US President Donald Trump (pictured) has made his farewell address before leaving office, saying: "We did what we came to do - and so much more." In a video posted on YouTube, he said he took on "the tough battles, the hardest fights... because that's what you elected me to do". Mr
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NBS TV accuses Al Jazeera Media Network of using its content without authorization Uganda’s NBS Television, the flagship brand of Next Media Services,has written to Al Jazeera Media Network intending to sue over content infringement and violation of copyright. In a letter dated January 19, 2021 seen by this website,
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Uganda's defeated presidential candidate Bobi Wine has tweeted that he and his family are "under house arrest and stuck with an 18-month-old baby". Soldiers have surrounded the politician's home claiming that he could incite his supporters if he leaves the compound. Bobi Wine - who became famous as a musician
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President Magufuli has always cast doubt on the severity of the pandemic Tanzania's President John Magufuli has rallied farmers in the country to increase food production, predicting global food scarcity later in the year caused by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. He urged farmers to take advantage of the
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By Christopher Mulindwa Last week we discussed in detail the information you need to read and understand about the 4 key components (Genetics, Feeds, Management and Market) of a successful pig farm. Let me sum this up with housing and the ability to create a stable production system on farm.
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Uganda's government spokesman, Ofwono Opondo (pictured), has accused the US of trying to "subvert elections", Reuters news agency reports. US ambassador to Uganda Natalie Brown was on Monday stopped from visiting opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, at his home in the capital, Kampala. "What she has been
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Interpol has reduced the turnaround time for processing Certificates of Good Conduct from three weeks to five days, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has communicated to all External Labour Recruitment Agencies. In a letter dated 11th January 2021, Aggrey D. Kibenge, the Gender Ministry Permanent Secretary informs labour recruiting
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Online services were restricted ahead of last week's vote, and social media remains blocked Ugandans are celebrating the resumption of internet services after a shutdown was imposed ahead of last week's election. However, social media platforms remain blocked and are only accessible using Virtual Private Networks (VPN). President Yoweri Museveni,
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The US embassy in Kampala has urged the Ugandan government to respect their citizens’ human rights and fundamental freedoms. This follows the house arrest of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine (pictured). The embassy issued a statement after U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown attempted to visit Bobi
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Thursday has been declared a public holiday as Ugandans will be voting for president and lawmakers. As Ugandans decide, Posh Pearl of Africa Hotel has unveiled a package that will allow Ugandans to use this time to cool off the campaign period and mid January stress. In the package, guests
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