Uganda’s leading agricultural innovators were recognised at the Best Farmers Awards 2025, as dfcu Bank reaffirmed its long term commitment to transforming the country’s agriculture sector through finance, capacity building and strategic partnerships. Speaking at the awards ceremony in Kampala, dfcu Bank Chief Retail Banking Officer and Head of Agriculture Annette Kiconco said the bank’s […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promised to support salon operators across the country with a revolving fund of Shs85 billion to boost their businesses. He made the commitment today at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds while officiating at the launch of the Federation of Uganda Salon Operators and Beauty Professionals. President Museveni congratulated salon operators for the
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The government has urged international schools operating in Uganda to integrate the national curriculum with global education programmes such as the Cambridge curriculum to ensure learners remain grounded in Ugandan values while acquiring internationally competitive skills. The call was made last Friday during the official opening of Acorn International School, where education officials, parents, and
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The police have said a man arrested in connection to a defilement and a murder case of a 15-year-old student in Mbale City in March this year, has told them that he killed 49 people for ritual sacrifices. The suspect was arrested on the allegations of defilement and murder of Sumaya Edrisa Binti, 15, a
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Uganda’s military on Sunday acknowledged holding a Catholic priest reported missing for nearly two weeks, after public and church pressure grew, in a case that has yet again raised questions over pre-trial detention and contradicts the Church’s account of his disappearance. In statement dated December 14, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) said Rev Fr
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Parliament has summoned lawmakers for a special sitting next Tuesday, 16 December 2025, to consider a borrowing request by the Ministry of Finance to borrow over 2.17 trillion shillings (USD 610 million). In a letter, the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige Kasija, notified Members of Parliament that plenary will resume at 2:00 PM to receive
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In this grab from a video provided by the Press Service Of The President Of Ukraine on Friday, Dec 12, 2025, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy records a video at the road entering of Kupiansk, Ukraine. AP/Press Service Of The President Of Ukraine U.S. envoys arrived in Berlin Sunday morning for another round of talks intended
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Police in Limpopo have arrested three Ugandan nationals, aged 32 to 37, for allegedly running a “prophetic” scam in Polokwane. The suspects allegedly used counterfeit money and rats to deceive community members. The Provincial Tracking Team acted on intelligence about individuals soliciting money from residents under false spiritual pretences. Officers apprehended the men on Wednesday
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Buganda Kingdom officials have reported an increase in voluntary donations from the Kabaka’s subjects through campaigns such as Luwalo Lwaffe (our duty) in 2025. According to the 2025 Luwalo Lwaffe (our duty) report released on December 11 in Bulange Mengo, this year’s contribution reached Shs1,783 billion compared to Shs1,605 billion contributed in 2024. Buganda Kingdom
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JUBA – A South Sudanese lawmaker was shot dead late on Tuesday night after unidentified gunmen stormed his home in the capital, underscoring growing concerns over the safety of public officials, according to family members and political sources. The lawmaker, Luka Mathen Toukpiny Luk, who represented Cueibet County of Lakes State in the Council of
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