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Why Makerere ought to retain its professors as long as can still talk

Why Makerere ought to retain its professors as long as can still talk

There is a Ugandan virologist – a retired professor – who once told me a memorable story that captures a core part of the absurdity of the system that Bwana Yoweri Museveni has cultivated and presided over since coming to power. I will not

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UEDCL Announces New Electricity Tariffs for Q3 2025

UEDCL Announces New Electricity Tariffs for Q3 2025

The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has approved UEDCL’s latest power tariffs for July to September 2025.KAMPALA, Uganda — The Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has released its new retail electricity tariff

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Barnabas Taremwa: Global Cartels Behind Uganda’s Coffee Losses

Barnabas Taremwa: Global Cartels Behind Uganda’s Coffee Losses

Fellow Ugandans, especially our coffee farmers and those aspiring to join the coffee industry,I feel compelled to share some truths and clarify the situation regarding coffee farming in Uganda and the dynamics of the global coffee market.This is a

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Africa’s Richest Four Hold More Wealth Than Half the Continent

Africa’s Richest Four Hold More Wealth Than Half the Continent

Today, just four of Africa’s richest billionaires hold $57.4 billion in wealth — more than the combined wealth of 750 million people, or half the continent’s population, according to a new Oxfam report.The report – 

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Pep Guardiola favourite now tipped to stop Arsenal from finishing above Man City in the Premier League next season

Pep Guardiola favourite now tipped to stop Arsenal from finishing above Man City in the Premier League next season

Both Manchester City and Arsenal seem to be embracing the tall task of dethroning Liverpool as Premier League champions next season.Despite the acquisitions of Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Marcus Bettinelli, 

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Punching Above Poverty: Museveni Donates UGX 10M to Empower Kalerwe Boxing Youths.

Punching Above Poverty: Museveni Donates UGX 10M to Empower Kalerwe Boxing Youths.

Kalerwe’s narrow lanes buzzed with new purpose when news broke that President Yoweri Museveni had sent a cash gift of UGX 10 million to the Kalerwe Boxing Club (KBC) Savings and Credit Co‑operative Organisation, a group of 150 young athletes

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FULL LIST: KCCA, COLAS Ink €250M Deal to Transform Over 118 Kampala Roads

FULL LIST: KCCA, COLAS Ink €250M Deal to Transform Over 118 Kampala Roads

Kampala to get a major infrastructure boost! KCCA and COLAS sign a €250M deal to upgrade over 118 city roads, funded by UK Export Finance. The project includes new walkways, drainage, and street lighting, promising a transformed, sustainable Kampala.Kam

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The Rise And Fall Of The Aponye Business Empire: From Agro Giant To Debt Distress

The Rise And Fall Of The Aponye Business Empire: From Agro Giant To Debt Distress

For decades, the name Aponye stood tall in Uganda’s business circles, synonymous with agro-processing success, expansive real estate investments, and strategic government supply contracts.Founded by the late Apollo Nyegamehe, commonly

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Headed for sentencing, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers aim to show he’s no longer a ‘Bad Boy for life’

Headed for sentencing, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers aim to show he’s no longer a ‘Bad Boy for life’

 There was a time when summer for Sean “Diddy” Combs meant throwing lavish parties and getting captur

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Kenya: Mourners Seize Blogger’s Casket, Torch Police Station in Protest Over Death in Custody

Kenya: Mourners Seize Blogger’s Casket, Torch Police Station in Protest Over Death in Custody

Chaos erupted in Homa Bay County as mourners forcefully seized the casket of the late Albert Omondi Ojwang and marched it to Mawego Police Station in a dramatic protest against alleged police brutality.The protest escalated further when the irate crowd set the station abla

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