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Opposition legislators in Mangaung claim the African National Congress prevented debate over allegations against municipal Speaker Bongani Mathae during a recent council session. The Democratic Alliance said on Monday it will ask the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs portfolio to...

Election monitors from the Southern African Development Community stated that Tanzania's 2025 general election did not satisfy their benchmarks for democratic legitimacy. Mission head Richard Msowoya, a former parliamentary leader from Malawi, told reporters on Monday in Dodoma that the process...

Authorities verified that Brown Mogotsi faced a violent assault during a visit to Vosloorus but emerged unscathed from the encounter. Gunfire struck his automobile on Sunday evening when assailants targeted the vehicle in the township located east of Johannesburg. Police spokesman Brigadier...

An advocacy organization rejected a mayoral performance assessment released on Friday as fundamentally unreliable because it depended almost exclusively on social media activity rather than direct input from residents. The Centre for Alternative Information RSA stated, through representative...

A high-ranking investigator told the Madlanga Commission that suspended Hawks chief Godfrey Lebeya provided the residential location of alleged crime figure Katiso Molefe before police executed a controversial December 2023 arrest. Divisional commander Dumisani Mbotho said Lebeya telephoned him...

Former South African leader Jacob Zuma traveled to Burkina Faso's capital on Monday and held discussions with Captain Ibrahim Traoré at Koulouba Palace about advancing African independence from foreign economic control. The 83-year-old politician, who served with liberation icon Nelson Mandela...

South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters accused law enforcement of intentionally slowing an investigation into Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae and her spouse, Lawrence Mathae, regarding bribery allegations and contract misconduct. The case began more than 12 months ago when contractor...

Two activists filed a constitutional challenge against the parliamentary candidacy of retired General Moses Ali, an 86-year-old politician seeking to represent Adjumani West in elections scheduled for January 2026. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija and Ssuuna James Kiggala argue that physical frailty...

A Kampala court imposed a 21-month sentence on a car wash employee who admitted to taking more than 50 million shillings from a customer's automobile. Vincent Mugabi, age 29, received the punishment on Tuesday from Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi at Buganda Road after settling with the victim...

Authorities in Yumbe Municipality discharged firearms to break up demonstrations on Tuesday after violence erupted between Muslim and Christian residents disputing the potential opening of a restaurant serving pork in the mainly Muslim district. Sheikh Kasim, a community figure who drives for a...

Police in Kampala have arrested two suspects in connection with a major theft at JBK Plaza after security camera recordings helped investigators identify those responsible for stealing approximately 120 million shillings from multiple businesses. The breakthrough came when detectives discovered...

Two business groups in Kampala filed a lawsuit against developer Hamis Kiggundu on Monday, alleging his construction project near the Nakivubo Channel has caused severe flooding throughout the city's commercial district. The Kampala Arcaders Traders Association and UNATA Traders Association...

Authorities detained multiple educators and examination supervisors after discovering cheating schemes across several districts as more than 800,000 students began Uganda's Primary Leaving Examinations. The Uganda National Examinations Board confirmed seven major incidents involving bribery and...

King Charles Wesley Mumbere of the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu condemned weekend violence targeting law enforcement sites and rejected claims linking his cultural organization to the bloodshed. Armed attackers struck police facilities in Kasese Central and Rughendabara, plus military positions at...

A northern Uganda entertainer died after spending months hospitalized with injuries his family says resulted from an encounter with law enforcement in July. Bonny Awula, who performed comedy under the name Lady Sonia, passed away on Friday, Nov. 1, 2025 at Lira regional referral hospital. The...

Recovery teams in Bukwo district pulled three additional victims from mud and rubble on Sunday evening, pushing fatalities from recent landslides across the Sebei highlands to 19 people. Fredmark Chesang, the police spokesperson for Sipi Region, said workers found the remains in Nyalit village...

A mother lost both of her young children when an electrical storm claimed their lives inside their home in Pader district on Saturday evening. Lightning struck the grass-roofed dwelling in Alipan East village around 6 p.m., instantly killing Emily Amaro-rwot, age 3, and Jacob Omara, age 8, who...

Military personnel killed Christian Asuman Muganzi during a Tuesday afternoon raid at his spiritual compound in Kakuka Parish after authorities identified him as the coordinator behind attacks on government installations across the Rwenzori region. Deputy Resident District Commissioner Kaliruga...

Uganda's president has pledged expanded anti-poverty programs and infrastructure improvements while campaigning for reelection in Ngora District, where he urged continued backing for his National Resistance Movement party. Yoweri Museveni addressed supporters on Tuesday, November 4, 2025...

Military authorities plan to enlist 600 community defense members across six western districts between Nov. 10 and Nov. 15 as part of expanded security operations near the border with Congo. Defense spokesman Maj. Gen. Felix Kulayigye announced on Nov. 4, 2025, that Kabarole, Kamwenge...