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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
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Weekly Observer
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Bukedde
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Independent
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Nile Post
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PML Daily
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Big Eye
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Sqoop
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Watchdog News
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Uganda Online
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Uganda Business News
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Uganda Media Centre
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Buganda Watch
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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 spreadby 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 Ntindaby 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 Kazoby 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 businessmenby 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 laboursby 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 billby 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 yetby 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 Akugbeby 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 iconby 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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Ugandan Diaspora
Ugandan Diaspora
- In Loving Memory | Michael Nsubuga Kibuuka – Ohio Mourns a Beloved Dad!by Ugandan Diaspora News Team on February 26, 2023 at 9:40 pm
Michael Kibuuka was born surrounded by love and passed away on January 8, 2023, at the age of 62 in Clark City, the Phillipines. Born at Mulago Hospital, Kampala on March 20th 1961, baby Michael was brought home to a half-finished family house and landed in the numerous, eager hands of much older siblings and
- Diaspora Events | The Uganda Canada Convention Headliners – Afrigo Band, Ottawa 2022by Ugandan Diaspora News Team on March 26, 2022 at 2:58 am
- Cultural Diplomacy | Uganda Embassy Showcases – Barkcloth During Black History Month in Georgiaby Ugandan Diaspora News Team on March 2, 2022 at 3:44 am
The Uganda Embassy in Washington held and celebrated the Uganda Cultural Heritage during the black history month on February 26th in an event held at Africa Textile Museum – situated in the New Black Wall Street Market on Stoncrest, Georgia. Declared by UNESCO as a masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Ankole
- Murari Moses Asst. Commissioner DCIC | New Immigration Visa Rules and Uganda Passport Changesby Ugandan Diaspora News Team on January 7, 2022 at 4:47 am
- Eng. Kenneth Kaijuka – CEO NHCC | Real Estate Opportunities at National Housing and Construction Co. (NHCC)by Ugandan Diaspora News Team on January 6, 2022 at 7:20 pm
- BBS TV Highlights | Uganda Diaspora Homecoming Virtual Business Expo 2021 Editionby Ugandan Diaspora News Team on January 3, 2022 at 12:54 am
- Online Banking | Post Bank Classic Diaspora Account – MD Julius Kakeeto Discusses Benefits!by Ugandan Diaspora News Team on October 14, 2021 at 9:02 pm
- Diaspora Events | Uganda Canada Convention & Business Expo – Toronto October 9th – 10thby Ugandan Diaspora News Team on September 5, 2021 at 4:44 pm
- FIBA Afro-Basket | Uganda Bounces Back From Sudan Defeat Shocks Nigeria, Advances to Quarter-Finalsby Ugandan Diaspora News Team on September 1, 2021 at 1:17 am
KIGALI (Rwanda) – Uganda ended Nigeria’s FIBA AfroBasket 2021 campaign with a shocking 80-62 victory on Tuesday in Kigali. On August 30, 2015, Nigeria lifted their first-ever AfroBasket title in Rades, Tunisia. In that same tournament D’Tigers had destroyed then debutant Uganda 98-59. Fast forward to August 31, 2021, and it was a completely […]
- Dr. Ivan Edwards | Becomes an Inducted Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in Londonby Ugandan Diaspora News Team on August 15, 2021 at 5:05 am
Dr. Ivan Edwards, a medical doctor and senior military officer, born in Uganda and emigrated to the US, was inducted, in August 2021, as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). The induction is a prestigious award for his achievements in the areas of social progress, development, and health care delivery. Dr. Edwards
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Weekly Observer
Weekly Observer
- IGG orders investigation into extortion at Mukono hospitalon 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 dieon 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 concernson 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 citizenshipon 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 soldierson 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 exileon 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 caseson 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 whyon 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 Councilon 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 memoirson 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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