Electorates look for their names on the notice board before queuing to cast their votes during the general election at a polling station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (Reuters) Dar es Salaam (AFP) – Tanzania was on lockdown with a communications blackout Thursday, a day after elections turned into violent chaos with unconfirmed reports of many […]
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Parliament has deferred consideration and approval of a government request to borrow up to US$1.341 billion from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank. The loan is intended to finance several key projects, including the Uganda Cities and Municipal Councils Infrastructure Development (UCMID) programme. While chairing the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 28 October
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Parliament has approved government’s proposal to borrow funds to strengthen cancer care in Uganda through the establishment of regional oncology centres in Mbale and Arua. The resolution authorises government to borrow up to €9.4 million from UniCredit Bank Austria for the construction and equipping of the Mbale Oncology Centre, and US$36.5 million from the Islamic
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Parliament has urged the Ministry of Education and Sports to review the Higher Education Students’ Financing Scheme (HESFS) to address persistent concerns of regional imbalance, digital exclusion, and limited access for vulnerable learners. Presenting a statement to Parliament on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, the Minister of State for Higher Education, Hon. John Chrysostom Muyingo, revealed
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US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands in Busan on October 30, 2025. (AFP) We focused on export controls of China on rare earth, and they’re going to keep those flowing, which is quite important,” Trump said. US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands in
Photos by Teopista Nakamya Members of Uganda National Teacher’s Union (UNATU) yesterday appeared before the Education and Sports Committee of Parliament. The State Minister for Public Service Mugasa Grace Mary informed the committee that negotiations on the salary disparities of art teachers is on going and the inter- ministerial committee has not yet sat to
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She was initially lauded for a warmer, friendlier leadership style which contrasted with Magufuli’s authoritarian clampdown on dissent and controversial posture towards the COVID-19 pandemic. Hassan would later initiate reforms that reopened Tanzania to foreign investors, restored donor relations, and mollified the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. However, critics have accused Hassan’s government
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Police in Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam have fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters protesting against the general election taking place in the East African state. The election is expected to be a shoo-in for President Samia Suluhu and her ruling party, as the main opposition leader is in in jail on treason
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By Solomon Lubambula. The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) has been recognised as the first Self Regulator Organisation in Uganda a step that is expected to improve efficiency and streamline capital markets. Speaking at the launch of the World Investors’ Week, Paul Bwiso, the CEO Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) said the self regulator status accorded means
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Kampala: The dreams of dozens of children who once trusted their teacher to lead them to a brighter future have turned into heartbreak and confusion, following revelations that the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results they proudly presented were forged. Police this week confirmed the arrest of Wafula Ivan, the 34-year-old director of Earnest Nursery and
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