The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has appealed the acquittal and subsequent release of Sarah Nabikolo Ssebunya, widow to deceased businessman Eria Ssebunya Bugembe aka Kasiwukira. In the notice filed in Court of Appeal, the DPP says he is dissatisfied with the High Court decision that found Nabikolo innocent of her …
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | AFP | Burkina Faso said Friday it thwarted a “vast conspiracy” earlier this month by forces loyal to ousted leader Blaise Compaore, which aimed to seize power in the impoverished Sahel state. The plot called for attacking the presidential palace and detaining “certain authorities”, said Interior …
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Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Brad Pitt has missed the deadline to respond to Angelina Jolie’s divorce petition, seeking to avoid sparking an acrimonious legal battle that could harm the children, media reported on Friday. The 52-year-old actor will not file an official reply, despite being two days …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Major internet services including Twitter, Spotify and Amazon suffered service interruptions and outages on Friday as a US internet provider came under sustained cyber attack. The internet service company Dyn, which routes and manages internet traffic, said that it had suffered a distributed denial …
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Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | South Africa’s MTN has denied it illegally transferred $13.9 billion from Nigeria in the latest scandal to hit the telecom firm in its largest market in the continent. The Johannesburg-based firm is facing a parliamentary probe over accusations it connived with senior Nigerian officials to …
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Pretoria, South Africa | AFP | South Africa announced Friday that it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, dealing a major blow to a troubled institution set up to try the world’s worst crimes. South Africa’s decision followed a dispute last year when Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir visited the …
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Four law firms have dragged MPs Theodore Ssekikubo (Lwemiyaga), Barnabas Tinkasiimire (Buyaga West), Muhammad Nsereko (Kampala Central) and Wilfred Nuwagaba (Ndorwa West) to the High Court, accusing them of failing to pay sh8 trillion in legal fees. The said money arises out of representations and submissions made by Victoria Advocates and …
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COVER STORY: President Yoweri Museveni and his technocrats are struggling to find a serious investor for the refinery project that only two years ago, major Russian, Chinese and South Korean banks and companies worth billions of dollars were fearlessly fighting for. THE LAST WORD: Andrew Mwenda wades into the war …
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Regional Security Manager – Kenya, Uganda Saferworld Closing Date : 2016-11-06 Duty Station : Kampala, Uganda Application : Apply for the job here Organization: Saferworld Country: Kenya, Uganda Closing date: 06 Nov 2016 Share on: WhatsApp
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Title: Health Systems Expert (South Sudan, Mali, South Africa,) Grade: P4 Contract type: Temporary appointment Duration of contract: Two (2) years Date:20 October 2016 Application Deadline:10 November 2016 (20 day(s) until closing deadline) Currently accepting applications Duty Station: Organization unit:AFRO Africa Regional Office (AF/RGO) / AF/HSS Health Systems and Services …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
