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30 Mar '25
Lwemiyaga Town was thrown into turmoil when armed soldiers defied orders from the Office of the President and forcibly held a political meeting at a local school.The gathering, allegedly aimed at launching a campa
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30 Mar '25
As the 2026 presidential and parliamentary elections draw closer, the battle for the Lwemiyaga County parliamentary seat is intensifying.The incumbent MP, Theodore Ssekikuubo, has fired at his closest rival, retir
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30 Mar '25
The Church of Uganda has firmly opposed the government’s proposal to collect school fees through the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), arguing that the policy would negatively impact the development of schools.Dur
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28 Mar '25
A storm is brewing over the true cost of buying out Umeme Limited, Uganda’s electricity distributor, as discrepancies in the numbers come to light.The Auditor Genera, Edward Akol has advised the government to pa
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28 Mar '25
Kinshasa — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has officially announced a significant increase in the salaries of its armed forces and national police, in a move widely seen as a response to mounting pressure over corruption in the security sector and wides
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28 Mar '25
The Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) has formally requested an additional Shs 39.1 billion to support its recently launched peacekeeping operation in South Sudan.The request, presented to the Parliamentary Com
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28 Mar '25
Erias Nalukoola Luyimbazi, a newly elected Member of Parliament representing Kawempe North under the National Unity Platform (NUP), has found himself at the center of controversy after accepting UGX 350 million from the Ugandan government for the purchase of a v
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24 Mar '25
Burkina Faso's recent pronouncement of free education for all citizens, plus the provision of free textbooks for primary school children, ha
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24 Mar '25
Jinja Magistrate’s Court has remanded two suspects to Kirinya Prison over the murder of Robert Hausvik, a 39-year-old Norwegian national, after forensic evidence contradicted their claims of suicide.Hausvik, known as "Katongole" among friends, was found dead o
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24 Mar '25
A chilling murder case has gripped Jinja City following the suspicious death of a 39-year-old Norwegian national, Robert Hausvik, widely known as “Katongole” among locals.Two individuals, Sheillah Nabatanzi, his girlfriend, and Ali Kigozi, his close f