Posts By Joseph Lubandi
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1.2KFeatured NewsNine months after romantic engagement, Ykee Benda confirms it’s OVER with longtime lover
Remember the romantic proposal nine months back? Ykee Benda on bended knee as guitarist Myko Ouma plucked soothing melodies for the pitch...
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929Current AffairsKENYA: Pushing for nuclear power
Why Kenya’s move rests on false or fanciful premises NEWS ANALYSIS | BRENDON J CANNON | Kenya wants to go nuclear. Since...
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1.0KCurrent AffairsSchools closed in Zambia as cholera toll rises to 61
Lusaka, Zambia | AFP | The start of Zambia’s school year has been postponed and all public gatherings banned to contain a cholera...
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1.2KFeatured NewsChess queen Phiona Mutesi leads her American university to Chess championship in her first year
Phiona Mutesi, whose life story is the subject of 2016 Disney film “Queen of Katwe”, recently helped Northwest University win the Pan-American...
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1.0KCurrent AffairsNigeria, neighbours in joint op against Boko Haram leaders
Kano, Nigeria | AFP | Four west African states have launched a major offensive against the Boko Haram jihadist group in Nigeria, the...
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861Current AffairsWhen hip-hop is political force
Ugandan hip-hop artiste Bobi Wine was recently elected to parliament through the force of his protest music. COURTESy PHOTO FEATURE | Alice...
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1.1KCurrent AffairsDR Congo gets high-tech voting machines for long-delayed polls
The first arrival of the electoral machines Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | DR Congo’s electoral body trumpeted on Tuesday the arrival of...
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913Current AffairsS.Africa’s graft-tainted Zuma announces anti-corruption probe
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africa’s graft-tainted president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday announced a probe into corruption at the highest levels...
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934Current AffairsEAST AFRICAN BLACKOUT: Uganda disconnected from Kenyan grid
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) has confirmed that the cause of the power outage that has...
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649Current AffairsHodgson praises VAR system after English debut
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson London, United Kingdom | AFP | Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson praised the video assistant referee (VAR) system...
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1.1KCurrent AffairsNkoyoyo rests at Namugongo Martrys Shrine
Ruth Nkoyoyo lays a wreath. PHOTO @Irc_Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Archbishop of Church of Uganda Livingstone Nkoyoyo has been...
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1.1KCurrent AffairsSnow traps 13,000 tourists at Swiss Alpine resort Zermatt
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Heavy snowfall has trapped some 13,000 tourists at Zermatt, one of Switzerland’s most popular ski stations, the Alpine...