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10 Apr '26
The deceased has been identified as Michael Musisi, a first-year medical student at Makerere University.The accident happened on Thursday. Musisi was struck by a motorcycle in Kampala.News of his passing initially spread on social media, with friends calling on his family to check f
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09 Apr '26
Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda U-17 national team, the Cubs, have been drawn into a challenging Group B at the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2026, where they will face Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, and DR Congo.The tournament, set to run from May 13 to June 2, 2026, i
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09 Apr '26
Officials say once the satellite is in operation, it will complement data already being collected from ground weather sensors and machine-learning early warning tools in use across the region.Uganda has moved ahead with its second space mission, with a new climate-monitoring payload known
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09 Apr '26
Mufumbiro’s lawyers had sought the warrant shortly after the death of his wife, Edith Katende Mufumbiro, who passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. Detained National Unity Platform deputy spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro’s hopes of attending his wife’s burial suffered a
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08 Apr '26
Allan Mayanja Ssebunya, the Incumbent Member of Parliament for Nakaseke Central, has petitioned the Luwero High Court challenging the outcome of the January Parliamentary elections.Ssebunya seeks to overturn the results, which declared the State Minister of Kampala Metropolitan Affairs as
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07 Apr '26
Police in Tororo District are investigating a fatal road crash that claimed the life of a 40-year-old woman along the Tororo–Mbale Road.The incident occurred at the Sewerage Roundabout, where the victim, identified as Mariam Nuru, a Somali national and resident of Malaba Town Council, r
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06 Apr '26
At the heart of Uganda’s Commercial Court sits a quiet crisis with far-reaching economic consequences: 623 unresolved banking cases locking up an estimated UGX 2 trillion in disputed value. For banks, this means capital tied down in provisioning and delayed recovery; for borrowers, businesses f
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06 Apr '26
Executed at dawn: Iranian protesters who fought back against evil regime are hanged in prisonIran has hanged a teenage boy and a young man whose plight had been highlighted by the Daily Mail.Mohammadamin Biglari, 19, and Shahin Vahedparast Kalour, 30, were executed at Ghezel Hesar P
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06 Apr '26
South Korea has said that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s successor has now been conclusively identified.According to the South Korean spy agency, a rising political star inside the communist state is set to follow in the footsteps of Kim, who took over from his father in 2011.
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06 Apr '26
Busoga North Police Spokesperson Afande Kasadha Michael identified the suspectBy Nanteza Ruth WalusimbiBUGWERIFollowing the rising public concern over increased robberies, phone snatching and other criminal activities in Bugweri, an intelligence led operation was conducted in