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13 Feb '25
In a remarkable story of resilience and transformation, Joweria Kaweesi, an inmate at Luzira Women’s Prison, has defied the odds to become the only female prisoner to pass the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations.
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13 Feb '25
An investigation into the recent arrest of accountant general Lawrence Semakula and eight other Finance ministry staff has drawn in the names of Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Ramathan Gggobi as being at the centre of a conspiracy to mudsling and punish Semakula.
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13 Feb '25
The permanent secretary and secretary to the treasury Ramathan Ggoobi has interdicted the nine officials from the finance ministry under the Accountant General’s office.This follows an investigation in the minis
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12 Feb '25
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has officially released the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results, marking the first cohort of candidates assessed under the new competency-based curriculum.
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06 Feb '25
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on Uganda’s security agencies to prioritize stability and national security over immediate welfare concerns, emphasizing the importance of ideological clarity and strategic planning. He made the call today during the
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05 Feb '25
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has today netted top 9 officials from Bank of Uganda and Ministry of Finance who participated in the swindling of $16m totaling to shs 60bn from Bank of Uganda account last year, We have learnt. According to information
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05 Feb '25
In a major crackdown on financial malpractice within government institutions, Uganda’s Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has arrested nine senior officials from the Ministry of Finance over their alleged involvement in the fraudulent diversion of Shs 6
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30 Jan '25
Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package.Image: Luke Dray/Getty ImagesAs South African soldiers lay l
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20 Jan '25
Betty Olive Namisango Kamya, a prominent Ugandan politician, faced a profound personal loss with the death of her husband, Spencer Turwomwe, in 2003.Turwomwe, a soldier in the Ugandan military, passed away at Mulago Hospital after a nine-day hospitalization due
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20 Jan '25
A tragic situation has shaken Buikwe District, where eight people linked to a controversial religious group have died. The most recent victim was a six-year-old boy, leaving the community heartbroken and angry.The