The cultural institutions across northern Uganda have come up with a five-point agenda aimed at transforming the region. Mr Geoffrey Okello Okuna, the Acholi cultural institutionâs communications officer, said the latest meeting of the cultural chiefs convened in Gulu City by Acholi
In a tale of two lifestyles and mixed fortunes, some richer Ugandans are dying earlier while their poorer counterparts are living longer. Our analysis of two separate reports from Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) and another from the World Bank show that people in regions with high pov
Israel bombed targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Sunday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks that sparked its war, as Israel's defence minister declared all options were open for retaliation against arch-enemy Iran. Hezbollah rockets launched late on Sunday got p
At about 5.45am, Lawrence Waka drives his delivery van—a Probox—from Kamdini Town centre to Atura Landing Site. It is at this former ferry docking site, located 12km away from Kamdini, where Waka picks newspaper copies and courier packages for circulation. Since being assigned th
The tragic death of Agnes Nantongo, whose lifeless body was discovered on the Northern Bypass near Agenda Bridge in Kamuli A’ Zone, Kireka Ward, Namugongo Division, Wakiso District, last Sunday morning, has left many reeling in shock.
Uganda's State Minister for Wildlife and Antiquities, Mr Martin Mugarra Bahinduka, has reaffirmed that the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) will continue charging vehicles transiting through Murchison Falls National Park. "The tarmacking of this road does not justify the change of its sta
Police have retrieved CCTV camera footage showing the final moments of the woman whose body was found on the road in Kamuli Zone, Kireka Ward in Namugongo Division, Wakiso District on Sunday.The police CCTV footag
J.B. Omara, the Acting Coordinator for the Alliance for National Transformation Political Party (ANT) in Oyam district, has urged the government to establish an alternative footpath across Karuma Bridge. He said this would facilitate easier access and alleviate the challenges faced by passeng
Israel warned Iran on Monday that nowhere in the Middle East was beyond its reach and hinted at a land invasion of Lebanon after assassinating the leader of the Tehran-backed Hezbollah group, one of its biggest adversaries, in a Beirut suburb last week. "There is nowhere we will not go t
A day after his election as the new President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Isaac Ssemakadde has already sparked discussions within the legal community.His election is seen as a victory for those advocating for
