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New Vision

New Vision

Vision Group incorporated as the New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited (NVPPCL), started business in March 1986. One of the most widely read English-language newspapers in Uganda.

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Monitor

Monitor

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Weekly Observer

Weekly Observer

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Bukedde

Bukedde

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Independent

Independent

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Nile Post‎

Nile Post‎

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PML Daily

PML Daily

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Big Eye

Big Eye

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‎Sqoop

‎Sqoop

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Watchdog News

Watchdog News

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Uganda Online

Uganda Online

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Uganda Business News

Uganda Business News

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Uganda News

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Uganda Media Centre

Uganda Media Centre

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Buganda Watch‎

Buganda Watch‎

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‎Insider

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Independent

Independent

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  • What’s next for globalisation?
    by The Independent on March 23, 2023 at 10:00 am

    The future of the world economy will depend on how these competing policy frameworks play out COMMENT | Dani Rodrik | The narrative that underpins the current global economic system is in the midst of a transformative plot twist. Since the end of World War II, the so-called liberal international order has been premised on the free … The post […]

  • Communities across Africa are developing innovative solutions to prevent further Cholera spread
    by The Independent on March 23, 2023 at 9:00 am

      From Malawi to Nigeria, traditional leaders, midwives, local organisations, and governments are conducting door-to-door and community-wide sensitisations to stop the spread of Cholera across the continent. Blantyre, Malawi | BIRD AGENCY |  Residents of Machinjiri stand on their doorsteps, watching, in a mixture of curiosity and awe, as their […]

  • Sh1.5Bn COVID-19 research equipment lies idle in warehouse in Ntinda
    by The Independent on March 23, 2023 at 8:00 am

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-Central Government has noted a possibility of the tax payer losing 1.59 billion Shillings in unutilized COVID-19 equipment purchased by the disbanded Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The equipment identified as the Dr Oligo DNA Synthesizer Machine was […]

  • Kamwenge closes livestock markets to halt spread of Foot and Mouth Disease from Kazo
    by The Independent on March 23, 2023 at 7:00 am

    Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kamwenge District Veterinary Department has ordered the temporary closure of all livestock markets in the district to curb the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD to the area. The District Veterinary Officer, Dr. Paul Mbago told URN that the decision follows the outbreak of FMD in the neighboring Kazo … The […]

  • Gunmen grab sh76million from Sironko businessmen
    by The Independent on March 23, 2023 at 6:18 am

    Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Unidentified gunmen riding on numberless motorcycles have raided Namaguli and Bunyafwa sub-counties and made away with sh76.2 million from  local businessmen. According to Sironko Resident District Commissioner, Denis Ephraim, the gunmen who were also armed with sticks and machetes raided the residence of […]

  • Museveni’s many labours
    by IAN KATUSIIME on March 23, 2023 at 6:00 am

    Corruption, homosexuality and Muhoozi as seen through the president’s address to parliament COMMENT | IAN KATUSIIME | In his address to Parliament on March 16, President Yoweri Museveni did not mention a word about the iron sheets; the raging corruption scandal engulfing his Cabinet where the Vice President, Speaker of Parliament and the Prime […]

  • US says Uganda could face sanctions over anti-homosexuality bill
    by The Independent on March 23, 2023 at 5:00 am

    Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT  & URN | The United States, a leading funder of Uganda’s healthcare sector, has warned that passing of the Anti-Homosexuality bill will not only reverse gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but also impinge upon universal human rights and damage the country’s reputation. The US says it could consider […]

  • Mbarara struggling to contain Rift Valley Fever, no livestock quarantine yet
    by The Independent on March 23, 2023 at 4:51 am

    Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is reluctant at imposing the livestock quarantine on Mbarara despite registering five confirmed cases of death among humans resulting from Rift Valley Fever, the Resident District Commissioner, Emmy Turyabagyenyi Kateera has revealed. According to Kateera , when they informed the Ministry of […]

  • Nigerian charcoal artist Joshua Osariemen Akugbe
    by The Independent on March 23, 2023 at 4:00 am

    His journey as an artist and his creative process Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Osariemen Akugbe, also known as JJOSH_ARTZ, is a 23 years old artist based in Benin City, Edo state, Nigeria. “I’ve been drawing since I was little. I found myself drawing on my school books and any scrap of paper that … The post Nigerian charcoal […]

  • For 40 years, Silicon Valley Bank was a tech industry icon
    by The Independent on March 23, 2023 at 4:00 am

    SVB had around 90% of its accounts with more than $250,000 in deposits, which is “higher than your typical bank Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Silicon Valley Bank is now known as the biggest U.S. bank failure since 2008. Before becoming known globally for its chaotic collapse, SVB was well-regarded among the tech community, which … The […]


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Weekly Observer

Weekly Observer

  • IGG orders investigation into extortion at Mukono hospital
    on March 23, 2023 at 3:32 am

    The Inspector General of Government (IGG) Beti Olive Namisango Kamya has ordered an investigation into allegations of extortion at Mukono General Hospital. Some of the hospital managers under investigation include Dr Godfrey Kasirye, the medical superintendent, Moses Bwogi, the facility administrator, and Sr. Alex Namala, the principal nursing […]

  • Tanzania declares Marburg virus outbreak as 5 die
    on March 22, 2023 at 7:39 pm

    Tanzania's ministry of Health has confirmed five people died in a first-ever Marburg virus outbreak near the border with Uganda. The virus causes a severe hemorrhagic fever and is deadlier than the related Ebola virus, which was first suspected in the deaths. Tanzanian health officials say they are working to contain the Marburg outbreak. […]

  • Total commits to extracting Uganda's oil despite environmental concerns
    on March 22, 2023 at 7:23 pm

    TotalEnergies, the French oil major has further reaffirmed its commitment to extract Uganda’s oil despite environmental concerns by climate activists. The company has been under intense pressure to abandon the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project as well as the Tilenga development project in the Albertine Graben. TotalEnergie’s […]

  • Namibia Supreme court rules against gay couple's child citizenship
    on March 22, 2023 at 6:59 pm

    Gay rights activists in Namibia are decrying a Supreme court decision that will effectively deny citizenship to a child born through surrogacy to a same-sex couple in South Africa.  The case has ignited public debate in Namibia on what constitutes a family. The Monday ruling overturned a lower court decision that ordered the government to […]

  • Museveni to IGG: Back off soldiers
    on March 22, 2023 at 3:29 am

    President Museveni has urged the inspector general of government (IGG), Beti Kamya Turwomwe, not to compel soldiers and other security personnel to declare their wealth publicly under the Leadership Code of 2021, no matter what the law says. The president said in a letter dated April 24, 2022, to the IGG that “the law must be in tandem, with […]

  • Journalist hunted, flees into exile
    on March 22, 2023 at 3:26 am

    When journalist Lawrence Kitatta covered a demonstration in Nakasero at the home of then deputy speaker—now speaker of parliament—Anita Among last year, little did he know that would be the end of his journalism career. Before the Nakasero incident, Kitatta, 32, had built an unbroken seven-year career as a dogged political reporter and […]

  • Not even prison could stop Mabirizi from doing what he does best: file court cases
    on March 22, 2023 at 3:20 am

    The one-year imprisonment of rabblerousing maverick Kampala lawyer Male Hassan Mabirizi Kiwanuka might have momentarily slowed him down, but it certainly did not ground him. On average, for every month he spent in prison, Mabirizi filed 10 cases in the different courts, including the East African Court of Justice (EACJ). Collectively, he filed […]

  • Dr Spire launches into comedy, explains why
    on March 22, 2023 at 3:06 am

    On March 24, Observer cartoonist and columnist DR SPIRE SSENTONGO will launch himself into stand-up comedy at the National theatre. In an interview with Muhammad Kakembo, Ssentongo, who is known for his satirical cartoons and writing, said he wants to expand his horizons. Ssentongo, a university lecturer, said society construes comedy as the […]

  • Ramadan starts this Thursday - Uganda Muslim Supreme Council
    on March 22, 2023 at 1:16 am

    The Muslim holy month of Ramadan will begin this Thursday, March 23, according to Dr Ziyad Swalleh Lubanga, director of Sharia at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC). Lubanga also announced that Taraweeh prayers at the National Mosque and other mosques across the country will commence every evening at 08:30 pm. Additionally, he stated that […]

  • Kabaka proposed to me via email, Nnaabagereka reveals in memoirs
    on March 14, 2023 at 10:57 pm

    In her soon-to-be released autobiography on March 23, NNAABAGEREKA SYLVIA NAGGINDA candidly takes readers through her childhood, how she met the Kabaka, her hopes and fears on marrying into the monarchy as well as the joy of their twins. She also saliently delves deep into the role of the Nnaabagereka as well as her charity efforts to mentor young […]


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