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    Kampala, Uganda | URN | The General Court Martial in Makindye has convicted two former security informers, Hamza Lyavaala and Walusansa Adiil, after they pleaded guilty to two counts of murder arising from bomb incidents at Munyonyo and Kalerwe in June 2025. ‎‎The two were convicted on Monday by …

  Masaka, Uganda | URN | The death of ten students and destruction of property in the 2018 fire that razed the boys’ dormitory at St Bernard’s Mmanya Secondary School in Kyotera District remain unresolved after the Masaka High Court acquitted the last two suspects in the case. Edison Nio, …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | For thousands of Ugandan families, the beginning of a school term brings both hope and financial pressure. Tuition fees often fall due before household income is available, putting children at risk of missing lessons or leaving school altogether. Since 2024, Furaha, a purpose-driven …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will make more money from its mineral wealth if it moves beyond digging and exporting raw minerals to processing and manufacturing, Ecobank Uganda Managing Director Grace Muliisa has said. Speaking at an Ecobank CEO Breakfast during the 15th Annual Mineral Wealth Conference at …

Busia, Uganda | URN | The management of Wagagai gold mining company has re-commissioned the government aided Alupe Primary school that was closed due to its mining activities in Busia district. Alupe Primary School started in 1997 as a community school under the Anglican Church Foundation, in Alupe village in …

  Equity Bank backs Uganda’s drive to unlock mining potential   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christine Mukasa Mugerwa, Senior Sector Head, Energy, Mining and Extractives at Equity Bank Uganda, has reassured stakeholders that the bank is focusing on bringing financial services closer to miners while supporting the transition …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Ugandans on Sunday took part in the second edition of the Independence Marathon at Metroplex Shopping Mall in Naalya, using the event to raise support for maternal healthcare under the theme “Save a Mother.” The marathon featured 42-kilometre, 21-kilometre, 10-kilometre and 5-kilometre …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has commissioned on-site bulk fuel storage and dispensing facilities at Kiira Motors Corporation in Jinja and West International Holding (WIH) Cement in Moroto, in a move aimed at reducing fuel-supply interruptions for two major industrial operations. The installations, which include high-capacity …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | When Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has discharged its second patient to have undergone a successful bone marrow transplant to treat multiple myeloma – a type of blood cancer. Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi said it was an example of the government’s recent efforts not …

Gulu, Uganda | URN | Stakeholders in Northern Uganda are calling for greater investment in agro-cultural tourism as a way of expanding domestic tourism, creating income opportunities and stimulating economic activity in the region. David Pulkol, Principal Adviser to the Operation Wealth Creation Chief Coordinator, Gen. (Rtd) Salim Saleh, said …