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Uganda Police have listed travel exemptions for National Cleaning Day on August 29. Health workers, tourists and cross-border travellers are allowed to move. Police have listed patients, health workers, journalists, tourists and cross-border travellers among the people who will be allowed to move d...
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Local leaders and bar owners in various districts and urban centres across the country have expressed mixed reactions over the new directive on operat...
Even as the fever went past 39 deg C, Theodore Kwan, 8, kept his cool, acing the exams. He set a new national record for being the youngest in Singap...
Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao, in an August 12 letter, said Ntale the Deputy Registrar General in charge of Registries, woul...
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The couple were reportedly chasing each other in the compound when Mugoya fell on a sharp piece of wood that pierced his chest and went through his heart. A man in Muyuge district died after he fell on a sharp piece of wood while playing with his wi...
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The Inspector General of Government (IGG) Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala, has ordered the interdiction of Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Registrar General Mercy Kainobwisho and three other senior officials as investigations into allege...
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A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia early in the morning on Saturday, Aug.15. At least 38 people have died after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia. The earthquake hit the island of Flores at around 4:58 a.m. local time on Saturday,...
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Air India pilots will undergo mandatory drug screening starting Thursday, according to an internal memo seen by AFP, after a captain involved in a serious mid air incident reportedly tested positive for marijuana. Existing rules require airlines to ...
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A comprehensive environmental assessment of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) has identified Namanve as the region's most polluted zone, closely followed by Namuwongo, Bugolobi, Nakawa, and surrounding urban hubs. The findings stem from a...
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More than 2000 people have died of Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since its outbreak was decleared fewer than three months ago. At least 1,000 of the deatahs have occured in the last three weeks , according to official governement d...
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Embmattled Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Chairperson Mariam Wangadya has revealed that President Museveni personally rejected her resignation during a phone call, instructing her to immediately return to office and resume her duties. Appeari...
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Moscow- A Ukrainian drone strike on the central Russian region of Tatarstan killed at least 13 people in one of the deadliest attacks carried out by Kyiv since the war began more than four years ago. Kyiv said it struck an oil refinery in the indust...
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Hunter Biden sat down with the BBC and shared that his father's cancer has spread. Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which, according to his son, spread to other parts of his body. Hunter Biden was emotional in the inter...
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CUETA, Spain, Aug 1 (Reuters) -Spain said migrant crossings into its North African enclave of Ceuta had stopped overnight, as police began installing a 500-metre (1,640-foot) floating barrier on Saturday off its border with Morocco following a mass r...
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"News organizations recognize that the only posistive outcome to this is prevailing against the president and standing up for the reporters and their newsrooms,"said Ken Paulson, director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University...
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Today, July 31, 2026, marks the final day for late registration of candidates who will sit for this year's national examinations, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has said. UNEB's Principal Public Relations Officer, Ms Jennifer Kalule M...
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The Electoral Commission (EC) has ordered fresh Local Council 1(LC1) elections in 1,135 villages after voting failed to take place or could not be completed during the nationwide polls held on July 28. EC Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama said the...
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Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) in the capital , Kampala, after collasping and losing consciousness during his treason trial, his wife has said. The 70-year-old has been in detention since No...
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Former Butambala Country MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been transfered to Butambala district, where he is expected to appear before the Chief Magistrate's court, hours after resurfacing at Nateete police station following more than two weeks incomm...
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The inaugural National Cleaning Day brought the country to a general standstill and saw thousands of Ugandans clear trash, though it faced noticeable teething issues. While the major enforcement successfully emptied main roads, the execution highligh...
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