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Makerere University to cut undergraduate intake

Makerere University to cut undergraduate intake

The Academic Registrar, Prof Mukadasi BuyinzaStudents hoping to join Makerere University for bachelor's degrees and diploma studies effective this year will face stiffer competition after the institution announced a gradual reduction in undergraduate admissions. This is part of a lo

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I forged the papers for her appointment’ - Kadaga hits back Minister Babalanda

I forged the papers for her appointment’ - Kadaga hits back Minister Babalanda

Kadaga told reporters how Babalanda rose through the ranks to become Deputy RDC, alleging that she personally intervened to secure her appointment despite lacking the required academic qualifications.A political dispute within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has burst into th

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NUP’s Nalubowa Withdraws Court Application After Judge Kinobe Declines to Recuse Himself

NUP’s Nalubowa Withdraws Court Application After Judge Kinobe Declines to Recuse Himself

The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate in the Masaka City Woman MP election, Rose Nalubowa, has withdrawn her High Court application challenging the vote recount after Justice Simon Peter Kinobe declined to recuse himself from the case.Nalubowa had filed the application see

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Police Probe Aggravated Robbery of Electoral Materials in Luwero

Police Probe Aggravated Robbery of Electoral Materials in Luwero

Luwero District — Police in Luwero District are investigating an incident of aggravated robbery targeting electoral materials that occurred in Makulubita Sub-County, Katikamu County South.According to a press statement issued by ASP S. Twiineamazima, the Savannah Region Police Spokespers

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Unsealed Ballot Papers Spark Concerns Among Kakira LCIII Candidates

Unsealed Ballot Papers Spark Concerns Among Kakira LCIII Candidates

Candidates contesting for the Kakira Town Council LCIII position in Jinja District have raised concerns over unsealed ballot papers, contrary to the guidelines provided during a pre-election stakeholders’ engagement held yesterday. At three polling stations, Mwiri Playground, Mwiri-Waira

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Aponye Empire crumbles as banks list properties for auction over debt

Aponye Empire crumbles as banks list properties for auction over debt

The business empire of the late tycoon Apollo Nyegamehe, popularly known as Aponye, has been listed for public auction after failure to clear billions in outstanding loans, barely two years after his death.One of the Properties belonging to the late businessman Apollo Nyegamehe (inset) und

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BIG STORY: Magistrate Declares Nameere Masaka City MP After Controversial Vote Recount

BIG STORY: Magistrate Declares Nameere Masaka City MP After Controversial Vote Recount

National Resistance Movement’s Justice Nameere also a daughter to former Minister Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja has been declared the winner of the Masaka City Women MP rate after a controversial vote recount handled by Chief Magistrate Albert Asiimwe.The three-day vote recount exercise

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‎Masaka Woman MP Election Vote Recount Unearths Gross Mismatch in Numbers

‎Masaka Woman MP Election Vote Recount Unearths Gross Mismatch in Numbers

‎‎On Friday evening, the Masaka Chief Magistrate Abert Asiimwe commenced the implement an order of vote recount, which arouse from an application filed by Justine Nameere, the National Resistance Movement-NRM candidate, who contested the victory of her National Unity Platform-NUP competitor R

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PLE Results: UNEB set to end ‘Aggregate’ grading system amid skyrocketing exam cheating

PLE Results: UNEB set to end ‘Aggregate’ grading system amid skyrocketing exam cheating

Speaking at the official release of the 2025 PLE results, UNEB Board Chair Celestine Obua said the board was determined to reintroduce proposals first tabled in 2021 to reform how PLE results are graded and reported.The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has renewed plans to abolish

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PLE Results: UNEB set to end ‘Aggregate’ grading system amid skyrocketing exam cheating

PLE Results: UNEB set to end ‘Aggregate’ grading system amid skyrocketing exam cheating

Speaking at the official release of the 2025 PLE results, UNEB Board Chair Celestine Obua said the board was determined to reintroduce proposals first tabled in 2021 to reform how PLE results are graded and reported.The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has renewed plans to abolish

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