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Silent Crisis: Uganda’s rising Lake Nalubale (Victoria) water levels

Silent Crisis: Uganda’s rising Lake Nalubale (Victoria) water levels

The water levels of Lake Victoria – that the locals call Lake Nalubale – have risen dramatically in recent years, displacing communities, destroying livelihoods, and causing ecological damage – yet public awareness and policy responses remain weak.Despite an article in the New Vision

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Bobi Wine Urges Defence of Citizens Attacked for Carrying Flag

Bobi Wine Urges Defence of Citizens Attacked for Carrying Flag

Bobi Wine has defended his call for citizens to protect people attacked for carrying the national flag, after police warned that the use of the flag is regulated by law and may require government authorisation.In a New Year address delivered at the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarter

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Don’t Quote Us Wrong! EC Defends Its Position on Voting and Going Home

Don’t Quote Us Wrong! EC Defends Its Position on Voting and Going Home

The Electoral Commission (EC) has come out to clarify its position on the guidance given to voters about casting their ballots and leaving polling stations. Speaking during a media briefing, EC Chairperson Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon said the Commission has been widely misunderstood and misqu

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Muhwezi Calls for Daytime Alcohol Ban to Protect PDM

Muhwezi Calls for Daytime Alcohol Ban to Protect PDM

The minister, who was accompanied by his wife Susan Muhwezi and family members, expressed concern over what he described as worrying levels of alcohol consumption among men, women, youth, and the elderly.The Security Minister Retired Major General Jim Muhwezi Concerned that excessiv

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Starlink Imports to be Cleared by Gen Muhoozi

Starlink Imports to be Cleared by Gen Muhoozi

Uganda has imposed immediate restrictions on the importation and customs clearance of Starlink satellite internet equipment and related communication devices, according to an internal memorandum issued by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).In a notice dated Dec. 19 and addressed to all cus

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Government Sets Stage for Transparent Mineral Trade at Ntungamo New Market Centre

Government Sets Stage for Transparent Mineral Trade at Ntungamo New Market Centre

Ntungamo—On Friday 19th, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development under the Government of Uganda hosted a high-profile Mineral Markets Sensitization Workshop at the newly established Ntungamo Mineral Market Facility, marking a critical step in formalizing the country’s mineral value cha

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Uganda Launches Okusevinga: First Government-Owned Unit Trust Scheme

Uganda Launches Okusevinga: First Government-Owned Unit Trust Scheme

Uganda Launches Okusevinga: First Government-Owned Unit Trust SchemeThe Bank of Uganda (BoU), in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED), has launched the pilot phase of Project Okusevinga, Africa’s first government-owned unit trust scheme.

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Phone Thieves Murder Three in Jinja City, Residents Demand Action

Phone Thieves Murder Three in Jinja City, Residents Demand Action

Residents from Jinja North, in Jinja City, have demanded immediate police action, following persistent attacks by hooded killers whose only aim seems to be stealing phones, but has resulted into the death of three residents in a space of one week.Police investigation tapeResidents f

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Central Bank of Russia eases restrictions, opens mutual funds to crypto investments

Central Bank of Russia eases restrictions, opens mutual funds to crypto investments

Russia’s relationship with crypto has swung between crackdowns and cautious acceptance, and its latest moves show that this balancing act is far from over.After first pushing in 2022 to block all crypto issuance, trading, and mining over concerns about financial stability and monetary so

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BoU Pushes New Credit Rules to Unlock Loans for Every Ugandan

BoU Pushes New Credit Rules to Unlock Loans for Every Ugandan

David Kalyango, the Executive Director of Supervision at the Bank of Uganda, explained the vision: ensuring that every Ugandan, no matter their type of work, can access credit to grow businesses, boost investments, and drive development.The Bank of Uganda has been locked in a heated debate

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