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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Broadcast media leaders and experts fear for the survival of rural radio broadcasting as access to advertising revenue keeps diminishing. With the managers largely unable to raise the required revenues to fund the operations of the radios stations, the threat is not just the possibility …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court Criminal Division has fixed July 24, 2026, to hear a bail application filed by jailed lawyer Erias Lukwago. The former Kampala Lord  Mayor is seeking release from Luzira Prison pending the hearing of the misprision of treason case against him. According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Physical Infrastructure has directed the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) to submit the academic credentials of 13 senior managers for verification, following the dismissal of 89 staff over forgery. The directive was issued during a meeting of the committee chaired by …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja on Thursday officially flagged off the country’s team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Games, which are expected to attract more than 2,000 athletes, will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 2. In the absence of …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Facing worsening air pollution driven by rapid urbanisation, traffic congestion and industrial growth, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) says it is expanding air quality monitoring, promoting cleaner transport and involving communities in efforts to cut harmful emissions by half before 2030. As African cities grapple …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament has appointed veteran communications professional Grace Gidudu as Acting Director of Communication and Public Affairs, following the arrest of substantive director Chris Obore. The acting appointment was made through the Clerk to Parliament pending decisions by the Parliamentary Commission on substantive appointments. The changes …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | URN | The death toll from Thursday’s tragic school bus crash at Chekwatit Hill in Kowo Sub-county, Kapchorwa District, has risen to 21 after two more pupils succumbed to injuries at Kapchorwa General Hospital. The victims were pupils of King David Junior School, Ndejje, who were returning …

Apac, Uganda | URN | Long walks to school are forcing dozens of children in Aganga Parish to stay away from school. This has exposed many to school dropout, early marriage, and teenage pregnancy, local leaders have said. Children from Abade village, for example, currently walk about 10 kilometers to …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | URN | Twenty pupils of King David Junior School, Ndejje, are dead and more than 60 others injured following a tragic road crash involving their school bus at Chekwatit Hill in Kowo Sub-county, Kapchorwa District. The pupils were returning from a study tour on Thursday evening when …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Claire Kirabo, a mother of two who spent six years in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, succumbed to multiple medical conditions. Kirabo was referred to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital from Masaka Regional Referral Hospital on August 18, 2020, after she …