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25 Mar '26
Internal conflicts among NRM leaders in Masaka City are raising alarm within the party, with some members warning that opposition parties could exploit the divisions to reclaim influence in the region.Although the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has long struggled to establish a strongh
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25 Mar '26
Government is set to review and possibly reduce the number of licensed radio stations in Uganda, ICT and National Guidance Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi has revealed.Speaking at the handover ceremony of the new Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre (UMC) in Kampala, Baryomunsi said
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25 Mar '26
Busitema University has been quietly expanding its reach across eastern Uganda, establishing campuses in Namasagali, Pallisa, Mbale, and Arapai, and steadily increasing student enrolment year after year. On paper, the growth story looks impressive.But behind the numbers, a more uncomfortab
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25 Mar '26
visually impaired student at Makerere University is facing a severe disruption to his academic programme after unknown thieves broke into his room and made off with his laptop and upkeep money amounting to approximately Shs300,000 — losses that have placed his continued studies in serious jeopa
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25 Mar '26
The Uganda film industry is saddened by the untimely passing of a renowned filmmaker, actress, dancer, and visual artist, Esteri Tebandeke.According to reports, Esteri Tebandeke has been fighting with kidney-related health challenges, and in 2022, she underwent a kidney transplant after re
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24 Mar '26
Nine youths who are standing trial of tarnishing Pastor Kayanja’s reputation has resumed before the Mwanga 11 court with an intese cross- examination of the police's forensic expert Enock Kanene.The youths are also charged with trespassing onto his church premises and giving false inform
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24 Mar '26
Uganda’s political conversation is increasingly defined by sharp bombastic and personalized attacks, with National Unity Platform Leader H.E Bobi Wine often at the Centre of it. Yet under the noise lies a deeper concern, the steady weathering of meaningful, policy driven debate.At a time
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24 Mar '26
Rising mobile money transaction and withdrawal charges are increasingly eating into the profits of small businesses in Uganda, with traders and MSMEs warning that the high cost of digital transactions could slow the country’s push toward a digital economy.Mobile money has revolutionized
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24 Mar '26
For years, Uganda’s brightest university students have steered away from education degrees, gravitating instead toward medicine, law, and engineering — courses perceived to offer better financial returns. The government is now moving decisively to change that calculation.In a landmark
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23 Mar '26
Bemuga Forwarders has been given 14 days to defend itself in a case in which its former managing director, Ronald Kanyerezi, entered a Shs 1.7 billion deal with a global logistics firm without the knowledge of its shareholders.Justice Patricia Kahigi Asiimwe said the case raises serious is