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Ugandan scientists move closer to HIV treatment injection taken once every two months that could replace daily ARV pills

Ugandan scientists move closer to HIV treatment injection taken once every two months that could replace daily ARV pills

Uganda is preparing for a major shift in HIV treatment as researchers and health officials work towards introducing long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) that could replace daily HIV pills with injections taken once every two months.The new treatment, which combines cabotegra

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KCCA launches mandatory enforcement of building paving, painting

KCCA launches mandatory enforcement of building paving, painting

KCCA has launched enforcement of mandatory paving, painting and cleaning of buildings in Kampala. Teams will move around the city this week to identify non compliant buildings and engage owners. Authorities warned that failure to comply may lead to fines, imprisonment or closure of premises.

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Budaka moves to tackle school hunger with new feeding programme

Budaka moves to tackle school hunger with new feeding programme

Children in Uganda’s eastern district of Budaka arrive at school each day in neat uniforms, exercise books in hand, ready for lessons. But for many, the school day has long been marked by something less visible: hunger.Teachers say signs are familiar, drooping heads by mid-morning, decli

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The untold battle: Power struggles and fight over deals at UEDCL

The untold battle: Power struggles and fight over deals at UEDCL

man often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it,” the French poet Jean de La Fontaine famously said. The idea is that, despite one’s best efforts to avoid a certain path in life, they end up facing it anyway.That pretty much sums up Paul Mwesigwa’s one-year tenure as Mana

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Government Moves to Raise Pay for Primary School Head Teachers, Deputies

Government Moves to Raise Pay for Primary School Head Teachers, Deputies

Government has unveiled a proposed salary enhancement plan targeting primary school administrators, in a bid to improve working conditions and strengthen motivation across the education sector.Under the proposal, primary school headteachers would see their monthly pay increase to Shs1.5 mi

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Mao Seeks Financial Help To Defend His Laro-Pece Seat In Court

Mao Seeks Financial Help To Defend His Laro-Pece Seat In Court

Norbert Mao, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional affairs plays the drum during his home welcoming celebration at Kaunda parade ground in Gulu City on July 22 2023. URN PhotoThe Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and Member of Parliament-elect for Pece-Laroo Division in G

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Deadly Crash on Mbarara–Bushenyi Road Sparks Calls for Urgent Government Action

Deadly Crash on Mbarara–Bushenyi Road Sparks Calls for Urgent Government Action

MBARARA, Uganda – Residents and survivors are demanding urgent government intervention following a Sunday afternoon crash on the Mbarara–Bushenyi Road that left one person dead and several others injured.The crash, involving a heavy truck and a passenger taxi (registration UBE 047S), h

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Police Fire Tear Gas, Live Bullets as Guild Election Chaos Erupts at IUIU Mbale Campus

Police Fire Tear Gas, Live Bullets as Guild Election Chaos Erupts at IUIU Mbale Campus

Students at the Mbale campus of the Islamic University in Uganda clashed with security forces after disputed delays and technical failures in an online guild election process triggered protests, forcing police to intervene with tear gas and live ammunition.Chaos erupted at the Mbale campus

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EMBASSY IN CHAOS! Missing Assets, Huge Debts, Zero Performance Score & Idle Diplomacy Rock Uganda’s Brussels Mission

EMBASSY IN CHAOS! Missing Assets, Huge Debts, Zero Performance Score & Idle Diplomacy Rock Uganda’s Brussels Mission

Uganda’s Embassy in Brussels, the very face of the country in Europe’s diplomatic heartland, is now at the center of a storm after explosive findings exposed a trail of mismanagement, poor planning, and operational paralysis that has left critical functions crippled under the watch of Mirjam

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Jobs Are Available But Ugandans Are Asleep — Museveni

Jobs Are Available But Ugandans Are Asleep — Museveni

The President argues that underutilised land and poor planning—not a lack of opportunities—drive unemployment, even as new labour law reforms spark fresh debate over minimum wage and worker protections.President Museveni has said Uganda’s unemployment challenge stems less from a shor

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