Two bar shootings leave 19 dead in South Africa.

Police said it is too early to say if assaults in Soweto and Pietermaritzburg were connected. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1528 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Two bar shootings, one in a township close to Johannesburg and another in eastern South Africa, has left 19 people dead, police said. In Soweto, 15…

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Makerere University researchers join study to find cure for HIV.

Updated by Nakayima Ritah at 1503 EAT on Saturday 9th July 2022. Makerere University researchers have started a study that will attempt to find a permanent cure for HIV/Aids.  Based at the Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP), the researchers are joining other scientists based in the US to explore whether a strategy dubbed; Block,…

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Nambooze wants police commander Mwesigwa held accountable for her sickness.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1338 EAT on Saturday 9th July 2022. Last week, Mukono Municipality MP Betty Bakireke Nambooze travelled to the United States of America for treatment after being cleared by the Uganda Medical Board (UMB).  This development came after three years of being rebuffed several times by UMB, the government agency charged…

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Jinja woman arrested for beating to death daughter, secretly burying her.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1259 EAT on Saturday 9th July 2022. A 34-year-old woman, Suzan Mutiibwa has been arrested by police in Kiira region on allegations of beating to death, and burying her 7-year-old daughter, Mercy Namugaya. She allegedly committed the crime in Nkalange village, Busedde sub-county in Jinja district; where she dug up…

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Jambiyas and henna: War does not stop Yemeni preparations for Eid.

A uneasy truce has brought relative quiet to Yemen, but people are still struggling to afford their Eid traditions. Updated at 1025 EAT on Friday 8th July 2022. Sanaa, Yemen – Outside Bab al-Yaman, the historic entrance to the Old City of Sanaa, there are no signs of war. Markets are packed with people from inside…

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How far can we go to save our fragile ecosystems?

Updated at 10:00 EAT on Friday 8th July 2022. Growing up in Kosim village, Atoot sub-county  in Ngora district was fun. Blessed with a serene environment and a beautiful atmosphere, Kosim was a place to live. Even with the majority of the residents living in grass-thatched houses, nearly all households had access to basic needs…

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China locks down again over fresh COVID-19 outbreak.

Updated at 0951 EAT on Friday 8th July 2022 Tens of millions of people were under lockdown across China on Wednesday and businesses in a major tourist city were forced to close as fresh COVID-19 clusters sparked fears of wider restrictions. Chinese health authorities have reported more than 300 infections in the historic northern city…

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Scattered’ MPs demand for offices under one roof

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0940 EAT on Friday 7th July 2022. The speaker of parliament Anita Among has tasked the attorney general to expeditiously process the acquisition of offices for MPs under one roof, because the legislators are ‘scattered’ in different buildings and parliament is spending colossal sums of money on rent. Among…

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