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Uganda sees nearly 70 pc drop in mpox cases over four weeks
The Hans India
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July 25, 2025
Kampala: Uganda has recorded a 69.9 per cent decline in mpox cases over the past four weeks, according to a new situation report released on Friday by the Ministry of Health. The report shows that weekly reported cases dropped consistently from...
Controversy Erupts Over Zohran Mamdani’s Lavish Wedding in Uganda
Times News Global
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July 28, 2025
KAMPALA, Uganda — Zohran Mamdani, the mayoral frontrunner from New York City, recently celebrated his marriage to artist Rama Duwaji in Uganda with a grand, three-day event at his family’s estate in the affluent Buziga Hill area. Reports emerged...
Archbishop Kaziimba calls for peaceful politics and unity
NTV Uganda
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Archbishop Kaziimba calls for peaceful politics and unity The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has urged the public to embrace peaceful political engagement and shun violence during this political season....
Locally assembled laptops narrow Uganda’s rural-urban digital divide
Independent (Uganda)
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July 28, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new locally driven technology initiative is bringing hope to thousands of Ugandan students by addressing the country’s persistent digital divide between rural and urban learners. The “One Student, One...
Jay Leno Calls Out Late Night Hosts For Being Too Political (ft. Mary Katharine Ham & Aaron Reitz)
Fox News
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July 28, 2025
Story #1: Why is Stephen Colbert being bad at his job a First Amendment issue? Will rips the Left entitlement culture as they niche themselves out of mainstream media. Story #2: FOX News Contributor and Host of ‘Getting Hammered’ and ‘Normally,’...
Inside Zohran Mamdani's 3-Day Wedding Bash In Uganda
Free Press Journal
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July 28, 2025
New York City mayoral frontrunner and Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani recently hosted a highly private and extravagant wedding celebration at his family’s hilltop estate in Buziga, Uganda. The three-day event, held outside the capital city of...
MTN Uganda expands digital push with new ICT Lab in Sheema district
Independent (Uganda)
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July 28, 2025
Constantine Byabakama, Headteacher of St. John’s Secondary School Nyabwina (2nd L); Evelyn Kenyangi, District Education Officer of Sheema District (C); and Fazil Damulira, Regional Business Manager – South West at MTN Uganda, look on as students...
London court grants Kenya, Uganda victory in $2bn railways concession dispute
Business Insider Africa
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July 28, 2025
The dispute stemmed from the cancellation of a 25-year concession agreement signed in 2006, which had granted RVR the right to operate and manage the 2,350-kilometre Kenya-Uganda railway line. Both governments terminated the agreement in 2017,...
Uganda Deepens Energy and Mining Partnership With UK Ahead of COP 2025
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 25, 2025
Uganda is strengthening its partnership with the United Kingdom to fast-track its energy transition, upgrade electricity infrastructure, and unlock the potential of its mineral wealth, officials announced following a high-level meeting at...
Uganda licenses farm to grow marijuana for medical use
NTV Kenya
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Uganda’s government has granted an experimental licence to Bright Sparks Farm Limited for growing, processing and exportation of medicinal cannabis (marijuana) with strict guidelines under police watch as the supervisory authority. A clearance...
Uganda Air Cargo aircraft deal under parliamentary spotlight
Ch-Aviation
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July 25, 2025
Uganda’s parliament has launched a probe into a 2024 aircraft deal between its shareholder, the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MoDVA), and Dubai-based investment firm Alpha MBM, with lawmakers demanding answers over the failed joint...
Legal battle as Uganda takes back the power
African Business
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July 28, 2025
Umeme, an electricity distribution company, announced on 2 June that it will take its quarrel with the Ugandan government to an arbitration court in London, after weeks of unsuccessful negotiations. Umeme ran Uganda’s distribution network for...
Minister encourages Ugandans to embrace technology
NTV Uganda
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Minister encourages Ugandans to embrace technology The Minister of State for Privatisation and Investment, Evelyn Anite, has encouraged Ugandans to utilise technology and innovation to bridge the country's growing digital divide. Minister Anite...
Kadaga Advocates for Development Through Education
Red Pepper
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August 3, 2025
The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, recently praised the efforts of the faith-based community development initiatives implemented by Atanansi Community Based...
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Phone jammers, masked guards: Why Zohran Mamdani's lavish Uganda wedding bash is receiving flak
Firstpost
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July 28, 2025
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has been in the limelight since besting Andrew Cuomo to win the Democratic nomination to run the city last month. The Indian-origin socialist’s shocking victory has brought him to the centre stage of...
African Nations Championship 2024 (CHAN) in 2025: Full fixtures, results, and all you need to know
Hindustan Times
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August 3, 2025
The 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) is technically considered to have begun on August 2, 2025, though it was originally slated to begin in February 2025. This CHAN is being co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, utilizing matches in...
Vuvuzelas, drums, political banners banned inside CHAN 2024 stadiums
The Standard
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Local Organising Committee (LOC) has released a list of banned items (photo courtesy) As the countdown to the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) gathers steam, Kenya’s Local Organising Committee (LOC) has released a list of banned items...
New push for Uganda’s express penalty system
Independent (Uganda)
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July 28, 2025
An EPS ticket with a fine amounting to Shs 900,000 that was issued to an errant motorist in June this year. Many motorists complained about the fines being too excessive for the traffic offences committed. COURTESY PHOTO. Controversy over delay to...
Stranded Innovation: Legal Grey Zones Holding Back India's Bike Taxi Revolution
Live Law
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July 28, 2025
The recent judgment by the Karnataka High Court on June 13, 2025, that unless the state frames a policy under Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, all bike taxi operations must cease from June 16, 2025, has led to a complete halt in bike taxi...
CHAN 2024 to boost economy, tourism, says CS Mvurya
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 28, 2025
Sports CS Salim Mvurya and Harambee Stars captain Aboud Omar confer during the 2024 African Nations Championship CHAN press conference in preparation for the event at Stadion hotel Kasarani on July 10, 2025. Photo/Sportpicha Sports Cabinet...