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02 Apr '24
Makerere University students fraternity is mourning the demise of one of its own students who is said to have ended his own life.Mboowa Nasser, a third year student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in education at Makerere University was reported dead on Monday morning.Sources close t
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21 Mar '24
The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (left) and Galaxy S22 (right)We previously reported that Samsung won’t be bringing Galaxy AI features to the Galaxy S22 series owing to hardware limitations, but it looks like the company is reviewing
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17 Mar '24
Last month, Energy Minister Davis Chirchir announced that three companies, including Sosian Energy, will generate 105 megawatts of electricity from steam produced by the Menengai geothermal field.Sosian Energy, a local independent power company (IPP), expects to produce 22 megawatts of electricit
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17 Mar '24
Most footballers head into management, punditry or just put their feet up after a long and arduous career – but some are mad enough to become club ownersDennis Bergkamp is keen to buy an English Football League side along with Dirk Kuyt and Ronald KoemanWhile former footballers us
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09 Mar '24
Parliament, the institution which Speaker Anita Among presides has come under unfavourable light due to alleged corruptionAllegations of high level corruption and plunder by the leadership of Uganda’s Parliament that has emerged following the online #UgandaParliamentExhibition continues
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07 Mar '24
Louis Vuitton boss Bernard Arnault is now the richest person in the worldHe dethroned Bezos who took the crown Tuesday for the first time since 2021Musk is now the third richest person after Tesla shares tumbled He was cr
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07 Mar '24
Hajji Yunus Kakande the Permanent Secretary to the Presidency last week fired Luuka District Deputy RDC Waiswa Paul Bweni Bwa Mwiiko after he was seen in a video that went viral assaulting a young man reportedly for refusing to wash his car at the washing bay.The incident happened at the w
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07 Mar '24
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has nabbed a female traveller from Dubai with 40 smartphones strapped around her hips and bosom. The unnamed woman had reportedly concealed the phones beneath several layers of clothing.Following intelligence reports and informers in Dubai that passengers hav
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26 Feb '24
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have been lynched after shooting to death one of Buganda’s leading clan leaders Sunday afternoon.Ndiga (sheep) clan leader Daniel Bbosa was killed on Sunday inside his car near his home in Lungujja parish, Lub
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21 Feb '24
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni recently sat down with a group of leaders from the Teso sub-region for a chat in what can only be described as a riveting episode of “Museveni’s Teso Talk Show,”Led by Mr. Calvin Echodu, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flagbearer for Soroti Wes