March 03, 2023
Uganda: Uneb's Odongo Not Amused By Candidates 'Cracking Jokes' in Exams
Some of the candidates who sat for the Advanced Level Examinations last year, were ill-prepared and failed to answer any question as set, resorting to humour and other… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Uganda: African Development Bank Concludes 2023 Insurer Roadshow to Mobilize Private Capital for Africa
The Co-Financing, Syndications and Client Solutions department of the African Development Bank Group has met with London-based insurers to galvanize continued support of the Bank's… Read more »
Uganda: Makerere, Kyambogo and Muni Universities Win Big At 2023 Huawei ICT Regional Finals in SA
Uganda's university team to the Huawei Sub Saharan Africa Regional ICT competition has returned home with three titles. Read more »
Uganda: Karimojong Leaders Call for Mindset Change
District leaders from Karamoja sub-region have called on government to embrace what they termed as 'disarmament of the mind' as a possible lasting solution to the insecurity that… Read more »
Uganda: KCCA Tasked On Delayed Pay of Casual Workers
Parliament's Committee on Public Accounts - Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has put Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)'s technical team to task… Read more »
Uganda: Stop Exporting Cancer Causing Products to Africa, Tayebwa Tells EU
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has rallied developing countries to jointly reject what he described as unfair trade and deceitful practices by the European Union. Read more »
Uganda: Kadaga Upbeat As Uganda Prepares to Host 14th East African Procurement, Business Expo
First Deputy Prime Minister Rebeca Alitwala Kadaga has re-emphasised that East African countries must work together to achieve development for all. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Uganda: Plan to Eliminate Mercury From Skin Lightening Products
The Governments of Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have united in a $14 million project to eliminate the use of mercury in skin lightening products - a serious public health issue,… Read more »
Uganda: Omoding Sworn in As New Serere County MP
Emmanuel Omoding has taken oath as the newly elected Member of Parliament for Serere County. Serere County is located in Serere District in Teso sub-region. Read more »
Uganda: Officials Implicated in Iron Sheet Saga Must Be Punished - Speaker
Speaker Anita Among has said that officials found culpable in the alleged diversion of iron sheets meant for vulnerable youth in Karamoja should be punished. Read more »
February 28, 2023
Uganda: Live - President Ramaphosa Hosts Uganda's Museveni
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to host his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni for a state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria from 11am today. Read more »
February 27, 2023
Uganda: Kilembe Hospital Closure Leaves Community Stranded
Kilembe Hospital which is the biggest medical facility near Kilembe town and serves the residents of the Rwenzori mountains sub-region beyond as a general hospital is on the verge… Read more »
Uganda: Experts Call for Extensive Research Into the Nodding Disease Syndrome
Health experts from Mulago, Uganda's National Referral Hospital and the University of Toronto, Canada have urged government to consider extensive research on the nodding disease… Read more »
February 23, 2023
East Africa: Kenya, Uganda Start Talks to Create One-Stop Border Post in Conflict-Ridden Area
Kenya and Uganda have initiated talks for the opening of a One-Stop Border Post in Lokiriama in northwest Kenya to boost trade and open up the far-flung area, the Interior Ministry… Read more »
Uganda: Absa Bank Uganda Staff Plant 6,000 Trees in Kawempe
Staff from Absa Bank Uganda have taken part in a community sensitisation and environmental awareness campaign in partnership with the My Tree Initiative to plant up to 6,000 trees… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Uganda: Investment in Energy Far From Rural Transformation - MPs
Government's heavy investment in the energy sector is not benefiting the intended end users, Members of Parliament have observed. Read more »
Uganda: UDB Records 52 Percent Surge in Loan Portfolio to Shs1.2tn
Uganda Development Bank, the country's national development finance institution has reported a 52% surge in loan portfolio to Shs1.2trillion for the year ended December 31, 2022,… Read more »
February 19, 2023
Uganda: African Conservationist Sounds Alarm Over Rising Threats to Pangolins
Human and climate-induced threats to pangolins have soared, threatening their survival while worsening ecosystem imbalances and risk to public health, an African conservationist… Read more »
Africa: UNDP Calls for Proactive Measures to Root Out Violent Extremism in Africa
The growing threat of violent extremism in the Sub-Saharan African region should be nipped in the bud using a raft of economic, social and political tools in order to realize… Read more »
February 18, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Pledges Support to Union Development Agency
President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday afternoon participated in the virtual meeting of the 40th Session of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA) with other Heads- of -State… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Cancer Institute Starts a New Form of Treatment for Cancer, Leukaemia Patients
The Uganda Cancer Institute announced that it has added a new technology of blood and cellular therapy to provide more treatment options for patients, including those without… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Uganda: Review Taxes On Internet, Devices-CSOs
Ugandan government need to review taxes on internet and internet-enabled devices such as smartphones ahead of the proposed national budget for the Financial Year 2023/24 to achieve… Read more »
Uganda: Invest in Public Transport to Reduce Road Carnage - MPs
Members of Parliament have called for massive investment in public transport in order to reduce road carnage. Read more »
February 15, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Appoints New Advisors
President Museveni has released a list of newly appointed senior presidential advisors in which he among others retained the First Son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Gen Salim Saleh. Read more »
Uganda: DP Asks Government to Bring Back Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Democratic Party (DP) asked the government to bring back the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill if it is serious about fighting the vice in the country. Read more »