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Rolling Out Of 5G Across Africa Will Take Longer Time- Experts Warn

Rolling Out Of 5G Across Africa Will Take Longer Time- Experts Warn

BY OUR REPORTER CAPETOWN, South Africa|SHIFTMEDIA NEWS|The fifth technical standard for wireless networks, or 5G, promises more speed, less lag when connecting to the network, and the ability to connect many devices to the internet…

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COVID-19: Why Lockdown? Doctors Claim Ivermectin with Doxycycline Can Treat Coronavirus Patients

COVID-19: Why Lockdown? Doctors Claim Ivermectin with Doxycycline Can Treat Coronavirus Patients

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| As we publish this Uganda currently has cumulative confirmed cases of 2,362 covid-19 cases, the latest being 99 new cases that were announced by the Ministry of Health following tests…

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Cheptegei Now Eyes Set On 10,000m Record

Cheptegei Now Eyes Set On 10,000m Record

KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA SPORTS|Freshly minted 5,000 metres world record holder Joshua Cheptegei will be looking to smash the 10,000m world record before the Olympics. However, the Ugandan, 23,  said it will depend on if organisers of…

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Police Summons Gen. Tumukunde Over Meetings With UPDF Veterans

Police Summons Gen. Tumukunde Over Meetings With UPDF Veterans

BY ROBERT KAMUKAMA KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Presidential hopeful and former Security Minister Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde has been summoned to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department at Kibuli to record a statement on allegations that he…

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EXCLUSIVE: NIRA Corruption Rot Unearthed, Museveni Fires Six Top Officials

EXCLUSIVE: NIRA Corruption Rot Unearthed, Museveni Fires Six Top Officials

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda |SHIFTMEDIA| The top brass at the National Identification & Registration Authority (NIRA) have done their bit to calm worries about the rampant corruption and their under-fire operations at the Kololo…

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Somalia Suicide Car Bomb Attack Kills Six

Somalia Suicide Car Bomb Attack Kills Six

BY OUR REPORTER MOGADISHU, Somalia|SHIFTMEDIA| A deadly Sunday blast in Somali’s capital Mogadishu left scores dead and dozens wounded. The thunderous blast that occured on Sunday evening was attributed to a car suicide bomber who…

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Media-Only Election Campaigns Likely To Leave Many Ugandans Under-informed- Afrobarometer

Media-Only Election Campaigns Likely To Leave Many Ugandans Under-informed- Afrobarometer

BY OUR REPORTER KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA|As Ugandans get prepared for the 2021 “scientific” general elections, the majority still remain under-informed a new analysis of the Afro Barometer survey data has indicated. The Media-only election campaigns was…

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Civic Voter Education Still Lacking Ahead Of 2021 Elections, CCEDU observes.

Civic Voter Education Still Lacking Ahead Of 2021 Elections, CCEDU observes.

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, the Electoral Commission conducted elections for Village Older Persons’ Committees in 68,740 villages, but much as the election exercise went on peacefully across most (83%)…

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Police Arrests Notorious Boda Boda Thief In Wakiso

Police Arrests Notorious Boda Boda Thief In Wakiso

BY DOREEN ASASIIRA WAKISO, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Nabbingo Police station has in its custody one Bujunju Henry, who is a suspect in the theft of a motorcycle belonging to Stephen Ssembalirwa. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesman Patrick…

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Fair Business Practices Between Government and the Private Sector in Uganda Increasing- CoST Report

Fair Business Practices Between Government and the Private Sector in Uganda Increasing- CoST Report

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda |SHIFTMEDIA| There is an increase in Fair Business Practices between Government and the Private Sector in public infrastructure project delivery processes, a midterm review report released by CoST Uganda Chapter…

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