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Security has been heightened around Lugazi High Court in Buikwe District, with police and Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel blocking several access roads ahead of the hearing of the...
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Media personality and socialite Kasuku has highlighted Ugandans’ frustrations over the rising dollar exchange rate, the high cost of living and unreliable electricity that frequently goes off...
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Businessman Africano Nteziyaremye and his wife have reportedly been shot dead by unidentified assailants at the gate of their home in Kisoro. The couple were returning home in a Toyota pickup...
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The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) Secretary General Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has dismissed reports of negotiations between Dr Kizza Besigye and Gen Salim Saleh, saying the party has received no...
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Traffic police arrested 124 drivers during a drink-driving crackdown conducted across nine stations in the Kampala Metropolitan Police area, as authorities stepped up efforts to prevent road...
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Two men have been detained in Oyam district, Northern Uganda, after they were reported selling dead chicken to members of the public in Acaba Sub-county. The suspects, Denis Okot and Samuel Olwa...
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For many Ugandans, electricity has become a part-time service. It comes on, goes off, returns briefly and disappears again. In some areas, residents complain of power cuts five times or more a...
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Years ago, as examination season approached, a ritual of sorts started growing in Ugandan schools. A student would receive a brightly coloured card, perhaps white with a photograph of a smiling...
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Police in Kisoro District are investigating the shooting deaths of a businessman, Africano Nteziyaremye, and his wife, Peace Kyompeire, who were killed on Saturday night as they returned home from...
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VIDEO: Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth has recounted the embarrassment he faced after receiving 300 iron sheets during the Karamoja iron sheets scandal, saying the controversy nearly...
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The Ministry of Education and Sports has directed schools to allow all candidates registered with the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) to sit their end of cycle examinations, regardless...
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Uganda has 80 districts without a public hospital, leaving only 66 of the country's 146 districts with government hospital facilities, according to a statement presented to Parliament by Health...
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Police in Gulu have arrested two 18-year-old suspects in connection with the murder of Ocen John Bosco Ngire, a third-year Gulu University student. Ngire, who was pursuing a Bachelor of Education...
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Renowned gospel artist and music producer Lolo Sam, known for his hit song Pe Igom Line, has been found dead at his music studio in Lira City in what police are investigating as a suspected...
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Businessman and insurance broker Tejas Patel has been granted cash bail of Shs7 million by the Makindye Magistrate’s Court, where he faces 15 counts of alleged aggravated human trafficking. The...
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Works and Transport Minister Fred Byamukama has commissioned the restored 2.7-kilometre Katonga transport link, reopening the route to motorists following a Shs191 billion government investment...
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For many Ugandan households, the avocado has long been an affordable and nutritious addition to daily meals. Whether served alongside posho, bread, chapati, or rice, it has been a staple fruit...
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Ugandan businessman and social commentator Frank Gashumba has advised young women to avoid asking for food on first dates, suggesting that they should eat before leaving home and keep their orders...
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VIDEO: Five different vehicles were found sharing the same registration number, representatives of vehicle tracking companies have told Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure chaired...
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The planned US$4 billion oil refinery at Kabaale in Hoima District is targeting a Final Investment Decision (FID) in February 2027, but key agreements, engineering work, and arrangements for...
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