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FOREST CHAOS! Probe Exposes Digital Licensing Flop, Land Allocation Gaps & Project Delays at NFA — Is ED Maniraguha Losing Grip?

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Uganda’s forests are meant to be protected by law, technology and tough oversight. Instead, the latest December 2025 Auditor General’s report has exposed what insiders are calling a “digital disaster” and deep management cracks at the National Forestry Authority. At the heart of the storm is the much-hyped Electronic Licensing System — a flagship digital reform meant to modernise licensing, …

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Chinese Spy Tech Behind Iran’s Internet Iron Grip, Report Reveals

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Iran’s architecture of internet control is built on technologies from China, according to an analysis published by a British human rights organization, according to reports by British newspaper, The Guardian. The report by Article 19 says the technologies include facial recognition tools used on Uyghurs in western China and a Chinese alternative to the US-based GPS system, BeiDou. The report outlines the policies …

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ROAD TO JAN 15! Kasese on the Brink: Is FDC’s Grip Slipping as NRM Advances?

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Kasese District’s political terrain is undergoing one of its most consequential realignments since the return of multiparty politics. Once an unshakeable stronghold of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the district is now a fiercely contested battleground, with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) sensing an opportunity to expand its footprint as opposition parties grapple with internal fractures ahead of …

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