Current Affairs
Uganda Records Sharp Decline in Leprosy Cases Over Four Years
Uganda has registered a significant decline in leprosy cases over the past four years, signaling steady progress in efforts to eliminate the disease.
Read More »Global Oil Shock: IEA Urges Urgent Demand-Driven Cuts
The International Energy Agency has called for urgent demand-side action as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has triggered the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.
Read More »NUP’s Johnmary Ssebuwufu Granted Bail
The Nakawa Chief Magistrate's Court has granted bail to Nakawa I Councillor and National Unity Platform (NUP) member Johnmary Ssebuwufu, who has been in detention for more than two months on charges of inciting violence.
Read More »The Observer Media, Watchdog Communications, Fined UGX 50m for Defamation
High Court Judge Collins Acellam has fined Observer Media Ltd, publishers of The Observer newspaper, and Watchdog Communication Ltd, owners of the Watchdog news website
Read More »Three-Month-Old Baby Killed by Chimpanzee near Budongo Forest
Communities near Budongo forest reserve in Masindi District are facing repeated threats from stray chimpanzees, with a three-month-old baby girl killed over the weekend in Wiliya Village after being snatched by the primate.
Read More »Gold Mine Collapse in Kaabong Claims Three Lives
Three people were killed, and another was injured after a gold mine pit collapsed on Sunday morning in the Sokodu mining area, Kaabong East Sub-County, Kaabong District, highlighting the dangers of artisanal mining in unstable conditions.
Read More »Court Dismisses Agasiirwe’s Bail Application
The High Court in Kampala has denied bail to former Special Investigations Unit commander, SSP Nickson Agasiirwe Karuhanga, who is facing murder charges of murdering Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Joan Namazzi Kagezi more than ten years ago.
Read More »UCU Dean’s Suspected Killer further Remanded
Mukono grade one magistrate Praise Ahurira has today further remanded the 21-year-old man Dak Hussein Taewaiko, who suspected of murdering former
Read More »Chief Justice Warns Infectious Diseases Threaten Justice Delivery
The Chief Justice, Dr Flavian Zeija, has urged leaders of institutions involved in criminal justice administration to prioritise health and human rights in their operations, warning that infectious diseases can significantly disrupt the delivery of justice
Read More »Three Pupils Critically Injured After Lightning Strike in Kabale
Three pupils of Katojo Primary School in Habuhuriro Parish, Kahungye Sub-county, Kabale District, are admitted in critical condition at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital after being struck by lightning.
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