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07 Mar '25
BBC | A PhD student who has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women "may turn out to be one of the most prolific sexual predators that we've ever seen in this country", according to the lead detective on the case.Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, 28, attacked two women
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12 Feb '25
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has announced that 8,113 candidates who sat for the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams under the old curriculum have passed. This special examination was conducted to give students who failed in 2023 a
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22 Jan '25
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has announced that the 2024 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results will be officially released on Thursday, January 23, 2025. The results will be unveiled by the Minister for Education and Sports, Mama Janet K. Museveni, at a ceremony a
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10 Jan '25
A Shs 30bn UPDF drone crashed in the eastern Republic of Congo (DRC) in late 2024 during a secret reconnaissance operation, a United Nations report has revealed. The incident, which occurred on the evening of
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06 Jan '25
Today, the Ministry of Works and Transport has announced that the third phase of Digital Registration Number Plates in Uganda has begun. This new system aims to simplify the registration process for vehicles entering the country for the first time.
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03 Jan '25
A deadly accident in Kyenjojo district has resulted in the loss of 10 lives and left 22 others injured. The crash occurred at Ngezi Trading Centre when two taxis collided around 8:30 pm on Wednesday. One taxi, with the registration number UBR 800S, was traveling
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08 Nov '24
Effective January 1, next year, all importers will be required to insure their cargo using local companies. The new requirement is provided under the Marine Cargo Insurance Policy, which first took effect on July 1, 2022, but was postponed, with Uganda Revenue Authority saying importers
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08 Nov '24
Government and Citibank Uganda have signed a multibillion ten-year financing agreement for construction of the 97km Lusalira-Nkonge-Lumegere-Ssembabule Road, which is scheduled to start before the end of 2025. The financing agreement signed on Friday is for the project expected to cost S
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31 Oct '24
Police in Kabarole District are investigating a brutal murder of a child in the early hours of October 29, 2024, in Kakworo Village, Hakibale Sub-County, where a 28-year-old man is accused of attacking the home of his 49-year-old father-in-law identified as Samuel Muhiigi. The suspect,
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29 Oct '24
It is midday and Gaudensia Tankobatagira is sitting quietly on a stool beneath the shade of an avocado tree at her home in Kabigyemire Village, Busiriba Sub-county in Kamwenge District. Surrounded by her grandsons, the 63-year-old woman patiently shells beans. Dressed in a simple gown, p