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Masaka residents flee homes amid fear of machete killers

MASAKA, UGANDA: Residents in the Masaka Sub-region are fleeing their homes fearing possible attacks by panga-wielding thugs who have wreaked havoc in...

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Panic as Panga-wielding thugs raid Busia district

BUSIA, UGANDA: Residents of Busia District have been thrown into panic following reports that panga-wielding thugs have hit the district, a week...

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MPs Ssewanyana, Ssegirinya commanded machete killings in Masaka, says Police

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police has confirmed that Makindye West MP Allan Ssewanyana and Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya have been commanding the panga...

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Grief as son kills father over UGX 5000

KOLE DISTRICT, UGANDA: Police in Kole district have arrested a 23-year-old man accused of killing his father over Shillings 5,000. The suspect...

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Deceased medical student had brain edema, cerebral malaria – Doctors

KAMPALA< UGANDA: Rosette Kyarikunda, a Busitema University student died last week after allegedly developing complications resulting from a Covid-19 jab. Although the...

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FDC’s Salamu Musumba to reconcile with Kadaga after election burst-up

KAMULI, UGANDA: The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) stalwart, Mrs. Salamu Musumba has expressed willingness to reconcile with her rival, the...

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Four Storeyed Building Collapses in Kisenyi, Scores Feared Dead

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Several people are feared dead following the collapse of a storeyed building under construction in the city suburbs of Kisenyi...

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Game Stores follows Shoprite, exits Ugandan market

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Game Stores Super-market a subsidiary of South African retail giant Massmart that operates in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania has...

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Stanbic Bank Counters Fraudulent Activity in Agent Banking Transactions

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited on Wednesday confirmed it had countered fraudulent activity by a few of its banking agents aimed...

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Minister Nankabirwa named Church of Uganda Representative in Cabinet

Church of Uganda Archbishop, Rt. Rev Dr Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has appointed Energy Minister Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa as the church representative in...

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UPDF soldier commits suicide after shooting woman to death

APAC, UGANDA: A soldier attached to the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) of NARO army detach has killed himself after allegedly shooting...

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Schools to reopen starting September 9 – Govt says

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government of Uganda has resolved to reopen schools on September 9, 2021, for all institutions countrywide starting with learners in...

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Bamwine, Burora transferred in new RCC reshuffles

MASAKA, UGANDA: The Resident City Commissioner (RCC) for Masaka City, Mr. Fred Bamwine has been transferred to Nakaseke as the Resident District...

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Education Ministry, Stakeholders decide today on Schools reopening

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Officials at the Ministry of Education will today afternoon meet with stakeholders in the education sector to make a decision...

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Two more people butchered in Masaka as death toll raises to 25

GREATER MASAKA, UGANDA: The Masaka sub-region continues to grip in fear and grief after the deadly gang of machete-wielding thugs killed two...

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Makerere sets new examination dates, cancels online assessments

In a University communique dated August 26 signed by Prof Umar Kakumba, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Academics announced that the...

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Café Javas breaks silence on ‘viral milkshake’ saga

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Café Javas Restaurant (CJs) has finally opened up on the alleged video of a customer that shook up the internet...

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Gen Paul Lokech: ‘Lion of Mogadishu’ to be laid to rest today

The late Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech alias “Lion Of Mogadishu” will today, Friday, August 27 be laid...

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VIDEO: Internet goes bizarre as customer finds dead rat in Café Javas Milkshake

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Social media was on Thursday set ablaze after a viral video emerged online showing how she was allegedly served a...

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Jumia partners with Centenary Bank to reward customers through online card payments

Jumia Uganda and Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance Bank today announced a partnership to incentivize the use of the bank’s cashless...