Four Slaughtered Dogs Seized Before Reaching Mubende Roadside Market

By Derrick Sentamu Mubende, UgandaPolice in Mubende District have intercepted four slaughtered dogs allegedly destined for sale at roadside meat markets, exposing what authorities suspect to be an ongoing illegal dog meat trade operating within the area. The suspects were arrested during a police operation following complaints from residents over the increasing disappearance of dogs…

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Tehran Denies Deal Finalised After Trump Says Iran Agreement Near Completion

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda & Beatrice Walyamboka at 1303 EAT on Friday 12 June 2026 US President Donald Trump said the United States had planned to strike Iran “very hard” again on Thursday before announcing he was cancelling the action, claiming negotiators had reached what he described as “a great settlement” with Tehran….

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Child Labour Persists as One in 17 Children Work Across Key Industries

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1243 EAT on Friday 12 June 2026 An estimated 2.4 billion children worldwide are under the age of 18, yet millions remain trapped in labour despite global efforts to eradicate the practice. According to the latest estimates by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF, nearly 138 million…

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Government Raises Arts Teachers’ Salaries by 25%

Updated by Faith Barbarav N Ruhinda at 1205 EAT in Wednesday 12 June 2026 The government has significantly increased funding for education, skills development and sports in the 2026/27 financial year, with part of the additional allocation earmarked for a long-awaited salary enhancement for arts and primary school teachers. According to the budget speech presented…

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Global Billionaire Wealth Hits Record $20.1 Trillion as AI Boom Fuels Surge

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda & Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D (Hon.) at 1224 EAT on Wednesday 10 June 2026 Billionaires have reached unprecedented levels of wealth and influence, increasingly shaping global politics, public policy, financial markets and the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence sector—developments that have, in turn, accelerated the fortunes of the world’s richest…

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Uganda’s Great Transformation: Four Decades of Stability Development and National Progress Under President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

By Briton Tigah Kiwanuka- Research Assistant – Special DutiesOffice of the President. When the National Resistance Movement (NRM) assumed leadership of Uganda on January 26, 1986, the nation was emerging from one of the most turbulent periods in its history. Years of political instability, civil conflict, economic collapse, and institutional breakdown had left the country…

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