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22 Jun '25
MTN Uganda has wrapped up its 2025 edition of the “21 Days of Y’ello Care” campaign with a major donation to the Tooro Kingdom, aimed at promoting digital inclusion and supporting vulnerable children.In a handover ceremony at Best Nursery and Primary School, MTN Uganda—working with
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22 Jun '25
The Agri-Business Development Services Ecosystem Enhancement Project (ABEEP), a multi-stakeholder initiative aimed at transforming Uganda’s agricultural sector, has officially launched its national training programme for Ag-BDS providers.The launch has marked a key milestone in effo
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22 Jun '25
Mbale City Council has terminated police security services amid allegations that some police officers were complicit in the theft of valuable city assets, including computers, large flat-screen TVs, and a multimillion-shilling generator stolen from council premises.Deputy Speaker Abdala Ma
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20 Jun '25
Uganda’s Ministry of Health is at risk of losing critical funding from the Global Fund, one of the largest donors in the fight against HIV/AIDS, amid explosive allegations that ABBOTT Laboratories, a supplier of HIV test kits, is covertly financing influential
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20 Jun '25
Police in Uganda are investigating an incident several students were injured after a scuffle broke out at the University premises.Taking to his X formerly Twitter to speak on this, Youth and Chidren Affairs Minister, Honorable Balaam Barugahara has shared
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20 Jun '25
Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS and wife to prominent opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, has surprised many by publicly thanking Pre
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20 Jun '25
Yasser K. Ahmed, co-founder of Harriss International Limited, has purchased Lugogo MallYasser K. Ahmed, co-founder of Harriss International Limited, has purchased Lugogo Mall, which currently houses some of the largest retail outlets in Uganda, including
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19 Jun '25
A major scandal has broken out in Uganda’s Ministry of Public Service after it was discovered that 7,341 people were secretly given government jobs without approval from Parliament.The Accountability Committee of Parliament says the Ministry hired the workers
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19 Jun '25
The Justice Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Constant Mutamba, has resigned following the publication of a letter on Wednesday, showing he is under investigation for allegedly embezzling government funds.Mutamba had previously advocated for c
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16 Jun '25
Barefoot, a jubilant smile across her face and arms outstretched in celebration, she had just crossed the finish line of the mothers' race at her son William's primary school.