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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Cape Town, South Africa | JULIUS BUSINGE & AGENCIES | The International Association of Business Communicators Africa Region (IABC Africa) has partnered with the African Union (AU) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) for the 2026 IABC Africa Conference, strengthening efforts to advance Africa’s development agenda through strategic communication. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Housing Finance Bank joined residents, business partners and other stakeholders at Akright City on Entebbe Road to mark the development’s 20th anniversary through a marathon celebrating two decades of planned urban growth and its contribution to Uganda’s transformation. Held on July 14, under the theme, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Glovo has appointed Kolawole Adeniyi as its new General Manager for Uganda, as the company deepens its investment in the country’s growing digital economy and on-demand delivery sector, it said on July 16. The appointment marks a new phase in Glovo’s efforts to strengthen partnerships …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s military is arbitrarily arresting government critics, holding them incommunicado and using politically motivated prosecutions to silence dissent, according to a new report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The rights organization alleges that since mid-June 2026, security forces have unlawfully detained at least five critics of …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has begun the mandatory 42-day countdown to being declared Ebola-free after discharging the country’s last Ebola patient from the Mulago National Isolation Centre. Health officials described the discharge as a major milestone in containing the outbreak but warned that the response is not yet …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
