The Uganda Police together with the Uganda Communications Commission and telecom operators conducted an operation in Kampala over the weekend in which eight suspects engaged in SIM boxing, a form of electronic fraud, were apprehended. At a press conference held at Police Headquarters Naguru on Monday, UCC’s Head of Public
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South Africa's troubled national airline, South African Airways (SAA), has cancelled some domestic and international flights to save cash, the company said on Tuesday. Some of its flights from Johannesburg to the South African cities of Cape Town and Durban, and the direct flight to Munich, Germany, were among those
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UK companies must leap at the chance to deepen economic ties with Africa, a continent with unmatched investment opportunities, several African leaders said at a high-level panel. At an oversubscribed opening ceremony for the 2020 UK-Africa Investment Summit, Monday, attended by dignitaries and delegates from 16 African countries, including President
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Pastor Joseph Serwadda (pictured), who prefers being called the Presiding Apostle of Born Again Faith Federation has called on Parliament to expedite the scrutiny and passing into law the Marriage Bill, saying it will help in silencing the people seeking to destabilize the marriage institution in the country. Serwadda’s remarks
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A World Bank director has shocked people who held her in high esteem after she was caught in a web of racist comments on social media. Anne Namara Kabagambe, the World Bank board director supervising 22 countries in Africa has been accused of uttering racism comments against Ugandan billionaire, Sudhir
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Britain’s Prince Harry (pictured) attended a summit for leaders of 21 African countries in London hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday. Harry spoke on Sunday of his unhappiness at being forced to give up his royal duties in a deal with Queen Elizabeth and senior Windsors that will
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President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday rang the bell to kick off the trading of Kenya’s first green bond at the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Speaking during the launch, the President urged UK investors to use Kenya as a gateway to investing into Africa and a bridge to the emerging market
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called for the registration of people living with albinism countrywide to help Government plan for this group efficiently. Kadaga said that Persons Living with Albinism have so long been sidelined while capturing various groups in the national census exercise yet this has always
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A tweeter in Sudan, who has been leading a campaign to save five starving lions being kept in cages in Khartoum's Al-Qureshi Park, says one of the animals has been moved to a clinic because of its serious condition. He tweeted: "The extremely sick female was loaded this morning in
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Over 5,000 people have petitioned Parliament seeking a refund of money invested in Dunamiscoins Resource Ltd, a private firm that accepted deposits before suddenly closing shop in December. Dunamiscoins Resource Ltd was a privately owned company, which claimed it was committed to providing complementary roles to banks, bridging gaps for
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