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 …
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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 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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UK, London | URN | Ugandan specialty coffee has reached a historic milestone after a coffee auction in London recorded, for the first time, an average price of USD 24.32 (about 90,000 Shillings) per kilogram. The auction, organised by specialty coffee producer Mountain Harvest in partnership with auction house M-Cultivo, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For years, Uganda has quietly stood in the shadow of Africa’s most celebrated safari destinations. Travellers often rushed to Kenya for the Great Migration, Tanzania for the Serengeti, Botswana for luxury safaris, or South Africa for polished wildlife experiences. Yet, hidden in the center …
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Boda boda, bus, truck and taxi leaders to also support delivery of The Union products in new menstrual health campaign Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Union Transport Alliance (The Union) has been hailed for launching a campaign against ‘period poverty’ that will help address high countrywide …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rising maintenance costs and concerns over vehicle reliability are prompting more Ugandan motorists to reconsider the long-standing preference for used imported vehicles, with dealers increasingly pitching new cars as a lower-risk option despite their higher purchase price. For years, used imports have dominated Uganda’s …
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Although Abraham Luzzi did not win Kampala Central in Uganda’s 2026 general election, the businessman-turned-politician has continued to shape public discussion through a detailed reform agenda whose themes increasingly mirror the country’s evolving conversation on accountability, public administration and service delivery NEWS ANALYSIS | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | For …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Two weeks after the military sealed off Nation Media Group offices, hundreds of employees remain uncertain about their future as the country’s largest private media house remains closed. Behind the public debate over press freedom and negotiations between the company and government is a growing …
Read More »Kampala, Uganda | URN | Democratic Party (DP) President Norbert Mao has returned to the party headquarters for the first time since the race for Speaker of Parliament, pledging to rebuild the party while reaffirming the need to uphold the rule of law amid growing concerns over arrests and detentions. …
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