Saturday , 7 March 2026

UNEB summons 109 candidates, administrators over withheld results

UNEB summons 109 candidates administrators over withheld results

ED Dan Odongo Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 109 former Primary Seven candidates and administrators from Kitovu and Nyamarwa Primary Schools in Nyamarwa Sub-county, Kibaale District, are expected to appear before the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) over suspected examination malpractice. The summons follows the withholding of their 2025 Primary Leaving Examination results, which have not yet been …

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Pepsi UFL: UNIK’s Winless Run Continues After Heavy Loss to KIU

Pepsi UFL UNIKs Winless Run Continues After Heavy Loss to

Pepsi UFL: UNIK’s Winless Run Continues After Heavy Loss to KIU | Voice of Bugerere HomeSportsPepsi UFL: UNIK’s Winless Run Continues After Heavy Loss to KIU voiceofbugerere.com, https://voiceofbugerere.com/pepsi-ufl-uniks-winless-run-continues-after-heavy-loss-to-kiu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pepsi-ufl-uniks-winless-run-continues-after-heavy-loss-to-kiu

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Ad Hoc Committee to ask Paul O’Sullivan to complete testimony

Paul O'Sullivan walks out while evidence leader Adv Bongiwe Mkhize is still busy asking questions at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on February 26, 2026.

Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee says it will soon write to private investigator Paul O’Sullivan to request him to return to complete his testimony. National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza says she has not yet received a report from the committee on the circumstances leading to O’Sullivan staging a walkout. On Thursday O’Sullivan left before completing his testimony, saying he was rushing …

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What the Kenya Pipeline deal means for Uganda

What the Kenya Pipeline deal means for Uganda

Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa sign deal with Kenya to participate in the upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New details have emerged about Uganda’s participation in the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Initial Public Offering, shedding light on how the country will protect its strategic interests in …

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Sir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School Kira Opens Modern Basketball Court to Strengthen Grassroots Sports Development

Sir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School Kira Opens Modern Basketball Court

Sir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School Kira Opens Modern Basketball Court to Strengthen Grassroots Sports Development | Voice of Bugerere HomeSportsYouth SportsSir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School Kira Opens Modern Basketball Court to Strengthen Grassroots Sports Development voiceofbugerere.com, https://voiceofbugerere.com/sir-apollo-kaggwa-primary-school-kira-opens-modern-basketball-court-to-strengthen-grassroots-sports-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sir-apollo-kaggwa-primary-school-kira-opens-modern-basketball-court-to-strengthen-grassroots-sports-development

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Cape Winelands firefighters battling wildfires in Boland

Cape Winelands firefighters battling wildfires in Boland

The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services says they are still battling to contain the fire between Montagu and Barrydale in the Boland. The municipality says the hot and windy conditions caused several flare-ups in areas that had previously been contained. Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says the fires pose no threat to any infrastructure at …

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TikTok returns to Albania after government ban ends – SABC News

TikTok returns to Albania after government ban ends SABC

Social media platform TikTok is back in Albania, after a year-long ban expired this month. The case has sparked questions over online safety as well as censorship and highlighted the complexity of imposing such restrictions in a politically fragmented region. The ban of the short video sharing app was brought in last year, following the killing of a teenage boy, …

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U.S. deports lesbian asylum-seeker to Cameroon, where homosexuality is illegal

A U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight operates out of a Seattle airport in August 2025. (Lindsey Wasson photo courtesy of AP)

For her safety, she’s now in hiding. A U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight operates out of a Seattle airport in August 2025. (Lindsey Wasson photo courtesy of AP) The Associated Press reports: The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal By MONIKA PRONCZUK DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Being gay in Morocco is illegal …

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ELITE GAMES 2026 Handball: Gombe, Kawanda Shine on Opening Day

ELITE GAMES 2026 Handball Gombe Kawanda Shine on Opening Day

By Kayiira Jackson  Gombe Secondary School and Kawanda Secondary School made strong statements on Day One of the 2026 Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Elite Games, delivering commanding performances in the handball competition at Janan Secondary School Bombo. Kawanda SS boys set the early pace with a dramatic 30-29 victory over Bombo Army in a nail-biting encounter. The closely …

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England beat New Zealand in Super 8 clash

England beat New Zealand in Super 8 clash

England defeated New Zealand by four wickets in a closely contested Super 8 T20 World Cup clash in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Friday night. England chased down New Zealand’s total of 159 for the loss of 7 wickets. England needed just four runs from the last over to secure victory and managed to do so with a boundary. Rehan Ahmed …

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USSSA Elite Games: Bukedea Sink Kawempe to Close in on Quarterfinal Spot

USSSA Elite Games Bukedea Sink Kawempe to Close in on

By Kayiira Jackson  Reigning East Africa champions Bukedea Comprehensive School strengthened their bid for a quarterfinal place with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Kawempe Muslim SS in a tense group stage encounter honored at Nkondo grounds in Bombo on Friday. Ssentongo Wycliffe’s first-half strike proved decisive in a match filled with intensity, discipline and flashes of brilliance from both sides. …

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Ntuli notes growth in KZN economy during SOPA

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during community engagements at Cecil Emmett Hall in Vryheid on November 6, 2025.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says the economy of the province has been showing signs of recovery after the devastations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 unrest. Ntuli was delivering his third State of the Province Address (SOPA) in Pietermaritzburg. He added that the province received R100 billion in investment pledges from both domestic and international investors. However, it …

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