President Yoweri Museveni has stepped in to address the ongoing conflict between sugar millers and sugarcane outgrowers over the fluctuation in sugarcane prices. This intervention comes after prolonged disagreements about the pricing of raw cane. Mr Museveni’s intervention is contained
The year 2023 was confirmed as the warmest on record, with the average global temperature reaching 1.45°C, according to a World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report. This alarming increase in global warming is largely attributed to human-induced climate change, further exacerbated
Senegal's slower economic growth, its widening fiscal deficit and a potential delay in International Monetary Fund financing could cloud the outlook ahead of November 17 parliamentary elections, analysts say. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, just five months into the job, set the stage
Before the September 14 burial of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at her ancestral home in Bukwo District in Eastern Uganda, pleas were being made for some kind of desperate implementation to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) being directed towards successful female athletes. Cheptegei,
The Kyabazinga (King) of Busoga, His Royal Highness William Nadiope IV, has dedicated the next 10 years of his reign to climate change mitigation and education. The 35-year-old monarch, while celebrating his 10th coronation anniversary at Bukungu Primary School in Buyende District last F
Makerere University has set January 13 to 17 next year to hold its 75th graduation ceremony.According to the 2024/25 academic timelines from the Academic Registrar’s office, seen by this publication, Prof Buyinza Mukadasi, said all colleges and schools are expected to display graduation li
The High Court in Masaka has scheduled September 27 to deliver a ruling on a case concerning the eviction of over 80 residents to facilitate the construction of the crude oil pipeline project. The case is being heard by Masaka High Court resident judge Lawrence Tweyanze. The Attorney
The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) in Jinja City has escalated its land dispute with Jinja Regional Referral Hospital to President Yoweri Museveni. The contested land, located at Plots 31-39, Nile Avenue, has been under a security order barring both parties from accessing it while
The first Deputy Premier Rebecca Kadaga, who also serves as the Kamuli District Woman MP, has hinted at a plot by an individual working with the government to end her life. She revealed this during her annual giveback event for the elderly where she provides them with a platform to voice th
