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Opposition calls for fresh investigation into human rights abuses

Kampala,Uganda: The Shadow Cabinet has launched a fresh demand for investigations into the rights violations that characterised the 2021 general elections. Addressing their bi-monthly press conference, the Shadow Minister for Security, Hon Derrick Nyeko said that in the absence of a conclusive investigation report on the violations that characterised the 2021 general elections, the Opposition […]

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Oulanyah commits support for Leadership Tribunal

Kampala,Uganda: The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has pledged Parliament’s support to the Leadership Code Tribunal. Oulanyah said the purpose of creating institutions included supporting them in the advancement of their mandate. “We don’t create institutions for mere sake of it;we give them mandate, resources and people [to execute their agenda]; we would like to

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‘Focus on development agenda for Northern Uganda’

Africa / Ronald Kabuubi

Uganda,Kampala: Members of the Greater North Parliamentary Forum have been urged to focus their legislative agenda on the most pressing issues that affect their region. Speaker Jacob Oulanyah who was meeting members of the forum on Wednesday, 13 October asked them to avoid the temptation of focusing on national issues while forgetting their own plight.

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Crested Cranes Intensify Training

Africa, Sports / Ronald Kabuubi

The Uganda Women Senior Team (Crested Cranes) entered day two of the residential training today Thursday at FUFA Technical center Njeru, ahead of the 2022 AWCON qualifier against Ethiopia. The team is being handled by Head Coach George Lutalo, assisted by Edward Kaziba (assistant coach) and James Magala (goal keeping coach). Laki Otandeka in training

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Supreme Court Nullifies Paul Mwazha Son Power Grab

Africa, Breaking News, East Africa / Ronald Kabuubi

The Supreme Court has upheld, in part, High Court Judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi’s ruling, which nullified the self-appointment of Bishop Alfred Mwazha to lead the African Apostolic Church founded by his father Paul Mwazha due to old age. In delivering their ruling, Supreme Court judges Justices Susan Mavangira, Tendai Uchena and George Chiweshe said that

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Kristen Stewart Rocks White Shorts &Cropped Shirt While Out With GF DylanMeyer — Photos

Africa, Entertainment / Ronald Kabuubi

Javiles/Bruce / BACKGRID View Gallery12 PHOTOS. Olivia Elgart LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR Kristen Stewart showed off her toned legs in a pair of tiny shorts & a cropped white tee while out with her girlfriend in LA on Oct. 13. Kristen Stewart, 31, is always rocking some sort of cool, casual outfit and that’s exactly what she did

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WE CAN’T APPROACH MAZEMBE LIKE NYASA BIG BULLETS—MCCARTHY

Africa, Sports / Ronald Kabuubi

Coach Benni McCarthy has said AmaZulu will not approach the CAF Champions League second round home game against TP Mazembe the way the South Africans did against Malawi’s Nyasa Big Bullets in the preliminary round. McCarthy said this in a post-match press conference on Thursday morning ahead of the DStv Premiership team’s meeting with the

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NIGERIAN PLAYERS ABROAD IWOBI RETURNS TO TRAINING AFTER INJURY AGAINST MANCHESTER UNITED

Africa, Sports / Ronald Kabuubi

Everton manager Rafa Benitez has confirmed that Alex Iwobi, Lucas Digne and Seamus Coleman have returned to full training. Iwobi missed out Super Eagles FIFA World Cup qualifier games against Central African Republic due to injury he picked during the 1-1 draw against Manchester United before the international break. Benitez in an interview gave update

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INMA 2nd Annual Africa News Media Summit Set November 17-18

Africa, East Africa / Ronald Kabuubi

NAIROBI (14 October 2021) – The International News Media Association (INMA) will host its second annual Africa News Media Summit November 17-18 with a focus on surfacing the continent’s fast-evolving news industry around themes of integrity, trust, and digital transformation in turbulent times. The five-hour virtual summit across two modules in two days is free. Click

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SWIFT today announces that 100 banks around the world have signed up for SWIFT Go

Africa, Breaking News / Ronald Kabuubi

Johannesburg, 14 October 2021 – SWIFT today announces that 100 banks around the world have signed up for SWIFT Go since it went live in July, underscoring strong demand for the service that enables small businesses and consumers to send fast, predictable, highly secure and competitively priced low-value cross-border payments from their bank accounts. Ten

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