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06 Feb '25
A commission launched by the government to review the eduction system in the country has released its report recommending sweeping changes. The Education Policy Review Commission (EPRC) established in May 202
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05 Feb '25
In a voluminous report stretching 242 pages, a committee of eminent educationists and senior citizens (put together by Minister Janet Museveni) has recommended disbandment and alteration of the Education Ministry the way we know it today.
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05 Feb '25
The executive orders from US President Donald Trump have placed Makerere University in a difficult situation, forcing the institution to pause key projects and lay off staff. The freeze on federal grants to foreign institutions has particularly impacted universi
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05 Feb '25
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has today netted top 9 officials from Bank of Uganda and Ministry of Finance who participated in the swindling of $16m totaling to shs 60bn from Bank of Uganda account last year, We have learnt. According to information
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04 Feb '25
The absence of Dr. Kizza Besigye at the General Court Martial today has intensified speculation about his legal fate following the landmark Supreme Court ruling that declared the trial of civilians in military courts unconstitutional.
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04 Feb '25
Pretoria, South Africa – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to reinforce South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the deaths of 14 South African soldiers in attacks linked t
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31 Jan '25
A political storm is brewing within the opposition as members of the breakaway Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction and a section of legislators, who have come out guns blazing against Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, accusing him of scheming to j
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31 Jan '25
A Lusoga proverb says, “If you refuse to honor your elders, you will struggle to find guidance in times of need.” This saying is proving true as the government grapples with a funding shortfall that threatens to reduce the salaries of traditional and cultura
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31 Jan '25
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has asked that no public money be used to buy his clothes after concerns were raised about the 2025/2026 national budget which includes large amounts for meals, bed sheets and shoes for top government officials.
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31 Jan '25
Brigadier-General Charles Oluka, the Director General of Uganda’s Internal Security Organisation (ISO), passed away on January 30, 2025, after a prolonged battle with heart complications.He had taken over the le