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16 Mar '26
Mojtaba Khamenei is said to have been injured in the initial US-Israeli airstrikes that targeted Tehran on February 28 - and saw his father and former leader Ali Khamenei killedMojtaba Khamenei is reportedly injuredIran's new supreme leader has reportedly flown to Moscow for leg sur
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16 Mar '26
Adjumani, Uganda: Police in Adjumani District have arrested a prison warder in connection with the death of a colleague following a controversial herbal treatment administered by a witch doctor at Openzinzi Prison.The suspect, Prison Warder L/CPL Kibedi Yese, is being held to assist police
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16 Mar '26
KAMPALA: A storm is brewing inside the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) after a controversial proposal to overhaul licensing requirements for clearing and forwarding agents sparked fears of a massive industry shake-up that could push smaller players out of business.According to an internal c
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16 Mar '26
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 7,000 illegal gaming machines worth Shs8.8 billion have been seized across Uganda over the past five years in operations aimed at curbing unlicensed gaming and protecting the public from exploitation. The enforcement operations, conducted from the 202
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16 Mar '26
A Real Bus company vehicle lost control and rammed into the rear of an Isuzu Hino truck on Sunday morning at around 4:00am in Kiwumpa village, Luwero town, along the Kampala–Gulu highway, killing the bus driver and conductor.A Real Bus company vehicle lost control and rammed into the rea
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16 Mar '26
Kabula County MP-elect Enos K. Asiimwe survived a suspected assassination attempt after he was shot in the leg by a gunman at a hotel in Lyantonde and is now receiving treatment in Kampala.Kabula County MP-elect Enos K. Asiimwe (Asiimwe Enos) survived a suspected assassination attempt afte
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14 Mar '26
SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international regulatory backing. The drug, acoziborole, received a positive scientific opinion on 27 February 2026 from the Committee for Medici
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14 Mar '26
Kampala — Makerere University and the Tumusiime Mutebile Foundation have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile Centre of Excellence for Private Sector Development, a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening Uganda’s private sector t
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14 Mar '26
A shocking bank scandal has erupted after Ugx 69 million mysteriously disappeared from a customer’s account in just five minutes, leaving behind a trail of fear, anger and serious questions about the safety of money in Uganda’s banking system.The man at the center of the storm is Chine
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14 Mar '26
A US embassy has been hit in a missile attack, with smoke seen rising from the building.The American embassy in Baghdad, Iraq was struck with reports suggesting part of the building's air defence system was taken out. The missile struck a helipad inside the embassy compound, two security o