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Government affirms commitment to increase support for youth skills development

Government has reaffirmed commitment to increase support for youth skills development as a way of addressing unemployment and reducing the number of young Ugandans seeking jobs abroad. As articulated in the NRM Manifesto, Government will focus mainly on the following priorities in…

Kotido Municipality feels the pinch of low revenue collection

By Bondry Kilenga Local leaders in Kotido Municipality have expressed deep concern over a significant slump in local revenue collection, a trend they warn could paralyze service delivery and the implementation of planned activities. The concern was sounded by the Kotido Municipality…

Woman electrocuted in Kaabong while plucking desert date leaves

By Alexander Mackey Okori Police in Kaabong District are investigating an incident in which a 28-year- old woman was electrocuted on Friday, while plucking leaves of a desert date tree, locally known as “Ekorete” or “Ecomai”, a vital delicacy and food source…

Teso province fan succumbs to injuries from roof collapse

Late John Raymond Elotu By Prosper Gibolo Teso sports’ fraternity is mourning the demise of John Raymond Elotu, aged 30, one of the fans who were wounded after the roof of a classroom block with asbestos, which they had climbed on to watch the…

Katakwi DHO Dr. Omeke killed in Soroti-Moroto Highway crash, two others hospitalised

By Emmy Delux Alomu Wreckage of a vehicle that killed Dr. Simon Icumar Omeke Late Dr. Simon Icumar Omeke-Katakwi DHO Katakwi District Health Officer (DHO) Simon Icumar Omeke died on Tuesday evening in a crash that occurred at Ogoloi village in Akaikai…

Late Mzee Lokiru gets extraordinary, touching eulogies

An irreplaceable man of tested integrity of all seasons who cherished education and believed that it was a journey, not a destination is how family, relatives, and friends from Karamoja and beyond described the late Mzee Peter Claverton Lokiru. By Hellen Aguyo…

Ethiopian police arrests ringleader of suspected human trafficking network

By Admin Yetbarek Dawit (Photo credit:BBC) Police in Ethiopia have arrested a man accused of being at the centre of a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking ring that since 2018 has lured thousands of people to Libya, where they hoped to travel on…

Dozens killed as floods ravage hit Angola

By Admin Dozens of people have died from floods following heavy rains in recent days in the Angolan capital, Luanda, and other areas across the country. Emergency services have reported at least 29 deaths in Luanda and the central city of Benguela,…

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