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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
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
Tokyo [Japan], March 14 : Tensions flared in East Asia on Saturday as the Japanese government issued an urgent warning following military activity from Pyongyang.The Prime Minister's Office of Japan, in a post on X, alerted the public to the developing situation, stating: "[Emergency alert
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14 Mar '26
At least 13 US military personnel have been killed and another 200 wounded since the start of Operation Epic Fury against Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a source.According to him, 170 of the 200 wounded personnel have already returned to duty.Earlier, US Central Comm
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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
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14 Mar '26
Iganga, Uganda: Police in Busoga East have launched a manhunt for a man accused of hacking to death and secretly burying his biological mother in Bulamagi Sub-county, Iganga District, in what investigators believe was a dispute over land ownership.The suspect, identified as Anthony Kalulu,
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14 Mar '26
NUP says its political activities will continue despite the absence of party president Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) from the public eye following the January 15 elections.Hon John Baptist Nambeshe, the NUP deputy president for eastern Uganda has said that Kyagulanyi’s current situation
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14 Mar '26
At least three police officers have been arrested over the murder of a boda boda rider.The officers from Ntungamo are being investigated over their role in the fatal shooting of the commercial motorcyclist aged 26.Identified as Hassan Mwijuke from Gapfurizo village in Nyarubuye Sub-
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13 Mar '26
Kampala — Uganda’s fuel prices remain significantly lower than those in Europe despite rising geopolitical tensions affecting global oil markets, with officials attributing the stability to diversified supply arrangements through the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) and its international su