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Roads in Abim are a total joke after a little rain. Basically, every major route around that district in Uganda is now toast, stranding everyone and killing local businesses. Key roads like the one linking Kotido and Soroti near Abim Town Centre are ruined, with a huge muddy ditch trapping...

Disability groups are demanding a new national benefit for kids. Several organizations for persons with disabilities called for a National Child Disability Benefit. They made the request at a media briefing in Nakasero, Kampala. Gloria Nakajubi from the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Social...

An actress literally ran for her life after hearing a big cat on a trek. Mouni Roy posted about her jungle adventure on Instagram this Saturday. She shared pictures and a note describing the experience. The actress wrote that she walked up and down hills, passed waterfalls, and then heard a...

A family of seven was wiped out in a horrific highway crash early Saturday. The accident happened on the Masaka-Mbarara road in Lwengo District at Njagalakasayi around 4:30 a.m. Traffic Police spokesperson ACP Michael Kananura said a Toyota Fielder, plate UBH 476W, collided head-on with a Fuso...

Somalia's president is rallying the regional squad against Somaliland's recognition. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held separate calls with several leaders on Saturday. He spoke with Djibouti's Ismail Omar Guelleh, Kenya's William Ruto, Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, and Tanzania's Samia Suluhu...

The cops say Christmas in Kampala was mostly peaceful. Kampala Metropolitan Police reported a generally calm festive season with just a few isolated incidents. Deputy Spokesperson ASP Luke Owoyesigyire detailed the events from Christmas and Boxing Day. Police logged one fatal road accident, one...

The Uganda Cranes need a win against Tanzania to keep AFCON hopes alive. Head coach Paul Joseph Put addressed the media in Rabat ahead of the Saturday Group C derby at Al Medina Stadium. Both teams lost their opening matches, with Uganda falling 3-1 to Tunisia and Tanzania losing 2-1 to Nigeria...

Saudi Arabia just trashed Israel's Somaliland recognition. The Kingdom strongly condemned Israel's historic move to formally recognize the breakaway region as independent. This happened on December 26, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a joint declaration with Somaliland's president...

The Obote family wants a Ugandan minister out of their dad's house now. The late former president Apollo Milton Obote's heirs, led by his eldest son Tony Akaki, ordered Minister Betty Amongi Ongom to immediately stop using the family homes for political operations. This includes a residence in...

Cops are calling the Christmas holiday in Kampala mostly quiet and under control. Kampala Metropolitan Police reported no major security incidents over Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Large crowds attended events at spots like Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Aero Beach, and Lido Beach without major...

A head-on crash on a busy highway left seven people dead, including two kids. The accident happened on the Masaka-Mbarara road in Lwengo District at Njagalakasayi. It involved a silver Toyota Fielder with plate UBH 476W and a silver Fuso truck marked UBP 510V. Police spokesperson SP Kasirye...

The African Union just slammed Israel's big Somaliland recognition. The AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, firmly rejected the historic move by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This makes Israel the first UN member state to recognize the breakaway region, which declared...

Israel's Somaliland play got some major international side-eye. The Arab League and Turkey both blasted the recognition move on Friday, joining a wave of condemnation. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, speaking from Cairo, called the decision provocative and unacceptable. He said...

Somebody in Namibia thinks letting Starlink in is a terrible family decision. Trade Forum of Namibia CEO Rodney !Hoaeb argued against foreign telecom competition. This followed Starlink's announcement that it awaits government approval to operate there. !Hoaeb believes these calls ignore...

Eight years of pain ended with a last-second header at Bingu. Mighty Wanderers clinched the TNM Super League title after a wild 2-2 draw with Kamuzu Barracks. They finished on sixty-nine points, three ahead of FCB Nyasa Big Bullets. Kamuzu Barracks struck first through a John Banda header in the...

The music scene is burying another young talent gone too soon. Gospel artist MacFarlane Banda was laid to rest at Stella Maris in Blantyre. He died in a Ntcheu district car crash with four other musicians. A funeral service happened this morning at Word of Faith Temple in Chilobwe, his place of...

A charity just dropped six million kwacha in uniform fabric to boost student morale. The group Friends of Mtonda gave materials to three hundred twenty needy learners across sixteen schools in Ntcheu district. Their chairperson, John Kaliati, said they acted after seeing how a lack of proper...

A new local fertilizer plant could be a total game-changer for Malawi. The facility is being built in Dowa by Napoleon Dzombe, who runs Mtalimanja Holdings Limited. He says production should start by April. The factory aims to fix a major scarcity issue in the market. Once running, it will pump...

Zambian maize is finally rolling in to fix a massive food shortage. The Malawian government bought this grain, with the first deliveries expected in early January. This addresses a crisis impacting roughly four million people. The deal involves two hundred thousand metric tonnes total. Local...

The church in Malawi needs a big bag of cash for its student priests. The Catholic Diocese of Zomba, led by Bishop Alfred Mateyu Chaima, needs around 43 million Malawian kwacha. This money is for thirty-three seminarians studying at Kasina, Kachebere, and St. Peter’s Major Seminary. The bishop...