Govt bans nine hazardous agrochemicals to safeguard health, export markets
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Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.”
Axios’s account of an expletive-laden phone call between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu has landed at a fraught moment. According to a U.S. official’s s...
Museveni asked to drop Kataaha from cabinet over incompetence
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has challenged President Yoweri Museveni to remove his wife, First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni, from the cabinet, citing poor perfor...
Inside the lands ministry deployment racket: How lucrative zonal postings are allegedly auctioned under PS Dorcas Okalanyi
KAMPALA, Uganda — Severe management crises, bribery allegations in staff deployments and systemic administrative loopholes have sparked widespread discontent among staf...
Opposition rallies behind NUP’s Paul Mwiru in Speaker race
National Unity Platform Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya delivers remarks after the unveiling of Paul Mwiru as the party’s candidate for Speaker in Kampala on Ma...
Two Suspected Ebola Cases Isolated in Kisoro as Fears Rise Over DRC Outbreak
Kisoro—Shock and anxiety have swept through Kisoro District following the isolation of two suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases at Kisoro Hospital. The development...
Fishing restrictions leave Lake Albert, Albert Nile fishermen on edge
Pakwach, Uganda | URN | Leaders in Pakwach District have been given a seven-day ultimatum to establish landing site management committees aimed at regulating fishing acti...
Over 500 Kalangala fishermen flee to Tanzania as new Lake Victoria rules bite
More than 500 fishermen from Kalangala District have fled to neighbouring Tanzania with their boats following the strict enforcement of new fisheries regulations on Lake...
Political Commentator Hints at Inside Job After Intruders Spend Hours Inside Bank of Uganda Without Detection
A reported break-in at the Bank of Uganda headquarters in Kampala has triggered sharp criticism and renewed scrutiny over the security of one of the country’s most heav...
Devon Petroleum enter Uganda’s competitive fuel market with expansion plans and retail push
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Devon Petroleum SMC LTD has officially entered Uganda’s downstream petroleum sector with the launch of six fuel stations, positionin...