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15 Nov '25
Government has moved to raise salaries of Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) to Shs9million from the current 2.2 million shillings per month.Uganda currently has a total of 146 Residents District Commissioners, 163 Deputies and about 300 of their Assistants serving across the various d
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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
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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12 Nov '25
One hundred forty-one graduates trained in mechanical, electrical, production, instrumentation, leadership, and health, safety and environment (HSE) have graduated from the EACOP Academy at Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK).The training, a result of a partnership between the East A
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12 Nov '25
Nearly two years after the World Bank Group suspended new funding to Uganda over the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, the international lender has lifted the ban.Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa was among the first to welcome the development, congratulating the Ministry
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11 Nov '25
Recent video showing Vladimir Putin's swollen hand and bulging veins during a meeting with Xi Jinping has fueled new health rumors about the Russian president.Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent public appearance created a buzz on social media. The viral videos and pictures showcasin
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11 Nov '25
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the undersecretary at the Ministry of Petroleum just a week after appointing him, in the latest shake-up in the country’s sensitive oil sector.The undersecretary is the highest-ranking official managing the ministry since Petroleum Minis
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11 Nov '25
Rot In Health Ministry: Parliament Exposes 18yr Scandal In Donor-Funded ProjectsThe Ministry of Health has come under renewed fire in Parliament over a string of stalled, donor-funded projects some delayed for nearly two decades raising fears that the newly proposed cancer centres in Arua
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10 Nov '25
Reaffirming its commitment to the Global South, India has dispatched a consignment of ...India sends 2.7 tonnes of life-saving vaccines vaccines to Venezuela as part of Global South commitment | India sends 2.7 tonnes of life-saving vaccines vaccines to Venezuela as part of Global South co
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10 Nov '25
Reaffirming its commitment to the Global South, India has dispatched a consignment of ...India sends 2.7 tonnes of life-saving vaccines vaccines to Venezuela as part of Global South commitment | India sends 2.7 tonnes of life-saving vaccines vaccines to Venezuela as part of Global South co