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31 Mar '26
They are on the road before dawn and still riding long after dark, threading through Kampala’s gridlocked streets for fares that rarely exceed a few thousand shillings. For Uganda’s boda boda riders, the pressure to earn is relentless and increasingly, it is deadly.Motorcycles are at t
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31 Mar '26
Two university students have died in separate road accidents around Kampala, highlighting the growing toll of traffic crashes on young people amid rising fatalities nationwide.Michael Kavuma Tevin, a graduate student at Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Design, Art and Techno
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30 Mar '26
If you are a second, third, or fourth year university student looking for a high-profile internship that will add serious weight to your CV, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project has just opened applications — and the deadline is April 13, 2025.The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (
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30 Mar '26
Police have reported a significant decline in road traffic crashes across the country even though fatalities slightly increased during the year.While releasing the 2025 Annual Crime Report, the Director of Traffic and Road Safety, AIGP Lawrence Nuwabiine, revealed that a total of 322,441 t
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30 Mar '26
Over the weekend, Tracy Melon had a performance in Mbarara that ended prematurely, much to the disappointment of fans who had flocked to the venue.She later explained that her set was cut short after an incident in which a fan inappropriately touched her.According to the singer, the
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30 Mar '26
Singer Mansur Ssemanda has responded to recent comments by Pius Mayanja, making it clear he does not see himself in competition with him.This comes after Pallaso declared himself among the top male artists in Uganda, listing legends like Jose Chameleone, Bobi Wine, Moses Radio, Weasel, and
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29 Mar '26
Sheikhati Zainabu Nakabugo has been nominated as the first female Deputy Director of Sharia at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, marking a historic step for women’s leadership in Uganda’s Muslim community.The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has nominated Sheikhati Zainabu Nakabug
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28 Mar '26
Over 500 teachers quit the profession in just one year over pay, a Unatu leader has revealed. The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (Unatu) says it has been recording teachers who quit the profession.Unatu secretary general Filbert Baguma described the number of teachers quitting the prof
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27 Mar '26
Dean Of Students Briefs Nominees As Electoral Commission Issues Stern Guidelines On Campaign ConductThe race for the most coveted student leadership position at Makerere University is officially underway. The Dean of Students, Dr. Winifred Kabumbuli, this afternoon convened a briefing for
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27 Mar '26
A simmering land scandal is exploding inside government corridors after shocking revelations emerged that a prime chunk of public land meant for a national goat breeding project may have been illegally converted into private property in what insiders are already calling a “well-calculated land