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Florence Nampijja: The painful dating rumors that nearly wrecked a marriage

Florence Nampijja: The painful dating rumors that nearly wrecked a marriage

Renowned media personality and actress Florence Nampijja has opened up about one of the most painful periods of her life, recalling how false dating rumors left her emotionally distressed and thrust her into unwanted public scrutiny.Nampijja revealed that she once woke up to find herself t

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Masaka rolls out 6-month HIV prevention injection

Masaka rolls out 6-month HIV prevention injection

Medics in the Masaka sub-region have rolled out the use of injectable Lenacapavir amid calls for behavior change as a preventive measure in the fight against HIV.Addressing journalists in Masaka City during a health science café on June 19, Robert Bbosa, Infectious Diseases Institute Masa

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The shilling keeps depreciating against the dollar. Here's what Ugandans are doing about it

The shilling keeps depreciating against the dollar. Here's what Ugandans are doing about it

If you have been following the exchange rate lately, you already know the story. The Uganda shilling has been under sustained pressure against the US dollar, and for ordinary Ugandans who are either receiving money from a relative abroad, running a small business, or simply trying to save, that d

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Kasese Municipality to resume demolishing illegal structures

Kasese Municipality to resume demolishing illegal structures

Religious and educational institutions operating in temporary wooden and iron-sheet structures in Kasese Municipality have been directed to relocate to permanent brick buildings by July 1, under a renewed municipal enforcement drive aimed at improving public safety and urban planning standards.

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Fear Grips Kwania Civil Servants as Cattle Restocking Probe Widens

Fear Grips Kwania Civil Servants as Cattle Restocking Probe Widens

Akali Sub-county LCIII Chairperson Julius Peter Ongom said complaints from residents have created fear among some government workers, with reports that a number of implementers are considering abandoning their duties due to growing mistrust from the community.According to Ongom, residents

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Pearl Bank Backs UGX 14.8 Billion Drive for Uganda’s First Bone Marrow Transplant Centre

Pearl Bank Backs UGX 14.8 Billion Drive for Uganda’s First Bone Marrow Transplant Centre

Jane Atuhairwe (C), Branch Business Manager at Pearl Bank, Jinja Branch, Dr. Cissy Kityo (2nd L), Executive Director, JCRC, together with teams from Pearl Bank and Joint Clinic Research Centre in Jinja today, in commemoration of World Sickle Cell Day, which also doubled as the regional Bone Marro

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Birungi, Otto, and Kandiho: The Trio of Generals Set to Seal Besigye’s Fate

Birungi, Otto, and Kandiho: The Trio of Generals Set to Seal Besigye’s Fate

Three senior Ugandan military officers with long careers in intelligence, command and security operations remain prominent in the wider context of Uganda’s security establishment as Dr Kizza Besigye’s treason trial continues before the Kampala High Court.The officers are Maj Gen James

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Jubilation As Court Clears Way For Stalled Mothers’ Union House Construction

Jubilation As Court Clears Way For Stalled Mothers’ Union House Construction

The Church of Uganda Mothers Union has welcomed a High Court arbitration ruling that resolves a long-standing dispute with a contractor, clearing the way for the resumption of construction of its multi-billion-shilling Mothers’ Union House project in Kampala.Jubilation has swept through

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Hundreds Turn Out for Olympic Day Tooke Run in Bushenyi to Fight Malnutrition

Hundreds Turn Out for Olympic Day Tooke Run in Bushenyi to Fight Malnutrition

Hundreds of runners, athletes and community members converged in Bushenyi for the Olympic Day Tooke Run, an event that combined sport, nutrition advocacy and agricultural innovation to promote food security, healthy living and the fight against malnutrition across Uganda.Hundreds of partic

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Mpigi Residents Demand Action Over Dangerous Gravel Pit Left by Road Project

Mpigi Residents Demand Action Over Dangerous Gravel Pit Left by Road Project

Residents of Kinyinabo Village in Buwama Sub-county, Mpigi District, have appealed to authorities to intervene and ensure a dangerous gravel pit allegedly left behind during the rehabilitation of the Kinyinabo–Munyonyo–Senyondo Road is filled.Led by village chairperson Edward Ssenyonjo

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