In a voluminous report stretching 242 pages, a committee of eminent educationists and senior citizens (put together by Minister Janet Museveni) has recommended disbandment and alteration of the Education Ministry the way we know it today.
As the first term of the 2025 academic year commences, parents should prepare for higher tuition fees for students admitted to Senior One in both leading government and private secondary schools.The cost of enroll
A section of journalists accredited to cover Parliament were denied access to the premises while those who were allowed access were locked up in the basement of the building. On Wednesday, chaotic scenes similar to those that played out at Parliament before the commencement of the debate
In early March 2017, panic-stricken officials from Uganda’s ministries of Works and Finance, dashed to Dar es Salaam to “compare notes” with their Tanzanian counterparts on among others, variations in prices of their disassociated Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) projects. President Mu
Local leaders in Kyotera District have tasked the government to explain the delayed commencement of the Mutukula Regional Market which has failed to take off four years after a foundation stone was laid. The Shs2 trillion project had started in 2020 but stalled a few months due to the Co
Bank of Uganda (BoU) has warned that there still exist risks such as geopolitical tensions, which could push up energy prices and freight costs, resulting in higher inflation in Uganda. Inflation has decelerated but Bank of Uganda noted in its Monetary Policy Report that the above and ot
A citizen has sued the government, challenging the alleged move to relocate Luzira Prison to Buikwe District in a bid to pave the way for a commercial investment. Mr Deus Arinaitwe has sued the Attorney General (AG), who is the chief legal adviser of the government, seeking orders and de
Africa’s Heads of State convened a private meeting to discuss the peace and security situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The closed-door session occurred before the commencement of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, to achieve peace in Africa by 2
The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has assumed the prosecution of the case involving Ugandan businessman Patrick Bitature and his wife, Carol Nzaro, concerning a $26 million commercial dispute with South African money lender Vantage Mezzanine Fund 11 Partnership. Chief State Attorney Joa
Capt Omara: Does He Want Me to Sell My Children to Get the Shs350m?All is not well for Abim District LCV Chairperson Capt (Rtd) Yuventine Omara after a city lawyer gave him a two-week ultimatum within which to clear his outstanding legal fees amou
