What you need to know:President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on May 1 demanded that companies recruit employees on a permanent rather than a temporary basis. If this declaration is carried out, it will impose mandatory employment contracts and set working con
Mr. Rogers Wadada Musaalo, a Lawyer, human rights activist, researcher, and politician (PHOTO/Courtesy).On Saturday March 16, 2024, I travelled to Kakiri with a friend whose car radio is permanently tuned in to a Luganda-speaking local radio station.That radio station usually hosts
UWEC officials appearing before MPsLegislators on the sectoral committee of tourism, trade, and industry were shocked to learn that Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) procured private consultancy services for its perimeter wall fence at Shs 1.163 billion.UWEC sits
Parliament, the institution which Speaker Anita Among presides has come under unfavourable light due to alleged corruptionAllegations of high level corruption and plunder by the leadership of Uganda’s Parliament that has emerged following the online #UgandaParliamentExhibition continues
A total of 108,492 students out of the 109,488 who turned up for the 2023 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Examinations (UACE) passed with a higher percent
What you need to know:A cross-section of political observers yesterday welcomed a call by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao asking President Museveni to prepare for a peaceful transition of power, or risk dragging the country back into the dark past of civil strife
The long-awaited premiere of Sabotage movie took place at the Century Cinemax Acacia MallKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited premiere of Sabotage took place Feb.15 at the Century Cinemax Acacia Mall in an elegant affair attended by key players in Ugan
The Parliamentary Physical Infrastructure Committee has issued summonses to Kampala city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and officials from the finance ministry. This directive was given by committee chairperson Dan Kimosho (Kazo County, NRM) on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.During a tense interactio
Results for 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) were released on Thursday, January 25 at State House in Nakasero, Kampala.UNEB Executive Director Dan OdongoThe Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Executive Director Dan Odongo said a total of 749,254 candidates f
Today, the Minister of Education and Sports, Ms Janet Kataha Museveni, will release the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results for the 749,347 pupils who took the exams last year. The Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) provided this information after briefing Ms. Kataha about the pupil
