All posts tagged "News"

“PLEASE SUE!”: NBS unmoved by Ssemakadde’s Shs11bn demands over explosive gold story

Kampala, Uganda: Next Media Services has hit back at Uganda Law Society President, Isaac Ssemakadde, saying it is unfazed by his threats...

Eddie Mutwe: Rights Group condemns torture, wants Bobi’s aide released

Kampala, Uganda:– The ongoing prosecution of National Unity Platform’s Head of Security, Edward Rogers Ssebuufu, popularly known as Eddie Mutwe, has triggered...

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Several dead, dozens injured after YY Bus overturns and catches fire in Buikwe

The Scania bus, en route from Katosi to Jinja, overturned and burst into flames in Makindu Village, with victims rushed to Kawolo...

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Obituary

Andrew Mwenda: The legacy of Rajiv Ruparelia

By Andrew Mwenda On Saturday May 03 around 2.20am, fate struck. Rajiv Ruparelia, son of Uganda’s richest couple, Sudhir and Jyotsna Ruparelia,...

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Three days later, CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba yet to release Eddie Mutwe as directed by UHRC

Kampala, Uganda: Three days now since the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) ordered his immediate release, Edward Rogers Ssebuufu, popularly known as...

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Africa

Could Uganda’s Budongo Forest Be Ground Zero for the Next Global Pandemic?

In Summary: Tobacco farming in Uganda has resulted in the loss of trees key to the diets of chimpanzees and baboons, increasing...

Museveni suspends Cabinet, Parliament as NRM heads for Village-Level Elections

Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Sunday suspended Cabinet meetings and agreed with Parliament to halt Tuesday plenary sittings to allow full...

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Health

Midwives as active and first responders of climate crisis

Opinion, Editorial: With increasing climate crisis globally manifesting in various ways, such as rising temperatures, extreme weather events of heatwaves and floods,...

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OP-ED

Uganda’s Path Forward: Unity in Diversity Over Fragmentation

By Bagarukayo Abdu As Uganda considers the creation of new districts, it’s essential to weigh the potential benefits against the risks of...

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Featured

Victoria University remember Director Rajiv as ‘visionary, passionate leader’

Kampala, Uganda: The Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, Dr. Lawrence Muganga, and the institution’s management Saturday paid a deeply emotional tribute to...

Man drowns while fishing in River Agago

Pader, Uganda: A 50-year-old man identified as Charles Otim drowned on Thursday afternoon while checking fishing nets in River Agago, at a...

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News

Details emerge on deadly accident that killed Sudhir’s son Rajiv Ruparelia

Wakiso, Uganda: Police have confirmed that businessman Rajiv Ruparelia, the only son of Billionaire tycoon Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, died on the spot...

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Breaking

Tycoon Sudhir’s Son Rajiv Ruparelia perishes in fatal road crash

Kampala, Uganda: Rajiv Ruparelia, son to Ugandan Billionaire and City Businessman Dr Sudhir Ruparelia has perished in a grizzly accident. The fatal...

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UHRC orders CDF Muhoozi to release Bobi’s bodyguard Eddie Mutwe

Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has ordered the Chief of Defence Forces and President Museveni’s Son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba,...

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CDF Muhoozi appoints Brig Gen. Bagonza as new UPDF Chief of Staff

Kampala, Uganda:– Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has appointed Brigadier General Chris Bagonza as the new Chief of...

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OP-ED

Will NUP Survive its Own Revolution?

By Odeke Bazel When the National Unity Platform (NUP) erupted onto Uganda’s political landscape, it ignited a wave of hope: a youthful,...

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News

Namisindwa: Shs1.1B road project stalls at 10% amid mismanagement claims

Namisindwa, Uganda: A Shs1.1 billion road rehabilitation project in Namisindwa District is in crisis after it emerged that only 10% of the...

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Busoga farmers sign landmark deal to supply Dei BioPharma with cassava

Kamuli, Uganda: Farmers have been urged to embrace and respect cassava growing as their business, job for food security, medicinal, and income,...

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Law Society call for immediate release of Eddie Mutwe, condemn UPDF’s role in arbitrary detention

Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has strongly condemned the abduction and continued ‘incommunicado detention’ of Edward Ssebuufu, popularly known as...

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UPDF breaks silence on Lubowa Police raid, says it was ‘simply a failure of coordination’

Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has opened up on the alarming incident at Lubowa Police Station in which its...