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23 Sep '24
Sean "Diddy" Combs used his fame as one of hip-hop's biggest names to coerce women into demeaning sexual acts as part of a long-running scheme of sex trafficking and racketeering, prosecutors said on Tuesday in bringing three criminal charges against him. Combs, 54, pleaded not guilty in
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23 Sep '24
Uganda's young population grapples with high unemployment due to a lack of jobs meant to match its growth rate, something that has fuelled social unrest and youth frustration, compounded by rising demand for quality education, healthcare, and social services, straining government resources.
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23 Sep '24
The Anti-Fraud Brigade of Kinshasa City in the DR Congo have threatened to seize a commercial house, Uganda House, owned by the Uganda government in Kinshasa over non-payment of property tax arrears to the tune of $443,000. A source, who preferred anonymity because he has no authority to
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21 Sep '24
Ugandan coffee shipments are overflowing the European Union (EU) as traders scramble to get their hands on beans before the year-end implementation of new environmental regulations. Under the EU's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), importers into the bloc will have to demonstrate that good
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20 Sep '24
It is a cloudy day over Lake Kyoga. At midday, four women, oars slung over their shoulders, slowly walk through Zengebe Mayinja Landing Site, making their way to the lakeshore. The landing site is one of the six found in Lwampanga Town Council in Nakasongola District. The women are all
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20 Sep '24
The desire for love and a happy-ever-after story is completely natural. However, sometimes we need to take a break from the search to find love, and I feel like we do not have this discussion enough. We do not give this advice to each other enough. The common misconception in society tod
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20 Sep '24
Government, under the Tourism Policy for Uganda, will seek to more than triple annual tourism earnings in the next 10 years. The policy, which forms the bedrock of governmentâs legal instruments, strategies, and plans for developing the tourism sector, indicates that in the 10 years
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20 Sep '24
As far as I know the law insists all cars carry a first aid kit but does not stipulate what should be in it. So, aside from the law, what would you advise? JK Hello JK, even though the Ugandan law does not specify what should be in a car's first aid kit, I recommend including the fol
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20 Sep '24
It is a cloudy day over Lake Kyoga. At midday, four women, oars slung over their shoulders, slowly walk through Zengebe Mayinja Landing Site, making their way to the lakeshore. The landing site is one of the six found in Lwampanga Town Council in Nakasongola District. The women are all
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20 Sep '24
Kitu Kidogo, Panya Route and Rolexand other words from parlances in East Africa are the latest entrants into the Oxford English Dictionary. Kitu kidogo is a Swahili word for money offered or accepted as an inducement or bribe while panya route is a secret path or roundabout route, esp