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Treasury bills auction attracts Shs567b as investor demand surges.

Treasury bills auction attracts Shs567b as investor demand surges.

Uganda’s domestic debt market continues to heat up, with the latest Treasury Bills auction attracting overwhelming investor interest and confirming growing confidence in government securities as a safe and lucrative investment option.In Auction No. 1218 held on November 19, 2025, the Ban

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Zimbabwe approves breakthrough HIV prevention injection

Zimbabwe approves breakthrough HIV prevention injection

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has approved a new long-acting medicine, Lenacapavir, to help prevent HIV infection.Lenacapavir, is used for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in adults and adolescents who weigh at least 35kg.It is for people who are HIV-negative but

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Outrage over Eddy Kenzo military outfit

Outrage over Eddy Kenzo military outfit

Ugandans accused the singer of flaunting his privilege in the face of a strictly enforced law that has led to the imprisonment of many political opponents.Eddy Kenzo has come under heavy criticism after posting a photo of himself performing on stage dressed in full military-style combat ge

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Teso Progressive SS pays over UGX 10m for burial of student shot dead by runaway soldier

Teso Progressive SS pays over UGX 10m for burial of student shot dead by runaway soldier

Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Sam Okiding, confirmed the army’s contribution of UGX 5m for burial expenses and UGX 2m for medical treatment of a teacher injured during the shooting.Ngora, Uganda: The management of Teso Progressive Secondary School has paid UGX 10.5 million t

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ISIS-linked militants slaughter 89 people at Congo hospital

ISIS-linked militants slaughter 89 people at Congo hospital

Isis-linked rebels have brutally slaughtered 89 innocent civilians in multiple attacks across east Congo. The violent assaults were carried out by fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces in several localities of North Kivu province between November 13 and November 19, and the 89 killed

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Putin ‘preparing for war against NATO' after Russia hit by huge mystery gas blast.

Putin ‘preparing for war against NATO' after Russia hit by huge mystery gas blast.

A Polish armed forces chief has warned that Vladimir Putin is preparing for war after what an "unprecedented act of sabotage" where a key rail link between Warsaw and Ukraine was blown upPutinPutin is preparing for war it is claimedRussia is preparing for war against NATO, Po

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Bitcoin price crash indicates free fall to $80,000 amid AI bubble fears

Bitcoin price crash indicates free fall to $80,000 amid AI bubble fears

The bitcoin price has crashed below $91,500, deepening a selloff that’s erased all of its gains for the year. Traders are now positioning for more pain.Bitcoin is in free fall—and traders are positioning for more pain.The Fed and AI bubble talk are two major headwinds for crypto

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On Whether Bobi Wine Is Truly Evolving Into a 21st Century Idea In Uganda

On Whether Bobi Wine Is Truly Evolving Into a 21st Century Idea In Uganda

For virtually all its post-Tito Okello period President Tibuhaburwa Museveni has dominated every sphere of human life in Uganda: Education, Energy, Health, infrastructure, environment. He as transcended the boundary between the 20th Century and the 21st Century and Boundary between the old and ne

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ONE YEAR ON: Winnie Byanyima Decries ‘Endless Injustice’ in Besigye Detention

ONE YEAR ON: Winnie Byanyima Decries ‘Endless Injustice’ in Besigye Detention

Dr Kizza Besigye with Lutale in Court.Sunday, November 16, 2025 marked one year since veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye was arrested and detained — a milestone that his wife, Winnie Byanyima, has described as a tragic symbol of Uganda’s shrinking democratic space.Besig

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EVELYN LUTWAMA-RUKUNDO: Going, Going: Is Aidah Nantaba For Marriage or Politics? Women and Politics in Uganda Today

EVELYN LUTWAMA-RUKUNDO: Going, Going: Is Aidah Nantaba For Marriage or Politics? Women and Politics in Uganda Today

Over the weekend I awoke to a disorienting article on my phone news reporting app: ‘I’M READY TO MARRY NANTABA AS SECOND WIFE: NUP Legislator Vows as Kayunga Campaigns Turn Violent’ (Onobwino). What is this? I asked myself. Is Nantaba campaigning for marriage or for a political position? I

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