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UCC Hails Film Industry’s Role in Job Creation, Tourism & Global Recognition

UCC Hails Film Industry’s Role in Job Creation, Tourism & Global Recognition

The Uganda Film Festival (UFF) has marked its 13th anniversary of promoting local talent, creating jobs, boosting tourism, promoting national identity, enhancing Uganda’s image globally, and driving economic development.An initiative of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the Uga

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UBOS Launches Education Census in Tororo

UBOS Launches Education Census in Tororo

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has launched a mass sensitization campaign in Tororo District ahead of a nationwide baseline educational services census, which begins in the eastern region on June 8, 2025.The census aims to create a comprehensive inventory of formal educational inst

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BLB Pledges Collaboration With Buganda Clan Elders to Protect Heritage Land

BLB Pledges Collaboration With Buganda Clan Elders to Protect Heritage Land

Buganda Land Board and clan leaders have agreed to deepen cooperation in managing cultural land following a consultative meeting that emphasized legal awareness, documentation, and the preservation of heritage land within the Kingdom.The meeting, held as part of the monthly council of clan

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Movement Combined Artistes Association Launched to Champion NRM Ideals Through Music

Movement Combined Artistes Association Launched to Champion NRM Ideals Through Music

In a bid to boost public awareness of government programs and popularise the achievements of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, a group of artists aligned with the party has officially launched an umbrella association dubbed the Movement Combined Artistes Association (MCAA).

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DRC Conflict: Uganda’s Role in the Search for Regional Stability

DRC Conflict: Uganda’s Role in the Search for Regional Stability

Security experts, analysts, and civil society leaders have convened in Kampala to dissect the persistent conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its growing implications on regional peace and development.The high-level dialogue, organised by the Advocates Coalition for Devel

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Chinese Factories in Mbale Industrial Park Rise to Champion Environmental Protection

Chinese Factories in Mbale Industrial Park Rise to Champion Environmental Protection

In 2022, disastrous floods hit Sino Uganda Industrial Park in Mbale leaving a trail of destruction.The floods that hit Mbale City on July 30 and 31, 2022 killed over 20 people all together and destroyed several infrastructures including at the industrial park.Fast forward,

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Justine Mugumya: Woman Who Gave Birth on Martyrs Pilgrimage Returns for Thanksgiving

Justine Mugumya: Woman Who Gave Birth on Martyrs Pilgrimage Returns for Thanksgiving

Justine Mugumya, a 34-year-old mother of seven from Butebo District, is among the pilgrims still stranded at the Namugongo Catholic Shrine with no means to return home.But her presence at this year’s Martyrs Day celebration carries more meaning than just the hardship of the journey.

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Namugongo Clears Slowly As Stranded Pilgrims Wait For Transport

Namugongo Clears Slowly As Stranded Pilgrims Wait For Transport

Traffic inched forward from Kyaliwajjala towards Namugongo on Wednesday morning, as pilgrims who had gathered to commemorate Uganda Martyrs Day struggled to find transport back home.While many had already departed, significant numbers remained, stranded by a mix of logistical hurdles, low

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US vetoes UN call for unconditional Gaza ceasefire

US vetoes UN call for unconditional Gaza ceasefire

The US has vetoed the UN Security Council's draft resolution calling for an "unconditional and permanent" ceasefire in Gaza.The other 14 members voted in favour of the document, which also demanded the release of all hostages and the lifting of humanitarian aid restriction

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Musk turns on Republicans - and gives Trump's big bill a harder path

Musk turns on Republicans - and gives Trump's big bill a harder path

For 130 days, tech billionaire Elon Musk was a "special government employee" working inside the Trump administration to slash what he said were wasteful government programmes and bloated departments.Now, after his exit last week, he is back on the outside. And it is the Tr

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