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Kikuube District Council signed off on Bunyoro University's master plan after the Ministry of Lands presented the layout for the 100-acre campus. Prof. Grace Kyomuhendo Bantebya said the blueprint shows where everything goes, like the senate building, different schools, housing for staff and...

Security forces gunned down three dudes during a joint op in Kaboja A after tracking them from Kasenge while they were apparently tailing some businesswoman. Two got dropped on the spot, and the third one didn't make it to Mulago Hospital. Police found knives, breaking gear, fake pistols, and...

Some government coordinator named Hellen Seku showed up at Ankole University, telling students they need to get with the Presidential Skilling Hubs program because unemployment keeps getting worse. She pitched the whole setup to over 500 people at Kabwohe Gardens, saying Museveni dropped free...

Museveni told officials running the Parish Development Model program to quit blocking young people from getting funds just because they don't have land. The president spoke at a Rwampara rally and said project viability matters way more than property ownership, pointing out that youth can rent...

Uganda's military boss, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, checked out a Czech-made L-39 Skyfox trainer jet at Entebbe as part of the country's air force upgrade plans. The demo came from Aero Vodochody reps who pitched the plane's dual purpose for teaching pilots and light attack missions. The UPDF...

Some lawyer named Ivan Bwowe tried pulling a fast one with Uganda's Electoral Commission by claiming his opponents got nominated under the wrong constituency name. He wanted the EC to toss out all seven rivals and hand him the Nakawa Division West seat without a vote, arguing their paperwork...

Uganda's top cop is telling everyone to chill out with about a month left before the general elections happen. IGP Byakagaba Abas said things have been mostly fine but pointed out some sketchy incidents where people got hurt, and property got trashed. Police are dealing with candidates who...

The US Embassy in Dar es Salaam put out a warning about potential protests hitting Tanzania soon, and things could get messy fast. American officials told their citizens to prepare for possible curfews, internet shutdowns, ferry cancellations, and blocked roads as demonstrations ramp up...

Dominic Musoke went from hauling bags to winning tournaments after taking the 2025 Equity NARO Golf Open at Marylouise Simkins Memorial Golf Club in Namulonge. The guy shot two-under 208 across three rounds on his home turf and beat favorite Joseph Cwinyaai by five strokes for his second NARO...

Bobi Wine told everyone at a presidential debate that no other candidate can touch him if the election runs fair, and he said his support stretches across every part of Uganda. The National Unity Platform guy claims he actually won back in 2021 when official numbers gave him 35 percent against...

Uganda's She Cranes went undefeated through the Celtic Cup and grabbed the trophy after beating Wales 70-48 at Emirates Arena in Glasgow. The squad won all five matches in the round-robin format, and their defense locked down hard after Wales jumped ahead early. Uganda flipped the first quarter...

Uganda Cubs punched their ticket to the 2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations after demolishing Ethiopia 3-0 in the CECAFA semifinal at Abebe Bikila Stadium. Lorian Lwesibawa opened the scoring after halftime, and Thomas Ogema made it 2-0 just two minutes later with a clean finish. Lwesibawa sealed...

Ugandan presidential candidate Mugisha Muntu from the Alliance for National Transformation warned that the country is heading toward a massive blowup if authorities keep ignoring poverty and using security forces for political games. The retired major general said during a debate that military...

Uganda's Works and Transport Ministry opened up part of the Karuma-Kamdini highway after nearly a month of closures from embankment damage caused by heavy rainfall. The section got wrecked when nonstop rain triggered a collapse about 1 km from the Karuma-Olwiyo/Pakwach junction, and authorities...

Gender activist Rosa Namises threw cold water on the uptick of women getting elected as regional councillors across Namibia, saying the whole thing looks more like political maneuvering than actual progress. Women grabbed seats in Ohangwena, Oshana, Omusati, Khomas, Kavango East and West...

Police over in the Zambezi region are looking into a break-in at the Bush Baby shop in Katima Mulilo after thieves jacked N$59,000 from eight gambling machines. The crew cut through the roof to get inside, then snipped alarm wires before busting open the jackpots and grabbing the cash. Cops have...

Health minister Esperance Luvindao dropped an update about multiple disease outbreaks hitting Namibia after measles cases popped up around Opuwo and cholera got confirmed near Grootfontein. The measles situation spread to 11 districts with 564 suspected cases and 198 confirmed infections, plus...

Angola's president, João Lourenço, basically picked a side at the seventh EU-African Union Summit in Luanda by signing off on language that takes shots at American trade policy. The declaration complains about tariff chaos and unstable trade moves while hyping up Europe as the stable partner...

William Minnie just became one of the youngest councillors at Mariental after getting elected through the Landless People's Movement at 23 years old, and he says his game plan centers on getting jobs for young people and fixing broken municipal services. His priority list hits youth employment...

Namibian Correctional Service confirmed they're holding 10 kids at Evaristus Shikongo Correctional Facility alongside adult prisoners, but Assistant Commissioner Salmi Hangula insists the juveniles stay in separate units the whole time. The breakdown includes two sentenced Namibian minors, five...