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26 Sep '24
Livestock theft in the cattle corridor districts continues to challenge local leaders and security forces as thieves increasingly use passenger commuter taxis and saloon cars to transport stolen animals, evading detection. These criminal gangs, transporting both live animals and carcasse
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26 Sep '24
Makerere University Business School (Mubs) has called on other private sector players to join the Nation Media Group (NMG) in supporting universities by connecting them with industry players and investors, ensuring that their research becomes more relevant. Speaking on the second day of
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26 Sep '24
The Ministry of Education has called on educational institutions to prioritise life skills training to equip adolescents with essential soft skills that will help them overcome challenges that could derail their education and health. Speaking at a symposium for the Adolescent Girls Educa
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26 Sep '24
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party is set to recruit more than 145,000 Ugandans to safeguard President Museveni's votes from potential theft during the 2026 General Election. The move comes after the President accused the National Unity Platform (NUP) party of rigging th
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26 Sep '24
Residents of Bikone and Nyakabuha in Ibanda--Kyanya Town Council, Kasese District, can now breathe a sigh of relief following the completion of a suspended pedestrian cable bridge on River Mubuku. The new bridge comes after years of locals relying on makeshift and dilapidated bridges con
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26 Sep '24
Amus College School has relentlessly pursued greatness for the national and East African football titles for a decade. After years of trials, heartbreaks, and near-misses this year, they finally clinched the coveted Federation of East Africa Secondary School Sports Association (Feasssa) titl
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26 Sep '24
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked the Inspector General of Government (IGG) to make public the findings of the Kiteezi garbage heap disaster, which led to the sacking of top executives of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). President Museveni on September 24 fired KCCA Execu
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26 Sep '24
A summary report of the Inspector General of Government (IGG) Beti Kamya shows that Ms Dorothy Kisaka, the sacked executive director of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), was fired by President Museveni for mainly four reasons. According to the summary report that this publicatio
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26 Sep '24
The now sacked deputy executive director of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Mr David Luyimbazi, has denied claims that as top leaders they slept on the job and are to blame for the Kiteezi dumpsite disaster. Mr Luyimbazi, who President Museveni sacked alongside KCCA Executive
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26 Sep '24
The sacking of Ms Dorothy Kisaka as executive director of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) was not a surprise to many Ugandans. Critics say it had only been a matter of time. Ms Kisaka assumed office on July 23, 2020 following an initial recommendation by President Museveni