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Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions

dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargaining cries of customers, there is now an edgy silence.Piles of empty wooden stalls still lie broken, some reduced

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Sugarcane farmers decry market crisis as factory plan stalls over license

Sugarcane farmers decry market crisis as factory plan stalls over license

Sugarcane farmers and leaders across Kagadi, Kibaale, and Kakumiro districts in Greater Kibaale, Bunyoro sub-region, are increasingly frustrated as continued delays in licensing a proposed sugar factory threaten their livelihoods.Many are reporting heavy losses due to limited market access

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Speculation Mounts: Could Thomas Tayebwa Emerge as Speaker of the 12th Parliament?

Speculation Mounts: Could Thomas Tayebwa Emerge as Speaker of the 12th Parliament?

As the race for Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament heats up, a new wave of speculation is swirling around Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. While front runners Anita Among and Justice Minister Norbert Mao have declared their intentions, some analysts and political observers are questioning whethe

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Mother hacks two children before taking own life

Mother hacks two children before taking own life

children, leaving them with critical injuries, before taking her own life by ingesting poison.The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Rebecca Mula, a farmer and resident of Hahola village, Mulagi Parish, Busaba Sub-County, while the two children are 2-year-old Betani Baluka and 8-m

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US cancels Iran peace talks, protests erupt in Tel Aviv

US cancels Iran peace talks, protests erupt in Tel Aviv

Protests broke out in Tel Aviv after the US canceled peace talks with Iran in Islamabad, and the Polymarket contract for Iran’s regime fall by April 30 dropped to 0.4% YES, down from 1% a day ago.Market reactionThe cancellation has traders adjusting expectations. The Iranian regim

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Parents distressed as 12-year-old boy goes missing

Parents distressed as 12-year-old boy goes missing

At 12:11am on April 23, 2026, Patrick Katungi, the father of 12-year-old Victor Katungi, received an unusual call from Benard Mangeni, the Primary Six class teacher at St Savio Junior School, Kisubi. His son, a boarding pupil in Primary Six, was missing.After receiving the news, Patrick dr

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Four arrested over murder of Mukono doctor

Four arrested over murder of Mukono doctor

Police in Mukono District have arrested four suspects in connection with the brutal killing of a radiography specialist.Peter Mubiru who was attached to Happy Doctors Hospital in Seeta in Mukono Municipality was hit with a blunt object by suspected robbers on April 19, 2026 in Mukono Munic

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Public Ignorance on National Sovereignty Bill Sparks Alarm as Parliamentary Debate Intensifies

Public Ignorance on National Sovereignty Bill Sparks Alarm as Parliamentary Debate Intensifies

KAMPALA — As debate surrounding Uganda’s proposed National Sovereignty Bill gains momentum, fresh concerns are emerging over the low level of public awareness, with critics warning that many citizens remain dangerously disconnected from a process that could directly reshape their lives.

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Billionaire Sudhir Pumps UGX 100 Million into Gen. Muhoozi’s Run for Hope as Kampala Big Names Storm Kololo

Billionaire Sudhir Pumps UGX 100 Million into Gen. Muhoozi’s Run for Hope as Kampala Big Names Storm Kololo

KAMPALA — City tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia has injected UGX 100 million into Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s high-profile “Run for Hope” birthday charity event, adding fresh weight to what many now see as more than just a fitness and philanthropy campaign.The event, held Sunday morning at K

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Seven Killed, Two Injured in Early Morning Crash Along Mbarara–Bushenyi Highway

Seven Killed, Two Injured in Early Morning Crash Along Mbarara–Bushenyi Highway

A road accident has claimed the lives of seven people and left two others seriously injured following a crash in Sheema Municipality.The fatal accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, April 25, 2026, at around 6:30 a.m. at Rushara in Kabwohe along the busy Mbarara–Bushenyi Highw

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