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At least 24 soldiers of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) were injured on Saturday after a military truck overturned in Agago District while transporting personnel to Gulu City. × ]]]]>]]> The accident involved a military vehicle attached to the 5th Infantry Division Training School in Labwordwong. The soldiers were travelling to the 4th Infantry Division Barracks in Gulu when …

By Kayiira Jackson  What started as a demonstration sport just three years ago has rapidly evolved into one of the fastest-growing disciplines at the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) National Ball Games II Championship. DanceSport, which made its first appearance at the 2022 championship in Gulu, has continued its impressive rise, attracting a record 342 athletes for this year’s …

By Kayiira Jackson  The inaugural Kho Kho competition at the 2025 USSSA Ball Games II Championship got off to an exciting start on Saturday at Gulu High School, with seven teams competing in the maiden edition of the sport. The introduction of Kho Kho attracted plenty of attention from athletes and officials involved in other disciplines, many of whom gathered …

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By Kayiira Jackson  Greater Masaka champions Kaduggala SS, Kayunga district champions Namagabi SS, and Luweero region champions Kyantamba SS underlined their FEASSA qualification ambitions with commanding victories as Day Two of the 2026 USSSA Ball Games II Netball Championship climaxed at Gulu High School in Gulu City on Saturday. Fresh from conquering the Greater Masaka region, Kaduggala SS produced one …

By Mbuga Swaibu Hopeful Future Secondary School from Kayunga kept their hopes of reaching the knockout stage alive after playing out a hard-fought goalless draw against Madinah Islamic Secondary School on Matchday Two of the 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Schools Football Championship Uganda Under-15 Boys Qualifiers. The encounter, played on Saturday at St Joseph’s College Layibi in …

× Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on Wednesday urged the United States to review its  travel advisory for Uganda, saying it was harming the country’s tourism industry despite what he described as a peaceful security environment. Kainerugaba made the remarks during talks in Fort Portal with the new U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Mikael “Mika” Cleverley, in the envoy’s …

× ]]]]>]]>   Zanu-PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday signed the Constitutional Amendment (Bill 3) Act into law. Significant changes are: The President will now be elected by Parliament, not by direct public vote. The terms of the President and MPs increase from five to seven years. This transitional provision allows the incumbent President, aged 83, to remain in office until …

Viewers: 90,008 By Spy Uganda Hundreds of university students on Friday brought activities to a standstill at the headquarters of MTN Nigeria in Abuja, staging a mass protest over alleged xenophobic attacks against Nigerians living in South Africa. The demonstration, organised by the National Association of University Students (NAUS), saw protesters block access roads leading to the telecommunications giant’s …

× The Secretary General of the Democratic Party (DP) and Member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Rt. Hon. Dr. Siranda Blacks Gerald, has called for stronger regional parliamentary leadership to address the growing mental health crisis across the East African Community (EAC), saying mental health must be treated as a regional development and governance priority rather than solely …