Police have vowed to extend their authority into people's homes after a scheduled press conference protesting the new Public Order Bill was blocked. Read more »
According to the chairperson of Makerere University Council, staff of the 90-year-old institution have gone on strike after the government's failure to honour their 100-percent ... Read more »
An open-source map created by its users is helping developing countries become more resilient to disasters, experts say. Read more »
Human rights groups and the opposition have criticized the new Public Order Management Bill that gives police the power to break up gatherings, saying it goes against freedom of ... Read more »
A new report by an American advocacy group says the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph Kony, is losing control over the rebels that for decades have wrought havoc ... Read more »
According to the Bureau of Statistics, inflation has risen from 3.6 percent in June to 5.1 percent in July. Drought led to a reduction in food supplies and an increase in prices. Read more »
Rumours have been circulating that American superstar Akon will sign duo Radio and Weasel to his recording label, Konvict Music. Read more »
Over 60,000 refugees have arrived from eastern DR Congo following renewed attacks by the Ugandan Islamist rebel group Allied Democratic Forces, operating around Ruwenzori Mountains ... Read more »
Stella Nantumbwe has been crowned Miss Uganda 2013 and will represent the country in the Miss World pageant that takes place this September. Read more »
Tension has risen in Migingo Island, the island in Lake Victoria claimed by both Kenya and Uganda, after three Kenyan administration police officers were allegedly beaten by Uganda ... Read more »
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