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South Sudan is looking to dispose of 60,000 expired doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. The rollout of the vaccines has been hampered by public scepticism, a health ministry official said Monday. The African telecommunications company MTN and the African Union donated the vaccines late last month. “When it reached here, we later discovered that the (remaining) lifespan of this vaccine ...

Police annual crime report has shown an increase in domestic violence in Uganda. What does this mean? A sharp increase from 2019 was realised which is 13,639 cases to 17,664 in 2020. Domestic violence came in third place of the most committed crimes. The increase in this crime was attached to the lockdown during the peak of covid. Domestic violence ...

Namukwaya Hajara Diana alias Spice Diana has said she only has a Muslim name but she is not a Muslim. She said this while in a pressure conference after coming into the country from Tanzania. Journalists were trying to inquire whether she was fasting during this month of Ramadan. However, she only opened up that her mother gave her the ...

Nike recently confirmed that the show company has finally parted ways with the late NBA star Kobe Bryant. This is because as the contract they had signed came to an end, the legend’s estate and wife Vanessa Bryant declined to sign a new contract. This has marked an end to the era of Kobe’s shoe line. The company also confirmed ...

Joining Forces Coalition is an umbrella body that brings together child rights organizations. They urged the government, schools and teachers to make schools safe from violence against children, at all levels of education. This call comes as Uganda prepares for full schools reopening. The reopening of schools for all students is a necessary move to ensure the holistic wellbeing of ...