November 28

• Uganda: Kayunga School Hires Traditional Healers

  The parents of Kanjuki Secondary School in Kayunga district have hired traditional healers to chase away 'demons' that attack students in the school. Read more »

• Uganda: Defence Forces to Deploy 2,000 Veterans to Somalia

  The army has started recalling ex-servicemen for deployment against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab terrorists in war-torn Somalia. Read more »

• Uganda: River Nile Contaminated With Faeces - Report

  The rampant pollution of River Nile has worsened the quality of its water with a new report revealing that almost all surface waters in the Nile Basin are now contaminated with... Read more »

• East Africa: EAC Insists Sezibera Wrongly Sued Over EALA Polls

  The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat insists that the secretary general Dr. Richard Sezibera was wrongly dragged to court over the contested election of the nine Ugandan... Read more »

• Uganda: Domestic Violence, Why the Vice Keeps Rearing Its Head

  In November last year, Jennifer Nabugabo's husband hacked her with a machete as she took a shower at their home in Kamuli district. Read more »

• Uganda: World Aids Day Set for Kasensero, Rakai District

  Uganda will join the rest of the world to mark the World AIDS day on Dec 1, 2012 in Kasensero fishing village, Kakuuto, Rakai district, the Director General Uganda Aids Commission,... Read more »

• Uganda: Trader Found Dead As Maid Spends Two Days With Body

  A trader in St. Balikuddembe market commonly known as Owino was discovered dead in her house where her maid had spent two days with her body. Read more »

• East Africa: EAC Presidents to Discuss S. Sudan Admission

  Discussions on East Africa's Infrastructure will be a top item on the agenda for the five presidents of the East African Community states as they convene in Nairobi later this... Read more »

• Uganda: SME Body to Implement One Village One Product Program

  The Uganda Small Scale Industries Association (USSIA) has been designated as a focal implementation organization for the One Village One Product (OVOP) programme spear-headed by... Read more »

• Uganda: HIV Positive Women Turn Entrepreneural

  When Jane Nakawuki and her husband Yusuf Damulira tested HIV-positive, they did not sit back and wallow in self-pity. They knew they needed a stable source of income to look after... Read more »

• Uganda: Nakato Built St. Kizito Giriyada From Nothing

  St. Kizito Giriyada Primary School proudly stands in Bububi village in Luwero district. The only primary school in Bububi, one would not imagine tree shades were once used as... Read more »

• Uganda: Seven Killed As Nigeria Gunmen Rob Banks and Attack Police

  Bank robbers armed with assault rifles and high explosives attacked four banks and two police stations in southern Nigeria, in a coordinated strike that left seven people dead,... Read more »

• Uganda: Corruption - We Can Change the Next 50 Years [opinion]

  Stark corruption has been and is still one of the profound and pervasive cause of underdevelopment in Uganda in the past 50years. I don't exactly want to call it 50 because I was... Read more »

• Uganda: Uphold Godi's 25 Years, Court Told

  The State has asked the Court of Appeal to uphold the sentence and conviction against former Arua Municipality MP Akbar Godi currently serving 25 years in prison for murdering his... Read more »

• Uganda: Widow Struggles to Feed HIV Orphans

  Until World AIDS Day on December 1, New Vision will publish HIV-related stories daily. Today, Agnes Kyotalengerire explores the plight of an HIV-positive widow in her quest to... Read more »

• Uganda: Electro-Maxx Switches on U.S. $60m Power Plant

  Electro-Maxx, a member of Simba Group, has successfully commissioned a 50megawatt (MW) power plant in Tororo, becoming the first Indigenous Independent Power Plant established and... Read more »

• Uganda: Blind HIV-Positive Nyakato Will Have a House for Christmas

  Joan Nyakato, the blind and HIV-positive mother of four, whose family lives in a hut about to collapse in the faraway Kisindizi village of Masindi district, will have a safe brick... Read more »

• Uganda: Govt to Recruit 10,000 Health Workers

  The Ministry of Health is to recruit 10,231 health workers for health centre IIIs and IVs throughout the country. Read more »

• Uganda: Manufacturers Ask Govt to Reduce Cost of Power

  Manufacturers have asked the Government to reduce the cost of electricity to enable them cut down the cost of production of goods and services. Read more »

• Uganda: New Drug Tracking Technology Saves Sh800m in Paper Expenses

  The Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, has hailed local technology innovators who are providing local solutions that enhance service delivery, saying they will help the country... Read more »

• Uganda: Aiba to Help Ugandan Boxers

  The national junior boxing team is undergoing training with selected coaches from the international amateur boxing body -AIBA - ahead of the World Youth Championship that starts in... Read more »

• Uganda: Kyeyo Remittances Now at Three Trillion

  Remittances from Ugandans working abroad, locally called kyeyo, have grown by about 14% annually in the past 10 years, according to a new report by the UN Conference on Trade and... Read more »

• Uganda/Ethiopia: Uganda Shakes Off Ethiopia to Storm Cecafa Quarters

  KAMPALA - Brian Umony's first half goal against Ethiopia narrowly helped keep Uganda clean on the sheet and doubly advance to the quarter finals of the Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup. Read more »

November 27

• Uganda: HIV Prevalence Rate Highest in Urban Women

  The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is highest in women, with women in urban areas generally more likely to contract the virus compared to those in rural areas. This is according to the... Read more »

• Uganda: Police Officer Drops Case Against MP Nsereko

  A police officer attached to the Crime Intelligence desk who accused Kampala Central MP Mohammed Nsereko of assaulting him and causing him grievous harm has withdrawn the case he... Read more »