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26 Aug '25
Botswana has declared a public health emergency as it faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment.President Duma Boko made the announcement in a televised address on Monday, setting out a multimillion-pound plan to rectify the supply chain involving milit
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11 Aug '25
Moroto, Uganda | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is struggling to attract suitable trainees from North Karamoja.The recruitment exercise commenced on Tuesday with the districts of Kaabong, Karenga, Kotido and Abim. Howeve
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18 Jul '25
In a shocking scandal that has sent shockwaves through the local church community, a prominent pastor has been caught
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14 Jul '25
Shoprite Uganda was acquired by CarrefourKampala, Uganda | The Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) has ruled that Shoprite Checkers (U) Limited is liable to pay Shs 1,354,624,690 in Value Added Tax (VAT) to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA),
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14 Jul '25
Eight years after former Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi was killed, emerging details show that a key report from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been hidden, and may be part of the reason the case has stalled.
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14 Jul '25
Who's behind Uganda's digital number plates? The Russian company in the controversial deal is revealed to have Ugandan directors, raising new questions about the project's structure.The Russian firm awarded Uganda’s digital number plate contract, Join
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13 Jul '25
Times Higher Education (THE), the publisher of the World University Rankings, has issued a clarification over its latest university rankings following a public uproar over Makerere University’s perceived sharp decline in global and regional standings.In a statement dated July 9, THE said
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13 Jul '25
Steven MasigaMbale, Uganda – ] This Monday afternoon, while scanning through today’s Daily Monitor at the Mbale Monitor bureau offices, I stumbled upon a crucial article tucked away in a recessed corner of the newspaper, among the last pages.
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09 Jul '25
Retired Brigadier General Emmanuel Rwashande has reacted furiously after being listed among elderly National Resistance Movement (NRM) politicians seeking parliamentary seats. The backlash came after renowned Ugandan cartoonist and columnist Jim Spire Ssentongo
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08 Jul '25
Don Chris.Police have launched a search for city socialite Don Chris, real name Christian Asiimwe, over an alleged international job scam that has left scores of desperate Ugandans defrauded of millions of shillings.Don Chris, famed for his flashy