju

No love lost as NUP set out to unseat Ssemujju

Since its inception in 2020, the National Unity Platform (NUP) has turned introduction ceremonies (customary marriage) in its Buganda cradle into spaces used to spread its gospel of change. Whilst historically an introduction in Buganda has always been an apolitical ceremony for a few

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Tourism experts urge students to market Uganda

Tourism experts urge students to market Uganda

Tourism experts have encouraged university students to use their phones and social media platforms to promote Uganda's tourism potential.Speaking at the World Tourism Day 2024 Students Conference held at Makerere University Business School (MUBS) on September 13, Mr Herbert Byaruhanga, for

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