Dame Kelly Holmes has said the gay military ban caused her ’30 years of trauma’. (Matt McNulty/Getty)Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes has said that being a gay soldier during the pre-2000 military ban on LGBTQ+ personnel in the UK caused her “30
The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (Unatu) has adopted a more flexible approach in its efforts to secure salary enhancements for arts teachers, expressing a willingness to accept even the smallest increment in the forthcoming national budget.
The Uganda National Teachers' Union has modified its stance on salary demands, now accepting even marginal increases in the upcoming national budget. The shift marks a departure from previous hard-line positions following unmet government promises and widening p
Ugandans have expressed strong reactions to the nine-month jail sentence handed to human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza by the military court at Makindye. Many have supported the decision, accusing him of being disrespectful and unprofessional during court proceedings
A miscalculation by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) will cost taxpayers Shs709 billion after the High Court’s Commercial Division ordered the refund of wrongly assessed taxes and interest to a United Kingdom-based company.
David Kalemera, the embattled head of Uganda’s State House Revenue Intelligence Unit, has been relieved of his position and reassigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.This decision comes less than a year afte
Damalie Nachuha, born in 1981, is a remarkable Ugandan police officer who is reported to be the only female Regional Police Commander (RPC) in the country. Holding the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police, she leads the East Kyoga police region, which includ
The future may be getting brighter in terms of reducing the threat of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), infectious disease experts told Newsweek.With new treatments and maybe even a vaccine on the horizon, 2
A group of NRM cadres from Busoga recently founded a social media platform dedicated to making sure that Rebecca Kadaga remains and bounces back as Kamuli Woman MP unopposed in 2026. Their view is that Kadaga (who they fondly call RAK) has done so much for Ugand
In the early 1900s, transportation in Uganda was very different from what it is today. People mainly walked or used animals to move goods and travel long distances. But in 1908, something remarkable happened – the first car arrived in Uganda. This marked the b
