To save the environment is a responsibility of every Ugandan, for National Patriotism Corps Secretariat Commissioner Hellen Seku, she is determined to have a total of more than one million trees planted across the country in the remaining months of the year 2024. In that bid, Seku’s National Patriotism Environmental Protection campaign was launched last […]
Police in Arua city have in their custody a 51-year-old man who was captured on a video clip which circulated on social media flogging an elderly woman at Manibe Trading Center along Arua-Koboko road. Twalibu Avutia, a resident of Baruku cell, Baza ward, Arua Central Division was on Wednesday captured on a phone camera whipping […]
Health experts are blaming the persistent cases of cleft lip and palate in the West Nile sub-region to poor nutrition and harmful habits like smoking and alcohol consumption among expectant mothers. Cleft lip and palate is a birth defect that commonly affects unborn children which usually manifests as openings or splits in the upper […]
A disagreement has emerged between Luweero town council and district authorities over the ownership of Kasana playground. In 2021, Luweero district took over ownership and management of Kasana playground from Luweero town council. The playground is located in Kavule zone, Luweero town council. However, in February 2023 the Town Clerk of Luweero town council wrote to […]
Non-teaching staff in the twelve public universities have issued a stern warning to university leadership against any attempt to divert government-allocated funds meant for salary harmonization. The warning comes from the Public Universities Non-Teaching Staff Executives’ Forum (PUNTSEF), which has expressed concerns over reports suggesting that some individuals in several universities are proposing to utilize […]
A 92-year-old woman has gone without receiving funds from the Social Assistance Grant for the Elderly program (SAGE) for 15 months after being mistakenly declared dead early last year. The victim is identified as Zewulence Namulondo, a resident of Nawandala village in Nawandala sub-county, Iganga district. Namulondo, who walks approximately five kilometers from her village […]
Mourners at the burial of Kenya’s Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) Gen Francis Ogolla have asked for a speedy investigation into circumstances that led to his death. Gen Ogolla was among the occupants of a military helicopter that went down on Thursday afternoon shortly after takeoff in the northwest of Kenya. The nine others killed […]
The Directorate of Traffic & Road safety has provided alternative routes for the road users plying Kampala-Masaka highway following sinking in of a section of the road between Kyengera and Buddo Junction as a result of the heavy rains. Micheal Kananura, the traffic police spokesperson has advised the road users to use the alternative routes […]
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is enhancing the position and significance of Entebbe Airport by expanding its capacity to accommodate 3.5 million passengers annually. Currently, the airport’s passenger handling capacity stands at 2 million annually, but UCAA Director General Fred Bamwesigye anticipates nearly doubling this capacity by the end of the year with ongoing developments. […]
The proposed appointment of Professor William Bazeyo as the Chancellor of Makerere University has divided sections of staff, alumni, and stakeholders. Sources have revealed that the University Council has already nominated Professor William Bazeyo and Engineer Charles Wana Etyem and sent their names to the President for approval, sparking unrest within some university circles. Professor […]