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ICT ministry calls for withdrawal of Computer Misuse Bill

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and National Guidance wants the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill 2022 withdrawn. The Permanent Secretary, Dr Aminah Zawedde said that her ministry is in the process of bringing a holistic and encompassing bill that will address gaps in the Acts …

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DP officials arrested for criminal trespass, inciting violence

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Old Kampala Police Division is holding eight members of the Democratic Party for attempting to force their way into the Democratic Party headquarters on Balintuma road in Kampala. Those arrested are Buikwe South MP Dr Michael Lulume Bayigga, Lubega Samson Mukaaku, Patrick Sekamatte, …

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Government Chief Whip Hamson Obua takes office

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly appointed Government Chief Whip Hamson Obua has officially received the office from his predecessor, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. The official handover was held at Parliament on Tuesday, 16 August 2022, witnessed by the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, Third Deputy Prime Minister Rukia Nakadama, …

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Absa Group 2022 interim earnings increase 27%

  Absa Group operations demonstrating continued strong recovery Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Group headline earnings increased 27% to Rands 11 billion in the first half of the year as revenue increased, demonstrating a continued strong recovery from the global economic downturn in 2020. Absa reported solid pre-prevision …

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EU admits to “double standards” on Ukraine, Palestine

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell admitted recently that the EU has applied double standards on the Ukraine crisis, as opposed to the situation in Gaza. “We are very often criticized for double standards. But international politics is largely about applying double standards. We …

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Arua police moves to prosecute parents over child labour

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Arua has launched an operation to arrest and prosecute parents who subject their children to child labour. The operation follows a visible rise in children involved in selling edibles within the city centre. Ugandan law prohibits the employment of children aged under 12 …

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Ruparelia Foundation to hold medical eye camp in Kamuli

Kamuli, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The Ruparelia Foundation on 20th and 21st August 2022, will hold a medical eye camp in Kamuli, at the Shree Hind Bhavin Samal, providing free eye checks, treatments, glasses and cataract surgeries. Cataracts remain the leading cause of blindness in low/middle-income families, the highest burden …

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