Entebbe, Uganda | URN | Cabinet has reversed a proposed redevelopment of Kampala’s Constitutional Square, directing that the historic public space retain its protected heritage status. Minister of ICT and National Guidance Justine Kasule Lumumba announced the decision during a Uganda Media Centre briefing on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, citing …
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Entebbe, Uganda | URN | Rescue teams have pulled 23 people from the rubble of a four-storey church building that collapsed in Bwerenga, Wakiso District, as investigations into the cause of the disaster point to possible illegal construction. Up to 40 people are believed to have been at the …
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“The New Era of DStv Starts Now” Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | MultiChoice Group, a Canal+ Company, has announced its most significant product update in years at a launch event held at MultiChoice Uganda’s head offices, unveiling a new package line-up set to take effect on 5 …
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Sydney, Australia | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda’s High Commissioner to Australia, Dorothy Samali Hyuha, has led her country’s charge at the ongoing International Mining and Resources Conference and Expo (IMARC 2026) in Sydney, turning diplomatic engagement into a direct pitch for mining investment. Having attended the previous edition primarily …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Housing Finance Bank has taken its banking and housing finance services closer to communities, engaging more than 100 residents and business owners in Kira Municipality on financing options for homeownership, property investment and business expansion. The engagement, conducted under the bank’s *HFB in Your Neighbourhood* …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Exim Bank Uganda Limited has launched Exim Global Pay, a new cross-border payment solution powered by TerraPay’s global payments infrastructure, enabling individuals and businesses in Uganda to make international payments seamlessly and reliably. The launch responds to the growing international payment needs of Ugandan …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Directorate of Traffic Police have admitted that some motorists are being issued wrong Express Penalty Scheme-EPS tickets after officers mistype number plates. Traffic and Road Safety Spokesperson Michael Kananura said on Monday that the anomaly occurs when an officer feeding a registration number into …
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SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda insists it has contained its Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak, but cases in Kenya and Nigeria, conflicting accounts of the patients’ movements and questions about the source of infection have put its public-health assurances under renewed scrutiny, reports Ronald Musoke. In May, this year, as Uganda …
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SPECIAL REPORT | Daniel Dramile, a psychiatric nurse at Oli Health Centre in Arua City, Uganda, was part of a small team who staffed the facility’s Ebola isolation centre during the country’s recent Ebola outbreak in 2026. Dramile emphasizes the importance of mental health during disease outbreak response, especially within …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | A two-year project to strengthen French language teaching in Uganda has ended with more schools taking up the language and hundreds of teachers receiving training, although shortages of qualified teachers and limited funding remain challenges. The project, implemented by Alliance Française Kampala and the …
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