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West Nile war victims urged to register for national compensation plan

West Nile war victims urged to register for national compensation plan

The West Nile Compensation Advocacy Network, established in October 2025, is spearheading the verification process as part of broader efforts to secure reparations through peaceful and structured engagement.West Nile war claimants pose for a group photo after a community engagement meeting

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Drivers Urge Government to Improve Roads Before Enforcing Traffic Fines

Drivers Urge Government to Improve Roads Before Enforcing Traffic Fines

Drivers and motorists have called on government traffic enforcement teams to consider the condition of roads before imposing fines under the Express Penalty System (EPS).Speaking at a three-day consultative meeting in Jinja City, aimed at validating newly proposed EPS provisions, drivers a

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Police Report Decline in Road Crashes as Fatalities Increase in 2025

Police Report Decline in Road Crashes as Fatalities Increase in 2025

Police have reported a significant decline in road traffic crashes across the country even though fatalities slightly increased during the year.While releasing the 2025 Annual Crime Report, the Director of Traffic and Road Safety, AIGP Lawrence Nuwabiine, revealed that a total of 322,441 t

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Haifa Oil Refinery Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at Bazan Oil Refinery in Israel Following Missile and Drone Attack

Haifa Oil Refinery Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at Bazan Oil Refinery in Israel Following Missile and Drone Attack

Mumbai, March 30: A significant fire broke out at the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa's industrial zone in Israel today, Monday, March 30, following a coordinated missile and drone attack launched from Iran and Lebanon. Local emergency services responded to reports of multiple impacts near the facili

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Over 20,000 Ugandans in South Africa stall visa-free talks

Over 20,000 Ugandans in South Africa stall visa-free talks

More than 20,000 Ugandans living illegally in South Africa have delayed talks on a visa-free travel deal, officials say.Efforts to secure visa-free travel between Uganda and South Africa for holders of ordinary passports have slowed down due to a growing number of Ugandans living there ill

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Two suspected motorcycle thieves lynched by mob in Zombo

Two suspected motorcycle thieves lynched by mob in Zombo

Zombo, Uganda: Two unidentified teenage boys suspected of attempting to steal a motorcycle have been lynched and burnt to death by an angry mob in Paidha Town Council, Zombo District.The gruesome incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Jupanyondu West Cell, near

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Ssemujju Dismisses ‘Behind-the-Scenes’ Opposition-Government Talks as ‘Welfare Issues Aimed at One Party’

Ssemujju Dismisses ‘Behind-the-Scenes’ Opposition-Government Talks as ‘Welfare Issues Aimed at One Party’

Outgoing Kira Municipality Member of Parliament and Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, who also serves as the spokesperson for the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), has raised concerns over what he described as opaque and informal political engagements in Uganda, calling for structured and public dialogu

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Crime Report: IGP Byakagaba credits Damulira, Magambo as Crime drops by 10%

Crime Report: IGP Byakagaba credits Damulira, Magambo as Crime drops by 10%

The Uganda Police Force has reported a 10.2 percent reduction in crime cases in 2025, according to the Annual Crime Report launched on Monday at Police Headquarters in Naguru. The report was officially unveiled by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abbas Byakagaba, who said the decline

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Early Morning Chaos: Mukono Workshop Burns, 71 Arrested in Kampala

Early Morning Chaos: Mukono Workshop Burns, 71 Arrested in Kampala

Mukono locals were startled in the early hours of 30th March 2026 when a fire broke out at a motorcycle repair workshop in Kitega Zone, Mukono Central Division. The workshop, owned by one Paul Muwawu, was engulfed in flames around 2:00 AM.Luke Owoyesigyire the KMP Deputy police spokesperso

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Iran Opens War Volunteer Scheme To Children As Young As 12 –Report

Iran Opens War Volunteer Scheme To Children As Young As 12 –Report

The report stated that individuals aged 12 and above are eligible to enlist in the scheme.Authorities in Iran have come under scrutiny after reportedly launching a controversial volunteer mobilization campaign that allows children as young as 12 to participate in activities tied to nationa

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