Current Affairs
Billions to Bring Secondary Schools Closer: What Has Government’s Seed School Programme Delivered in Ntoroko?
For decades, children in some of Uganda's hard-to-reach communities have faced a simple but significant barrier to secondary education: there was no secondary school close to home.
Read More »Cabinet Approves Loan for Mbarara Regional Cancer Centre
Cabinet has approved plans to borrow up to €31.98 million, equivalent to about 139 billion Shillings, from the French government to construct and equip a regional oncology centre in Mbarara.
Read More »Obeid Lutale Instructs Daughter to Represent Him in Treason Trial
Mariam Lutale, the daughter of treason suspect Obeid Lutale, has joined a four-member legal team representing her father in the High Court treason trial. Lutale is jointly charged with former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye and Captain Denis Oola.
Read More »Police Arrest Roommate Over Murder of TikToker in Bukoto
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of 22-year-old Jovia Namuwulya, a waitress and TikToker who was stabbed to death in her rented room in Mukalazi Zone, Bukoto.
Read More »Tyrese Gibson Arrives in Uganda to Launch Coffee Tourism Campaign
American actor and R&B star Tyrese Gibson has arrived in Uganda for a three-day visit that will combine Hollywood, music, coffee and tourism as the country seeks to give its coffee story a global audience.
Read More »PDM’s Shs1 Million Test: Businesses Born, Repayment Uncertain
Each morning, Lilian Nabukela, a resident of Kiti A, Kasangati Town Council in Wakiso District, opens the kiosk she built with support from Uganda’s Parish Development Model (PDM). A fridge keeps soft drinks cold, giving her a modest but steady income.
Read More »Hundreds of Passengers Stranded as Taxi Crackdown Bites
Hundreds of passengers were left stranded across the Kampala metropolitan area on Monday as traffic police launched a crackdown on commuter taxis in dan
Read More »NCDC to Pilot New Curricula
The National Curriculum Development Centre will pilot new lower primary and A-Level curricula before national rollout. This is a shift from the approach that saw the lower secondary curriculum introduced in 2020 without testing.
Read More »What Is Your Alternative Transport Plan ?
The government’s 100-day crackdown on taxis in dangerous mechanical condition could trigger transport shortages, higher fares and leave commuters strande
Read More »Court Rejects Government Bid to Reopen UGX50bn Land Matter
The Supreme Court has rejected the Attorney General's attempt to reopen a case in which the government was ordered to pay fifty billion shillings to Henley Properties Development Ltd after the land registry issued competing titles over the same property.
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