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Pretoria-Based Congolese Businessman Killed in Kinshasa

Pretoria-Based Congolese Businessman Killed in Kinshasa

Congolese businessman based in South Africa has been killed in Kinshasa, authorities said, with several suspects arrested and a main suspect still on the run.Amisi Issa Vally was killed during the night of April 9 to 10 in his apartment at the La Renaissance building in the Gombe commune,

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Three Tororo Hospital Officials Arrested Over Patient Extortion

Three Tororo Hospital Officials Arrested Over Patient Extortion

Three officials from Tororo General Hospital have been arrested by the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) following a monitoring exercise that uncovered alleged patient extortion, misconduct, and broader accountability concerns in district service delivery.Three officials from Tororo General

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Persis Namuganza: All You Need to Know About Museveni’s Maverick Minister Seeking to Drag Speaker Among Back to Bukedea

Persis Namuganza: All You Need to Know About Museveni’s Maverick Minister Seeking to Drag Speaker Among Back to Bukedea

Persis Princess Namuganza’s political journey is a saga of resilience and ambition, a tale that begins in the humble villages of Namutumba where she was born in 1984 and stretches into the grand chambers of Uganda’s Parliament where she now seeks to ascend to the coveted seat of Speaker. Her

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Gov’t Refuses to Reduce Tax on Mobile Money

Gov’t Refuses to Reduce Tax on Mobile Money

Ugandans using mobile money platforms will continue to contend with the 0.5 percent tax to withdraw cash, a tax that has been blamed for the high cost and low uptake of digital money.The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, declined to include the proposal of halving the

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Centenary Bank, Office of the Supreme Mufti Partner to Scale up Financial Inclusion

Centenary Bank, Office of the Supreme Mufti Partner to Scale up Financial Inclusion

Centenary Bank, the leading microfinance bank in the country and the Office of the Supreme Mufti (OSM) partnered to roll out the OSM Digital Payments Platform, a transformative initiative aimed at facilitating seamless financial transactions within Muslim communities through secure, convenient, a

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Authorities downplay Apac school panga attack, cite student indiscipline

Authorities downplay Apac school panga attack, cite student indiscipline

Security officials in Apac district have dismissed reports of a coordinated panga attack on students of Apac Seed Secondary School, instead attributing the Easter Sunday incident to student indiscipline.At least seven students sustained serious injuries, including cuts to the neck, back, h

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Trial of Ggaba Daycare Killings Suspect kicks off at Scene of Crime

Trial of Ggaba Daycare Killings Suspect kicks off at Scene of Crime

The trial of Christopher Okello Onyum, the prime suspect in the killing of four children at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre, commenced on Monday during a High Court session held at the scene of the crime in Makindye Division, Kampala.Okello Onyum faces four counts of murder in con

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Thrones wobble?

Thrones wobble?

The once-seemingly impenetrable fortress surrounding Speaker Anita Among is showing its first visible cracks. The first signs emerged months ago when Norbert Mao, the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, officially declared his intention to vie for the Speakership.Now, numerous

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Corporal Tusiime has earned hajj, scholarship from his diligence at work

Corporal Tusiime has earned hajj, scholarship from his diligence at work

CORPORAL ABDALLAH TUSIIME is possibly the most popular traffic policeman in Kampala, currently.Based around Kamwokya and Kololo, his dedication to his work has earned him respect even up to Parliament and among motorists, with videos on TikTok showing him guiding traffic, come rain or shin

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Somali President Responds to Gen Muhoozi on UPDF Deployment: “Thank you, and Bye, Bye”

Somali President Responds to Gen Muhoozi on UPDF Deployment: “Thank you, and Bye, Bye”

Gen Muhoozi meeting Somali President Hassan in the pastSomalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said Somalia could now take charge of its own security and should bid farewell to Ugandan troops, signalling a potential shift in one of the Horn of Africa’s most critical security part

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