Museveni Blocks Raw Mineral Exports, Inaugurates $200m Gold Refinery in Busia
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has drawn a firm red line on the export of unprocessed minerals, declaring that Uganda’s natural
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KCCA Records 2% Drop in Road Deaths, Rolls Out Citywide Speed Reduction Drive
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has reported a slight but encouraging decline in road traffic fatalities, with its latest Annual
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One Person Dies, Several Injured in Kasese Road Crash
By Kizindo Lule | Kasese, Uganda One person has died and several others sustained injuries following a road crash that
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Four Congolese, Three Ugandans Remanded Over Cross-Border $70,000 Gold Scam
A joint security operation has landed seven people four Congolese nationals and three Ugandans in prison over an elaborate gold
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School Director Arrested for Holding Pupils Over Fees Dispute
Police in Nsangi have arrested the director of Pamvil Primary School, accused of unlawfully detaining two pupils without food or
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Tragedy Strikes UPDF Recruitment in Apac as 22-Year-Old Applicant Dies After Fitness Run
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) recruitment drive in Apac District was overshadowed by grief on Friday after a 22-year-old
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Agricultural Counterfeit Dealer Netted and Arrested-Ministry of Agriculture
Reporter Kizindo Lule Kampala-Uganda The Ministry of Agriculture alongside Agricultural Police and the Anti-Counterfeit Network Africa (ACN)have apprehended a man
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National Medical Stores Commended for Transparency through Technology-(IRC-U)
The Inter- Religious Council of Uganda (IRC-U) have hailed National Medical Stores (NMS) for their Innovations in the distribution of
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It is Gold to Grow Khat (Mairungi), a Crop Many Despise — Case Study from Wakiso District
Reporter Kizindo Lule Wakiso – Uganda: Mairungi, also known as Mira or Khat, is a crop grown but not given
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President Grants Official Burial to Former Minister Mary Karooro Okurut
President Yoweri Museveni has approved an official burial for the late Canon Mary Karooro Busingye Okurut, a former Minister, Bushenyi
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