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09 Apr '26
Kyankwanzi — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reignited uncertainty in the race for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, signalling that the ruling National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) earlier Central Executive Committee (CEC) endorsement of Anita Annet Among and Thom
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09 Apr '26
Officials say once the satellite is in operation, it will complement data already being collected from ground weather sensors and machine-learning early warning tools in use across the region.Uganda has moved ahead with its second space mission, with a new climate-monitoring payload known
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09 Apr '26
Uganda People's Congress (UPC) Party President Jimmy Akena Obote has told Gen Muhoozi to "stop this nonsense" while addressing both opposition MPs and civil society at presentation of opposition alternative budget at parliament on April 7,2026. Akena condemned the recent election, saying i
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08 Apr '26
Hajjati Rehema Nankya, the brain behind Fortress Hardware in Maya. She started with a small shop with capital worth UGX1.5M.Fortress Hardware, located in Maya Trading Centre along the Kampala–Masaka Highway, isn’t an ordinary enterprise. There’s a unique and inspiring story behind it
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08 Apr '26
There’s a certain kind of anticipation that builds when something isn’t fully explained. No full lineup, no heavy promotion, no obvious entry point, just fragments of information moving through the right circles at the right time. That’s exactly where Kampala finds itself this week, with a
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07 Apr '26
Man Utd have identified Borussia Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck and Monaco attacking midfielder Maghnes Akliouche as two of their top targets for the summer, according to reports.The Red Devils have soared up the Premier League table under interim head coach Michael Carrick, who has won s
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07 Apr '26
Mbale City Woman MP-elect Lydia Wanyoto has formally written to President Yoweri Museveni, who also chairs the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), expressing her interest in contesting for the position of Speaker of Parliament.Wanyoto, who had earlier signaled her ambition, said the
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07 Apr '26
As Uganda approaches the swearing of the presidency, new parliament and the subsequent formation of a new cabinet, an important national conversation is beginning to take shape; what kind of leadership does the country need for the next phase of its development?This is not merely a politic
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06 Apr '26
Biya Appoints Son Franck Emmanuel as Cameroon’s First Vice-President in Four DecadesCameroon’s President Paul Biya has appointed a vice-president for the first time in his more than four-decade rule following controversial constitutional amendments passed by parliament, in a move that
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05 Apr '26
A three-year secret love affair between two married men ended in bloodshed at a Durban beachfront hotel, where one shot the other dead to keep their relationship from his wife. On Thursday, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban convicted Petrus Hendrik van Rooyen of the premeditated murder of hi