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Independent candidate in Mozambique poll threatens nationwide strike if ruling party wins

Independent candidate in Mozambique poll threatens nationwide strike if ruling party wins

Independent presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane on Friday threatened to call a nationwide strike and bring Mozambique to a standstill if ruling party Frelimo claimed victory in the presidential election. Mondlane told Reuters that, based on figures collected by his delegates at poll

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Why you must always test your soil

Why you must always test your soil

In the early stages, Uganda's soils were considered fertile and little was done to improve productivity in a systematic way. However it was soon realised that crop yields in Uganda declined under continuous cultivation due to soil degradation like anywhere else. This is the thinking

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How to control papaya mealybug

How to control papaya mealybug

Pawpaw, also known as papaya (Carica papaya) is a popular fruit in Uganda known for its abundant supply of vitamins, dietary fibre and minerals. It is mainly eaten fresh, and thus provides the much needed external enzymes such as papain and chymopapain that improve digestibility of food,

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Why Kawempe South is a competitive ground for 2026

Why Kawempe South is a competitive ground for 2026

While on the campaign trail ahead of the 2021 poll, Bashir Kazibwe—who would go on to become the Kawempe South lawmaker—was eager to be seen hobnobbing with Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, the National Unity Platform (NUP) principal. All this would change after Kazibwe joine

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Kingfisher oil field nears completion

Kingfisher oil field nears completion

Cnooc Uganda Ltd has revealed that the development of the Kingfisher Field Development Area (KFDA) is in the advanced stage, ahead of the first commercial oil production in the last quarter of 2025. The KDFA, expected to have a maximum production of 40,000 barrels of oil per day for five

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Govt seeks Shs36.6b to equip refugees with vocational skills 

Govt seeks Shs36.6b to equip refugees with vocational skills 

The government faces a Shs36.6 billion shortfall needed to equip refugee learners with vocational skills, threatening efforts to help them secure jobs and become self-reliant. This funding gap has been worsened by reduced financial support from development partners, who had previously pl

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Court blocks election of rival Lango paramount chief

Court blocks election of rival Lango paramount chief

Drama unfolded in Lango Sub-region on Friday after a high court put a break on all activities regarding the election of another paramount chief (Won Nyaci) of Lango. Friday’s development comes following last week’s ruling in which the Lira High Court deemed the Lango Cultural Foundat

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Court blocks election of rival Lango paramount chief

Court blocks election of rival Lango paramount chief

Drama unfolded in Lango Sub-region on Friday after a high court put a break on all activities regarding the election of another paramount chief (Won Nyaci) of Lango. Friday’s development comes following last week’s ruling in which the Lira High Court deemed the Lango Cultural Foundat

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Cameroon bans any talk about 91-year-old President Biya's health

Cameroon bans any talk about 91-year-old President Biya's health

Cameroon has outlawed any discussion about the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya, a letter shared by the interior ministry said, after Biya's prolonged absence fuelled widespread speculation, he was unwell. Earlier this week, the authorities put out statements saying the presiden

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Opposition question motive of Bill to elect LoP

Opposition question motive of Bill to elect LoP

The Bill mainly wants Opposition leaning MPs to elect the Leader of Opposition (LoP). Opposition political parties have asked Parliament to trash the Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that chiefly seeks to have the Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP) elected. T

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