“A key contributing factor is the persistent skills gap and inefficiencies within the education system. While millions enter the education system, only a small proportion complete secondary and post-secondary education,” he said. The Government of Uganda plans to create more than two million green jobs over the next decade, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry […]
Traffic Police have once again urged motorists to avoid careless overtaking, warning that reckless driving continues to be a major cause of road accidents across the country. A bus belonging to Gulu Secondary School carrying students to Jinja for an educational tour has been involved in a fatal road crash in Kigumba, leaving one person […]
“It is unfortunate that some leaders become ‘small gods’ after assuming power, and others are even treated like God. Let us not place ourselves in God’s position—not even us as religious leaders. Fr. Anthony Musaala, Assistant Administrator of Lubaga Cathedral, has called on leaders to emulate Jesus’ model of leadership rooted in honesty, humility, and […]
One social media user commented: “She became terribly sick but got energy to come & campaign & after winning she left immediately. Now she has gotten energy to come & swear in.” Kampala Woman Member of Parliament Shamim Malende has returned to Uganda ahead of next week’s parliamentary swearing-in ceremony, ending months of absence that […]
Both suspects pleaded guilty to the charges. Magistrate Kaiza sentenced them to three years in prison or an alternative fine of sh300,000 each. Two Rwandan nationals have been convicted and sentenced in Masaka after being found guilty of fraud and spreading false information about HIV/Aids by selling a fake cure they claimed could treat the […]
Students are still required to fully settle their tuition balances to zero in order to receive examination permits, sit for exams, progress academically, or graduate. Makerere University has announced the immediate suspension of all surcharges on late tuition payments and registration for Semester Two of the 2025/2026 academic year, following concerns raised by the Students’ […]
Owoyesigyire said that two suspects, including Nanyonjo Rose, a biological relative of the deceased, have since been arrested to assist with investigations. Police in Kira Division are investigating a suspected murder following the discovery of a decomposed body believed to been that of 52-year-old Naziwa Oliver, a resident of Kito ‘A’ in Kirinya, Kira Municipality, […]
Police further disclosed that on 3 May, after receiving sh40,000 from Kibira’s mother, the suspect released the child and abandoned him in Kalerwe at approximately 11:00 PM. Police in Kampala have arrested a man believed to be behind a string of child abductions across the city, marking a significant breakthrough in recent kidnapping cases involving […]
Speaking about her family, Halima said the children are thriving and full of energy. She also revealed that they will soon begin school—an important next step in their development. The world’s first surviving nonuplets (9 children given birth at once) have marked their fifth birthday, with Guinness World Records (GWR) celebrating the remarkable milestone. In […]
Church officials emphasized that the Archbishop, Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu remains safe and unharmed, urging the public to disregard what they described as misleading claims intended to cause unnecessary alarm and confusion. The Church of Uganda has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media alleging that the Archbishop, Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, […]