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08 Nov '24
Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has charged and remanded a man accused of being a fake doctor to Luzira prison over forgery of academic documents. Thirty-eight-year-old Ken Nyombi alias Innocent Ssemanda alias Samuel Alfred Teriyeitu or Fred Ssendi was arraigned on Friday befor
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08 Nov '24
Salva Kiir Mayardit has served as South Sudanâs president since the countryâs independence in 2011. South Sudanâs secession from Sudan came on the heels of a long and bloody civil war that resulted in a referendum on independence. The initial optimism about the new state f
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08 Nov '24
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has said it closed a private cattle farm in uptown Kololo, following neighbours' complaints about a pungent smell from piles of animal wastes and noise pollution in Kampala. NEMA insists that the zero-grazing farm, which started in 201
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08 Nov '24
Shock gripped residents in Kayunga Town when the chairman of the ruling NRM party chairperson for Busaana sub-county collapsed and died during a court session. The shocking incident unfolded on Thursday when Alex Kenyi, 56, collapsed and died during a court session. Eyewitnesses repo
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08 Nov '24
President Museveni Friday joined several African leaders who have congratulated Donald Trump on winning US' November 5 presidential election in which he defeated Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Twice-impeached President Trump emphatically recaptured White House wit
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08 Nov '24
The identities of the men and women in civilian clothes who raided Parliament chamber and grabbed some MPs after lights were switched off remain contentious. Six MPs were seized, pushed, and carried off from the floor of Parliament soon after Speaker Annet Among suspended 12 legislators
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05 Nov '24
Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Dane County Regional Airport on November 1, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)In less than 48 hours,
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05 Nov '24
The Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes involving the wives of prominent individuals in the country.
The scandal came to light during a fraud investigation ag
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05 Nov '24
(Kampala) – MTN Uganda has recommended an increase in its second interim dividend to shareholders following a significant rise in net profit for the third quarter of 2024.
The telecom company reported a 29.6% increase in profit after tax, amounting to 460 billion Ugandan shillings for the f
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05 Nov '24
(U.S. ) – As the U.S. presidential election approaches, a series of extraordinary events and controversies have shaped the 2024 campaign, from shocking moments to unexpected endorsements.
In the run up to the election, there have been several headline making incidents that have captured the