FDC Blames Government Over Rising Fuel Prices
The Forum for Democratic Change has accused the government of failing to prepare Uganda for fuel supply shocks, calling for emergency tax waivers and restoration of natio...
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Experts Call for Reduction of Mobile Money Withdrawal Tax
Economists, researchers and small business operators are urging government to reduce the 0.5 percent excise duty on mobile money withdrawals, warning that high transactio...
Fear grips Njeru after kidnap of school proprietor
Jinja, Uganda | URN | Police in the Ssezibwa region have intensified the search for Moret Komugisha, the director of St. Abel Primary School, who was reportedly kidnapped...
Buganda, Ankole, Busoga dominate education landscape as UBOS Census shows regional concentration
The Baseline Education Census (BEC) 2025 has confirmed the continued dominance of Buganda, Busoga, and Ankole in Uganda’s education sector, controlling the largest s...
MUST student collapses and dies moments before entering examination room
The Mbarara University of Science and Technology community is in mourning today after one of its students, Nowembabazi Marvin, collapsed and died on campus this morning �...
All cross-border markets in Uganda closed over Ebola
Tensions are mounting at the Mpondwe-Lhubiriha border post in Kasese District following a decision by authorities to temporarily close cross-border markets as part of mea...
Chief Justice Zeija Demands Increased Judiciary Funding to Tackle Case Backlog
The Chief Justice of Uganda, Flavian Zeija, has called on government to increase funding to the Judiciary to address the growing backlog of cases and improve access to ju...
Muntu says Uganda’s anti-corruption fight must target institutions, not individuals
Former military chief Mugisha Muntu addresses party members at the Catholic Social Centre in Mbarara City on May 26, 2026. PHOTO/COSLINE NAKAHIIRA.Former presidential can...
Makerere lecturer with degrees from three continents asks NRM spokesman to match his academic record
started, as most of Uganda’s best Twitter arguments do, with a comment that probably should have been left untyped.NRM Director of Information Emmanuel Lumala Dombo mad...
Bugiri residents task new MPs on collapsing market, roads, floods
As Bugiri Municipality swears in a new set of leaders, residents say they’re done with promises. Their message is simple: fix the market, clear the drains, repair the r...