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Uganda set for showdown talks with Vitol as global oil disruptions bite

Uganda set for showdown talks with Vitol as global oil disruptions bite

The Bahrain-based subsidiary of Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trading firm, has faced major disruptions after Iran restricted access through the Strait of Hormuz in response to joint US-Israel attacks about two months ago.KAMPALA: Senior executives of Vitol Bahrain E.C, Ugan

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Traffic disruption expected as KCCA starts new repairs

Traffic disruption expected as KCCA starts new repairs

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has announced a two-week traffic disruption following the start of rehabilitation works on Wampeewo Avenue.In a statement issued Monday, April 6, 2026, KCCA said its in-house team had begun the works and warned that both partial and full road closu

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Rukungiri Transport Operators Struggle as Fuel Prices Surge

Rukungiri Transport Operators Struggle as Fuel Prices Surge

Transport operators in Rukungiri District have raised concerns over the rising fuel prices, saying the situation is increasingly affecting their daily operations and livelihoods.The concern follows recent global tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, which have contributed

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Indian buying Iranian crude without any payment hurdle, tanker diversion to China not due to ‘payment issues’: Govt

Indian buying Iranian crude without any payment hurdle, tanker diversion to China not due to ‘payment issues’: Govt

This is the first official confirmation from the government that India is buying Iranian crude, following the sanctions waiver for Iranian oil on water announced by the US last month. (File Photo)Indian refiners are buying crude from Iran as part of their efforts to secure oil supplies ami

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Shock and Grief! Government Closes Schools After Killing Of Four Children

Shock and Grief! Government Closes Schools After Killing Of Four Children

State Minister for Higher Education, Hon. Dr. JC Muyingo, ordered the closure of an Early Childhood Nursery School and all of its branches following the tragic killing of four children. The heartbreaking incident, which has left the community reeling, prompted immediate action from authorities. I

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Shock and Grief! Government Closes Schools After Killing Of Four Children

Shock and Grief! Government Closes Schools After Killing Of Four Children

State Minister for Higher Education, Hon. Dr. JC Muyingo, ordered the closure of an Early Childhood Nursery School and all of its branches following the tragic killing of four children. The heartbreaking incident, which has left the community reeling, prompted immediate action from authorities. I

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Nabbanja-The Premier Who Broke the Mold — But is She Safe From Museveni’s Reshuffle Knife?

Nabbanja-The Premier Who Broke the Mold — But is She Safe From Museveni’s Reshuffle Knife?

Prime minister Rt Hon Robinah NabanjaPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been preoccupied with arrangement for his swearing in ceremony in May but behind the curtain, a more rigorous norm of choosing the most able of men and women to run the next five year government with must be ongoing

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Greed for Money Has Diverted NUP from Kabanje Campaign! DF Publicist Tips Foot Soldiers: FLEE KAVULE BEFORE IT TOO LATE TO SAFE THE STRUGGLE

Greed for Money Has Diverted NUP from Kabanje Campaign! DF Publicist Tips Foot Soldiers: FLEE KAVULE BEFORE IT TOO LATE TO SAFE THE STRUGGLE

Moses Kasibante, the DF party publicist, has come to the conclusion that, whereas majority Bobi Wine Kyagulanyi followers aka foot soldiers genuinely want to see Museveni out of power, their leaders at Kavule long gave up on that dream. He says NUP top leaders are currently preoccupied with pursu

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How Iran destroyed US base’s $500m battlefield nerve centre

How Iran destroyed US base’s $500m battlefield nerve centre

In a picture verified by AFP, the mangled airframe of the US air force jet stands on the runway of Prince Sultan air base in Saudi ArabiaThe mangled airframe of the four-engined US air force jet stands on the runway of Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia.Amid the twisted metal,

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Tax on Used Clothes to Increase to 30%

Tax on Used Clothes to Increase to 30%

Government’s plan to double taxes on used clothes signals renewed industrial ambition but risks squeezing low-income consumers and destabilising a fragile garments sector. With local production still insufficient, the policy revives old debates: can protection drive growth without first fixing

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