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17 Nov '25
The 15-year-old student, Merisa Aneza, disappeared on November 4 after leaving her mother’s home in Kikoni, Kampala, to return to school.Kyampisi, Uganda: A week-long search for a Senior Two student of Naalya Secondary School in Lugazi, Buikwe District, has ended tragically after her bod
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16 Nov '25
The Territorial Police in Busoga North Region have launched a full investigation into a suspected food poisoning incident that has left a 10-year-old pupil dead and eight others hospitalised in Luuka District.According to preliminary police findings, the incident occurred between 14th and
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16 Nov '25
Thousands of people took to the streets of Mexico City to protest rising crime, corruption and impunity in a demonstration organised by members of Gen Z, which ultimately drew substantial support from older backers of opposition parties. The protest, however, ended in violence, leaving scores inj
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16 Nov '25
Yasmim Angela Feitosa de Souza, 26, died after she and her guests at her birthday party drank a batch of homemade whiskey that had allegedly been poisoned with methanolStory from Jam Press (Influencer Whisky Death)Pictured: Yasmim Ângela Feitosa de Souza.Influencer dies afte
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14 Nov '25
The deceased were identified as Ronald Muganzi, a secondhand shoe dealer, and Wilson Muhumuza, a tomato seller. The injured, whose identities are yet to be confirmed, are receiving treatment at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.Mpanga market entranceTraders in Mpanga Market in
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14 Nov '25
Uganda has joined Bangladesh, Somalia, Cameroon, Afghanistan, Sudan and other countries in the United Arab Emirates’ 2025 visa ban. The UAE has temporarily suspended the issuance of visit and work visas for citizens of nine countries due to security, immigration, and diplomatic concerns.
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14 Nov '25
Museveni in Kibuku on ThursdayPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans to strengthen community support systems for young people after a schoolgirl from Kibuku emotionally revealed that she had once contemplated taking her own life due to lack of opportunities.The Presiden
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14 Nov '25
Burial arrangements for Augustine, a Primary Six pupil from Greenhill School who died on November 12, 2025, have been delayed after TMR International Hospital in Naalya, Kampala, declined to release his body due to an outstanding medical bill estimated at Shs 150 million.Augustine died thr
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11 Nov '25
A European NGO has offered €10,000 (UGSh 40 million) for a decisive tip leading to tracing Dutch national Sophia Koetsier, who disappeared in Uganda in 2015.On October 28, 2015, 21-year-old Dutch national Sophia disappeared in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. Despite several search
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11 Nov '25
A 73-year-old man, James Wakabenga Wanyera, says he is living in fear and pain after his own children, led by Col Betty Musuya, former Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Director for Women Affairs, allegedly forcefully removed him from his home. Relatives claim that armed soldiers we