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UCC backs Shs1,000 Wi-Fi hotspot economy, tells telecoms to innovate

UCC backs Shs1,000 Wi-Fi hotspot economy, tells telecoms to innovate

Uganda's communications regulator has thrown its weight behind the fast-growing informal Wi-Fi hotspot business model, urging telecommunications companies to respond with innovation rather than oppose a service that is expanding internet access for low-income consumers.The Uganda Communica

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Shamba boy imprisoned until 2076 for refusing to buy alcohol

Shamba boy imprisoned until 2076 for refusing to buy alcohol

Wambugu is currently serving an 80-year prison sentence, a punishment that, if fully served, would see him walk out of prison as an elderly man of 81 years. Yet despite the conviction, he insists he is innocent and says his nightmare began over something as simple as refusing to buy alcohol for a

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Ex-FIFA referee claims World Cup red card drama was wrong after compensation claim

Ex-FIFA referee claims World Cup red card drama was wrong after compensation claim

Former FIFA and Premier League referee Keith Hackett has claimed that Themba Zwane should NOT have been sent off in South Africa’s defeat to Mexico.The two sides came together on Thursday evening in the World Cup’s curtain raiser in Mexico City. It could not have gone much worse for th

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Traffic Police Arrest Driver Over Dangerous Bottle Transportation

Traffic Police Arrest Driver Over Dangerous Bottle Transportation

Traffic Police have arrested a driver accused of transporting used plastic bottles in a manner deemed dangerous to other road users, despite claims by some members of the public that the load was too light to constitute an offence.In a statement, Traffic Police Spokesperson Michael Kananur

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From AU to UN, East Africa holds the line as peace missions shrink

From AU to UN, East Africa holds the line as peace missions shrink

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni inspects a guard of honour during the flagging-off of Uganda’s first AU peacekeeping contingent to Somalia on March 1, 2007. East Africa remains the backbone of global peacekeeping despite shrinking troop numbers and funding.Despite the decline in number

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16 players who could use World Cup to get a big transfer in Europe

16 players who could use World Cup to get a big transfer in Europe

The FIFA World Cup is the biggest stage in sports, and thanks to an expanded 48-team format for 2026, every player knows this is the biggest audience they'll ever command.It's the kind of spectacle that can launch careers and generate blockbuster transfers, as excitement over particular pl

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Cyclist Killed in Luwero Road Accident

Cyclist Killed in Luwero Road Accident

14-year-old boy has died in a fatal road accident after the bicycle he was riding was knocked a motor vehicle in Luwero District. The deceased has been identified as Kigozi Wasswa, a resident of Bukomba Village in Luwero Town Council.According to Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Regional Po

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We Lost Gulu University, Let’s Not Lose Lira Airport’ — Bishops Tell Lango

We Lost Gulu University, Let’s Not Lose Lira Airport’ — Bishops Tell Lango

The call was made on Friday during the Odiko Alyet talk show on Unity FM, where Bishop Emeritus John Charles Odur Kami and Bishop Emeritus Alfred Acur Okodi weighed in on the controversy involving 68 residents of Anai, the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and the Lira City Land Board.

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Court Denies Mandatory Bail to NUP’s Mufumbiro

Court Denies Mandatory Bail to NUP’s Mufumbiro

The Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kawempe-Kanyanya denied a mandatory bail application filed by jailed National Unity Platform’s Deputy Party Spokesperson, Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, who is facing charges of incitement to violence. In a ruling delivered on Friday, Acting Chief Magistrate Doreen Ain

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Allan Kasujja and PR Guru Kyamutetera Clash Over Uganda Media Centre’s One-Liner Press Releases

Allan Kasujja and PR Guru Kyamutetera Clash Over Uganda Media Centre’s One-Liner Press Releases

Kampala, Uganda — A spirited online exchange between Uganda Media Centre Executive Director Alan Kasujja and renowned public relations expert Muhereza Kyamutetera has ignited a national debate over the government’s emerging communication style, which favors ultra-brief press releases.T

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