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MTN injects Shs 550m into Busoga Kingdom Masaza tourney

MTN Uganda has announced a Shs 550 million sponsorship for the ninth edition of the Busoga Kingdom Masaza Tournament. The tournament is scheduled to kick off on August 15, 2026, at the Namutumba distr...

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Two MacBooks and an agent named Bud

Building AI From Toronto, With Kampala in My Bones There is a particular quiet that settles over two founders when they finally stop building long enough to look at what they have built. Sam and I fou...

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2 months ago

From Kamwokya streets to a dog empire: The rise of ‘Uncle Dogs’

In Buwate, a fast-growing Kampala suburb, Sharif Ssemwanga is better known as “Uncle Dogs”, a nickname that has become synonymous with one of the city’s growing dog breeding and trai...

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2 months ago

Six governors study Ethiopia, Benin models to accelerate Nigeria’s agro-processing hubs

Six Nigerian governors are studying industrial development models in Ethiopia and Benin Republic as they seek to establish agro-processing hubs and expand manufacturing in their states. The post Six g...

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Lagos seals over 20 Ikeja properties for planning violations

The Lagos State Government has sealed more than 20 properties in Ikeja Local Government Area over alleged violations of the state’s physical planning laws, as authorities intensify enforcement t...

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2 months ago

Ruiru 'Vampire' arrested after lodging incident with woman

Police in Ruiru have arrested a 35-year-old man believed to be behind a series of bizarre and violent attacks in which residents were robbed and bitten

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2 months ago

THE LOWLY NEWSPAPER MAN: Zimbabwe’s descent into dictatorship and the peril of African leaders’ apathy

The Southern African Development Community’s governments, with South Africa being the most powerful, have been watching Zimbabwe’s slide into a constitutionally entrenched dictatorship in silence. Thi...

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DIPLOMACY DANCE: Ambassador Roelf Meyer details plans for mending fractured SA-US relationship

The veteran negotiator arrives in Washington to take up his post with a daunting brief: rebuild trust, expand trade, encourage investment and find common ground on America’s five demands.

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Supergroup humback whale sightings on the increase in South Africa

Together with dolphins, they are one of at least 37 species of marine mammals that can be found in South African waters.

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“The problem was much bigger than we anticipated it to be”: Day 1-1000 of Mida

A lender could streamline the onboarding process, automate credit checks, and approve loans within minutes. But unless borrowers repaid those loans, none of those efficiencies mattered.

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Tiny South African town vital to the United States where people make an average of R154,000

Despite having the lowest average taxable income of any local municipality in the Western Cape, this town is one of only three locations on earth chosen for NASA space missions.

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2 months ago

La Tunisie, autopsie d’un basculement autoritaire

Depuis que le processus de concentration des pouvoirs s’est enclenché, le 25 juillet 2021, le chef de l’Etat tunisien a peu à peu verrouillé l’espace public. Arrestations et condamnations se sont mult...