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Dr Lilian Matovu: From being S.3 dropout to getting a PhD

Dr Lilian Matovu: From being S.3 dropout to getting a PhD

At the 74th graduation of Makerere University, Namutebi Abishag Lilian Matovu was among the 132 students awarded the coveted PhD, climaxing a journey she never dreamt would end the way it did.Like many children born to peasant families, education is never assured. Perhaps, this explains wh

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Why Joe Biden may be clinging to power so he can install Michelle Obama as his replacement: Democrats are panicking over the increasingly doddery 81-year-old President.

Why Joe Biden may be clinging to power so he can install Michelle Obama as his replacement: Democrats are panicking over the increasingly doddery 81-year-old President.

There was something missing from last night’s Super Bowl Sunday that not even the appearance of Taylor Swift cheering on her football-star boy

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2024 Election Map Predicts Joe Biden Will Beat Trump by Even Bigger Margin

2024 Election Map Predicts Joe Biden Will Beat Trump by Even Bigger Margin

Joe Biden is on course to defeat Donald Trump in November with two more electoral college votes than he secured in 2020, assuming they are the respective Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, according to a new study.The

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2023 PLE results released: Here are key takeaways

2023 PLE results released: Here are key takeaways

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

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Girls Lead in PLE Exams; Uneb Warns Against Fraud

Girls Lead in PLE Exams; Uneb Warns Against Fraud

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

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Why bars, nightclubs are closing their doors

Why bars, nightclubs are closing their doors

The vibrant nightlife of Kampala, undoubtedly East Africa’s party hub, is undergoing a seismic shift as a wav

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Museveni and Ruto to Address Bilateral Trade in Upcoming IGAD Meeting

Museveni and Ruto to Address Bilateral Trade in Upcoming IGAD Meeting

President Museveni is scheduled to engage in discussions with his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, focusing on bilateral trade matters in an upcoming Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) meeting hosted by Uganda. The meeting is of particular significance as it coincides with straine

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Hundreds killed as deadly Cholera outbreak grips Zambia

Hundreds killed as deadly Cholera outbreak grips Zambia

Zambia grapples with one of its most severe cholera outbreaks in decades, reporting 351 fatalities and nearly 9,000 active cases. Health authorities are working tirelessly to curb the crisis, fearing it could become the worst since the country's inaugural out

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Lightning Strikes, Kills 6 Cows and 12 Sheep in Kabale District

Lightning Strikes, Kills 6 Cows and 12 Sheep in Kabale District

Fred Ishungisa, a farmer in his 50s from Ntungamo village in Katenga parish, Kaharo sub-county, Kabale district, is mourning the loss of six cows and 12 sheep after they were struck by lightning. The incident occurred on Monday evening around 06:30 PM while Ishungisa was grazing the animals at Ki

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McLaren: Chief Andrea Stella wants to keep building momentum

McLaren: Chief Andrea Stella wants to keep building momentum

McLaren start 2024 confident they have continued the strong progress they made last year - but wary of the potential performance of Red Bull.Lando Norris scored more points than any other driver bar Max Verstappen last season after McLaren upgraded their car for July's Aus

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