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Trump names media critic as ambassador to South Africa
President Donald Trump on Wednesday named a right-wing media critic as the US ambassador to South Africa, at a time…
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Gov’t Tables Shs4.8 Trillion Supplementary Appropriation Bill
Government has tabled before Parliament the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2025, aimed at allocating up to Shs4.8 trillion to critical priorities…
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Calls for patience as MV Albert Nile 1 set for repairs
The regular users of the now out-of-service MV Albert Nile 1 ferry will have to continue turning to alternative means.…
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Govt distributes 2,000 free gas cylinders, burners in Gulu city
In a bid to promote clean energy and curb deforestation, the Ugandan government on March 25, 2025, distributed 2,000 free…
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Morning rain in Kampala leaves trail of destruction
A heavy downpour in Kampala and Wakiso on Wednesday morning has left many communities reeling. The rain, which started at…
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Court sets April 4 to hear Eron Kiiza’s bail application
Lawyer Eron Kiiza in the Dock at the High Court. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court’s…
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Building tension and violence threatens to unravel the peace deal that halted ethnic conflict in 2018.
South Sudan is on the brink of a renewed civil war as violence between rival factions escalates, the United Nations has warned.…
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UNAIDS urges action to prevent HIV crisis globally
Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts on humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN…
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Media Council calls for dialogue on violence against journalists
The call was made during a meeting between the Nation Media Group-Uganda (NMG-Uganda) top management and the Media Council at…
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EAC, Sadc leaders double down on diplomacy in Congo crisis
Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) blocs have ruled out the use…
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