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Tension Erupts at Kawanda SS Over Headteacher Transfer as Parents Reject New Appointment

Tension Erupts at Kawanda SS Over Headteacher Transfer as Parents Reject New Appointment

Tension has gripped Kawanda Secondary School in Sembabule District after parents, students, and teachers strongly opposed the transfer of the head teacher, sparking protests, a chaotic stakeholders’ meeting, and police deployment as authorities struggle to restore order.Parents, students

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Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance backs proposed tax rise on spirits

Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance backs proposed tax rise on spirits

The Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance (UAPA) has thrown its support behind the government’s proposed increase in excise duty on undenatured spirits below 80% alcoholic content, welcoming a move that would see the rate rise from Shs1,700 to Shs3,500 per litre.Juliet Namukasa, the chairperson

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Buzeki to political leaders: Residents must get value for their taxes

Buzeki to political leaders: Residents must get value for their taxes

Sharifah Buzeki speaks to journalists during the Weyonje campaign in Kawempe DivisionThe executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Sharifah Buzeki, has pledged to collaborate with elected political leaders who prioritise service delivery to city residents, while cautioni

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Jinja RCC Urges Sugar Cane Dealers to Transition to New Trucks

Jinja RCC Urges Sugar Cane Dealers to Transition to New Trucks

Jinja Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Richard Gulume Balyainho has urged sugarcane dealers and transporters in the Busoga sub-region to urgently replace their ageing fleet with modern trucks.Speaking on Friday during the launch of the new Sinotruk 4-ton box body truck in Jinja, the RCC wa

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Kassanda Teen Dies During Emergency Transfer as Police Probe Suspected Unsafe Medical Procedure

Kassanda Teen Dies During Emergency Transfer as Police Probe Suspected Unsafe Medical Procedure

An 18-year-old apprentice hairdresser from Kassanda District has died while being rushed for advanced medical care after being found in critical condition at a private clinic, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death and raising fresh concerns about unsafe med

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Bobi Wine honoured alongside global leaders at democracy gala in New York

Bobi Wine honoured alongside global leaders at democracy gala in New York

Bobi Wine was honoured alongside prominent international leaders, including former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton, Canadian political leader Chrystia Freeland, and US Senator Mark Kelly. Bobi Wine was honoured at the 2026 Heroes of Democracy Gala in New York.He

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Justice Kiryabwire urges internal Auditors to ease court backlog

Justice Kiryabwire urges internal Auditors to ease court backlog

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire of the Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court has urged internal auditors to play a more proactive role in reducing the growing backlog of court cases, warning that unresolved commercial disputes in y in the banking sector are tying up trillio

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Deferred Strength: Uganda Clays’ Fragile Recovery and the UGX 23.6b NSSF Exposure:

Deferred Strength: Uganda Clays’ Fragile Recovery and the UGX 23.6b NSSF Exposure:

Uganda Clays may have bought time, but not certainty. Beneath the return to profit lies a balance sheet still under strain, propped up by deferred obligations and a partially unsecured NSSF loan. Its recovery, while visible, remains fragile. The real test will come when repayments begin, when imp

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Ugandan Banks Reject Sovereignty Bill, Cite Seven Grounds

Ugandan Banks Reject Sovereignty Bill, Cite Seven Grounds

Uganda’s banking industry has mounted a formal and detailed opposition to the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, warning that its provisions could disrupt financial intermediation, deter foreign investment, and undermine the country’s broader economic growth strategy.In a l

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The geography of power and the price of ignorance

The geography of power and the price of ignorance

When commenting on the 1980–1988 Iraq–Iran war, Henry Kissinger once remarked that it was “a pity both sides can’t lose”. It was a chilling distillation of a worldview in which distant conflicts are not tragedies to be resolved, but instruments to be managed. Alongside Zbigniew Brzezins

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