By Denis Jjuuko Africa is supposed to be the next frontier — a growing population, a somewhat favourable climate, and natural resources that make the continent perhaps the richest in the world. The weather and abundance of mineral resources led to the invasion or scramble for Africa by mainly Europeans,
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Ivan Samuel Ssebadduka at CID headquarters in Kibuli. Courtesy photo Uganda's Supreme Court has jailed a former presidential aspirant for using abusive language against them, including calling them "incompetent fools". Ivan Samuel Ssebadduka was sentenced to three years in prison for contempt of court, according to local media. Mr Ssebadduka
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed(pictured) says he is launching the "final phase" of the army's operation in the northern region of Tigray after weeks of fighting. He said the military would try not to harm civilians in the regional capital Mekelle - a city of 500,000 people - and urged
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IRA boss Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has announced the inaugural Insurance Innovation Awards aimed at recognizing the role innovation plays in advancing the insurance sector in Uganda. The IRA CEO, Alhaji Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega while announcing the awards Wednesday in a Zoom press conference said that
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By Sylver Kyagulanyi Ideally, in the copyright sector, a performing rights society (also referred to as a Collecting society or Collective Management Organization) exists to collect royalties for its members (copyright holders) from those who wish to publicly use their works through broadcast and usage. This is in commercially oriented
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By Job Richard Mutuwa It is now one week and half since the campaigns at all levels commenced, filled with fanfare, rosy speeches, processions in some instances, and at the end of last week, climaxed with pandemonium. What is clear though is that all sides have had a taste of
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The land that is under contention Three administrators of Nansana C/U primary school in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district were remanded to Kitalya Government Prison in connection with attempts to grab land that belongs to orphans. The three officials who have since been released on court bail include Robert Kayita kikambi,
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Katikkiro of Buganda, Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga with the dfcu Bank CEO Mathias Katamba dfcu Bank in partnership with the Buganda Kingdom has called upon Ugandans to continue being vigilant in the fight against HIV/AIDS especially among the Girl Child. This was re-echoed during the Katikkiro of Buganda’s courtesy visit
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Judiciary staff attending the sensitization workshop By Kenneth Tamale The Judiciary last week held a health awareness sensitisation campaign in commemoration of World AIDS Day 2020 at the Judicial Training Institute in Nakawa. The activity that targeted staff of courts around Kampala was held under the theme “National Solidarity
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Chen Lei, President of Huawei Southern Africa Region Technology is getting us through the pandemic, and technology can also drive our continent’s recovery in the post-pandemic era, writes Chen Lei, President of Huawei Southern Africa. For most of us, 2020 has been a year of almost dramatic, almost traumatic change.
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