Ben Stokes retired from international cricket just weeks ago, but the man is anything but done with the game. The former England Test captain has his sights set on the dugout, and he’s putting the work in now to make sure he’s ready when the time comes.
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Seven senior officials at Uganda’s Parliament have been removed from active duty following a directive from the Inspector General of Government. The move signals a serious escalation in the country’s fight against institutional corruption, with names from the highest offices now caught in the crosshairs.
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Media personality Prima Kadarshi didn’t mince words when she turned the spotlight on Uganda’s struggling concert scene. Her verdict: local artists keep serving fans the same plate, and people are simply no longer hungry for it. It’s a blunt diagnosis, and it might be exactly the one the industry needs to hear.
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After a bruising first straw poll, Uganda is not walking away quietly. President Yoweri Museveni sat down with Security Council diplomats at State House Entebbe to personally make the case for veteran diplomat Olara Otunnu, leaning on decades of personal history and a pointed argument about what the world actually needs right now.
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Twenty-five US states walked into federal court Monday with a straightforward argument: the Trump administration’s new tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners are not trade policy, they’re a workaround. The states want them halted, declared unlawful, and every dollar already collected sent back. This one is headed somewhere serious.
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The Xbox price tag just jumped by up to £170, and Microsoft isn’t apologizing, it’s blaming the same AI-fuelled chip frenzy that’s reshaping the entire tech industry. For console gamers already watching their wallets, the timing couldn’t be worse.
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Five wins from five had made Southern Brave look unstoppable. Then Welsh Fire came along, Heather Graham hit the winning runs off the final ball, and Cardiff remembered what a real cricket finish looks like. The Hundred just got a whole lot more interesting.
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Hundreds of thousands of Ugandans handed over their money for electricity connections and are still sitting in the dark. Parliament has had enough, and UEDCL is now in the hot seat.
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Socialite and entrepreneur Prima Kadarshi has put Uganda’s music industry on notice, calling out Lydia Jazmine’s public presentation as the single biggest thing standing between the singer and true music royalty. The comments, made during a TikTok Live, have ignited a conversation that goes far beyond one press conference.
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Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Uganda has issued a blunt denial of any involvement in the torture claims of a young man whose case has rattled Kampala’s political circles. As President Museveni steps in with a statement of protection, the story is getting bigger by the hour.
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