Nearly one third of the pupils in the districts of Kibuku, Madi Okollo, Dokolo, Kween and Namisindwa are not eligible to move to Senior Secondary schools after scoring Division U (Ungraded). Many other districts have over 20% of the candidates in Division U. Uganda National Examinations Board Ed Dan Odongo revealed that Division U is […]
Solomon Walukhu and Ronia Samuels Kirabo of Cornerstone Junior School Mukono are among the school’s best candidates from the Primary Leaving (PLE) for the year 2023 which were released by the Minister for Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni on Thursday. The duo scored 4 aggregates, the result which did not only make the school […]
Health workers at Mayuge Health Centre IV have confessed to charging expectant mothers C-section fees over inadequate government supplies to the facility. They charge between sh250,000-300,000 for C-section to mothers in need of this services as a means of reducing maternal mortality. The money is used to largely purchase anaesthetic drugs and other post recovery […]
Uganda and Cuba celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations which started way back in 1974. The celebrations were held at Uganda Christian University (UCU) main Campus in Mukono Municipality. The celebrations were presided over by the Vice President of Cuba, Salvador Valdes Mesa who was in Uganda together with other Cuban delegates for the Non-Aligned […]
Two street vendors have sued Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and two law enforcement officers for inhuman arrest during operations. The vendors Esther Apio and Hamida Nakayaga who sell fruits, drinks, and vegetables on Tuesday filed their case against Isaac Kato, Henry Mutebi and KCCA. They contend that KCCA often sends male enforcement officers who […]
Molly Katanga, the wife of the slain Kampala businessman, Henry Katanga has today been charged before the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court over murder of his murder. Katanga has been presented amidst heavy security which included armed Counter Terrorism police armed with guns. She was wheeled into the Courtroom by a female police constable. Her head […]
The Commercial Division of the High Court has issued an interim order blocking a United States-based music record label; Black Market Records Entertainment LLC from directly or indirectly making copyright ownership claims from Bruno Kiggundu alias Bruno K’s Songs. Bruno K, a Ugandan-based singer petitioned the Court in 2022 saying that he had signed a […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has Monday met his Botswana counterpart, H.E. Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi. During a sideline meeting at the G-77+ China summit at Speke Resort, Munyonyo, President Masisi pledged unwavering support to Uganda’s farmers in combating the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) by developing a vaccine. Education Authorities Condemn, Ban 160 Schools […]
Business tycoon Hajji Suleiman Mafabi Lumolo has confirmed to detectives that the robbery orchestrated by five policemen at his residence in Muyenga in Kampala not only resulted in the loss of his wife’s sh41m but also led to the theft of sh2.2bn, which he says was his. Twelve suspects have been arrested. Ambassador Barbra Oundo […]