The head of Makerere University’s department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Science, Dr. Kawooya Kubiriza, disclosed that that she had successfully completed her Master’s degree, specializing in poultry by-products, and that graduation was set to be held in three weeks at Makerere University. As Mukono District Local Government staff struggle to come to terms with […]
As a trailblazing educator, Bitamazire served as Minister of Education from 1979 to 1980 and again from 2005 to 2011. List of Parliamentary Winners From Mukono, Buikwe and Buvuma Uganda is morning one of her long serving education icon, Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire. Bitamazire, a renowned Ugandan academic and politician, passed away on January 14, 2026, […]
Yokoboam Hibujjo, according to his children, joined the Army in 1940s during the era of 2nd world war, and 1st served in Egypt at the age of 18. By Ambrose Wanagoli Yokoboam Hibujjo, a world war veteran has died, a few months after celebrating 100 years of his life. Hibujjo, died on Thursday afternoon in […]
Before her death, Nabuyungo who has been in and out of hospital several times, recommended Jane Frances Namuli as a caretaker school head pending confirmation or assignment of a substantive replacement. The sombre mood that engulfed the community of St. Joseph’s Naggalama Mixed Primary School since last Tuesday when their head teacher Mary Josephine Nabuyungo […]
His hotel, Tropic Inn in Masaka City employs over 100 people with some having acquired requisite skills on the job under his sponsorship. A Ugandan dentist of repute, Dr. George William Ssamula has succumbed to diabetes and hypertensia after being bedridden for a long period. The late Dr. Ssamula has since the 1980s been popular, […]
The financial management graduate’s life was claimed by a blazing car crash at 02:44am as he drove to Munyonyo where he had planned to sleep before joining the wedding of a close ally Jonathan Bahizi Buteera and Liz Mutoni, where he was slated to be one of the groom’s entourage at the wedding organised at […]
For more than two decades, Ssali was the face and voice of Straight Talk Africa, where he engaged African leaders, analysts, and citizens in critical discussions on democracy, governance, and development. Renowned journalist and former host of Voice of America’s (VOA) flagship programme Straight Talk Africa, Shaka Ssali, on Thursday, March 27, 2025 died at […]
Eulogy for Prof. Ignatius Kakande by Prof. Francis Omaswa I have known Professor Ignatius Kakande since we met in senior one in 1958 at SMACK 68 years ago. We were the smallest boys in the class along with the late Professor Roy Mugerwa. His death has come as a shock and a surprise to me. […]
The personal doctor to former President, Dr. Apollo Milton Obote has died. Dr. Opiote is described as one of the most royal people to President Obote. A senior and veteran Journalist, Andrew Mwenda wrote this min obituary after learning about his passing. “I have heard with great sadness the death of Dr Opiote, a former […]
Grimes subjugated timidity, ignorance and lack of exposure, especially out of me. If the Grimesian spirit so still dwells in me who was only a teacher on the Namasagali staff, I guess it must dwell even much more in his former direct students EULOGY | Alfred Geresom Musamali | By refusing to mourn Irish former […]
