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PICS | Three dead in Uganda building collapse, 2 children pulled alive from rubble

Kampala – Three people were killed on Sunday when a building under construction in Kampala collapsed during a heavy... Read more

6 Sep, 2021

Politics

Uganda releases prominent academic accused of ‘espionage’

Kampala – A prominent Ugandan academic arrested on accusations of spying for regional rival Rwanda has been released following an... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

Politics

Uganda arrests top academic for ‘espionage’

Kampala – Ugandan security forces on Thursday arrested one of the country’s top academics on suspicion of espionage, the military... Read more

3 Sep, 2021

Sport

Uganda’s penniless Silverbacks risk AfroBasket ouster

Kampala – Uganda’s national basketball team risk being kicked out of the AfroBasket championships because they have not got... Read more

1 Sep, 2021

Politics

Uganda says foils attack on ‘Lion of Mogadishu’s funeral

Pader – Uganda said on Friday it had foiled a suicide bomb attack against the state funeral of a top... Read more

27 Aug, 2021

News

Afghan refugees arrive in Uganda, foreign ministry says

Kampala – A flight carrying Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country touched down early on Wednesday... Read more

25 Aug, 2021

News

Uganda suspends 54 NGOs, including prominent rights group

Kampala – The Ugandan government announced on Friday it had halted the activities of 54 non-governmental organisations, a major... Read more

20 Aug, 2021

News

Uganda scraps anti-porn ‘miniskirt’ law

Kampala – Uganda’s constitutional court has scrapped a controversial anti-pornography law whose provisions included a ban on wearing miniskirts in... Read more

17 Aug, 2021

Politics

Uganda’s Museveni rebukes security forces for excess force

Kampala – President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday publicly scolded Uganda’s security forces for using excessive violence, as the opposition alleges... Read more

15 Aug, 2021

Sport

Ugandan weightlifter faces fraud charge over Olympics

Kampala – A young Ugandan weightlifter who disappeared in Japan after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics was charged... Read more

29 Jul, 2021