Uganda Update News reports that the remains of Tooro’s Omukama, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, are to be received by President Museveni at Entebbe International Airport tomorrow morning, with a nine-day mourning period to follow. The outlet says repatriation arrangements are under way, but the provided blurb is truncated and the claim is attributed solely to the source.

Uganda’s Independent profiles Queen Mother Best Kemigisa, 59, as a figure shaped by royal bereavement: first widowed in 1995 when her husband, Omukama Patrick, died, and now mourning her son, King Oyo. The cover story recalls her role as mother and guardian to a boy whose childhood unfolded under the kingdom’s gaze, framing her life through duty, loss and public mourning.

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has appointed a new Emir of Zurmi, according to Premium Times. The new monarch becomes the 21st Sarkin Zamfaran Zurmi, succeeding His Royal Highness, Alhaji Bello Suleiman, who died on 31 August 2026. The appointment fills the traditional leadership vacancy in the Zurmi emirate following the late emir's passing.

Trevor Tutu, the son of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has died at the age of 70, according to SABC News.

Top European Union officials expressed shock on Tuesday after Serbia held a hero's funeral with military honors in Belgrade for Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, according to the Associated Press. The ceremony, led by Serbian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Porfirije, prompted EU leaders to question Serbia's fitness to join the bloc, casting doubt over the country's long-standing membership bid.

South African musician Arthur Mafokate has announced funeral arrangements for his father, Enos Mafokate, an equestrian pioneer who died last week at the age of 80. According to Zalebs, Arthur remembered his father as the "King of Horses" to the public and simply "Dad" to his family, as the Mafokate family confirmed plans for his final farewell.