The rising sickle cell disease burden
Tracy Katusiime, 22, a teacher from Wakiso District was born with sickle cell disorder. She says she takes at least two different types of medicines every day to manage the condition.“My parents got to know my s
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MTN Changemakers Set to Transform More Communities
The first phase of the MTN Changemakers Initiative, launched in 2023, already left an indelible mark on the lives of thousands of Ugandans. 25 standout projects were selected, each receiving an average of UGX 20 million. These projects focused on key areas such
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Kampala’s population to grow to seven million people
The population of Kampala is projected to grow by at least 57.8 percent in the next 10 years, signalling increased pressure on a city already facing challenges of overcrowding, informal settlements, high unemployment, poor public services, stretched utility serv
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NFA Enforces President Museveni’s Directives and Hands 60 Hectares of Land to Inzuya Masaba
MBALE, Uganda – The acting executive director of the National Forestry Authority (NFA), Mr. Stuart Mawraguha, today, in the company of other NFA officials, handed over part of the NFA’s land to the Inzuymasaba leadership, following the guidance and dire
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Sale of blood at health facilities leaves patients' pockets bleeding
The theft of blood by a cartel of health workers at Nabiganda Health Centre IV in Butaleja District has placed hundreds of people meant to benefit at risk.An investigation carried out by Uganda Blood Transfusion S
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Hailey Bieber reveals ‘we have a surprise!’ in cryptic post as fans suspect she’s secretly given birth to first child
HAILEY Bieber has possibly dropped a hint that she may have already given birth to her and Justin Bieber's first child.The daughter of Stephen Baldwin shared a questionable post to her Instagram Stories on Sunday while promoting her beauty brand,
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Embattled Speaker Among fights back
LOP Ssenyonyi under siege as parliament moves from Kampala COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | In her two year tenure following corruption scandals and international sanctions, under pressur
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Kenya's Wanyonyi becomes youngest athlete to win 800m Olympic gold medal
Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi won gold in the men's 800 metres final on the penultimate evening of the Olympics on Saturday.Wanyonyi claimed a personal best 1:41.19 ahead of world champion Marco Arop of Canada with the bronze going to Algeria'
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Parliament wants review of salary enhancements for security forces
Minister Muruli Mukasa said the salary enhancements were being guided by a 2017 Cabinet decisionParliament has advised Cabinet to rethink salary enhancements for security forces saying the current arrangement is unfair to junior officers whose welfare is
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65-year-old CEO sells his company and makes 88% of his employees millionaires
Jay Chaudhry, 65, is now known as the billionaire founder and CEO of Zscaler, a cybersecurity company valued at about $28 billion. Back in 1998, he was an entrepreneur who first sold the startup he started with his wife Giotti. That business was SecureIT, which