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Social media giant, Facebook blocked Australian users from accessing and sharing news on Wednesday last week. This came after Australian lawmakers proposed a new law to make tech giants pay for journalism. Earlier today, the Australian government announced that Facebook has agreed to lift the ban on Australians sharing news. The announcement came after a deal to make digital giants ...

Vision Group will finally replace its former boss with the former Deputy General of the External Security Organization, Emmanuel Ewaku Allio. He emerged as the best candidate to replace Robert Kabushenga as CEO of the government-owned Vision Group. In January, Kabushenga announced his retirement from the position. This came after he asked permission from the board to retire early. Sources, ...

The Uganda Local Government Workers Union has petitioned Parliament to intervene in their pursuit for better working conditions. Mr. Hassan Mudiba, the Union’s General Secretary, while presenting the petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, on Friday 19 February 2021 said the government had failed to respect the Collective Bargaining Agreement it had signed with the Union and other ...

In an effort to keep track of election petitions, the Uganda Law Reform Commission has launched Compendium of Electoral Laws. According to Uganda Law Reform Commission Chairperson Dr. Pamela Kalyegira, the compendium of Electoral of laws comprises of all laws that have a bearing on elections at all levels both principal and subsidiary laws. “These laws include the Constitution of ...

The United Nations on Monday harshly criticized countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent and suppressing criticism. He was speaking at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council’s main annual session. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres charged that authorities in a number of nations were using restrictions meant to halt the spread of Covid-19 ...