Kayunga Grade One Magistrate Faridah Ikimaana on September 16 halted court proceedings in a defilement case of a two-year-old and started a fundraising campaign to raise the medical fees. This was after the victim of the aggravated defilement (name withheld) had started passing stool fro
Experience Senior Living (ESL) proudly announced that Lauren Friedman, Executive Director at Sancerre Atlee Station in Mechanicsville, Virginia, was awarded the prestigious 2024 Assisted Living Administrator of the Year by the Virginia Health Care Association-Virginia Center for Assisted Living (VHC
Deforestation in Africaâs montane forests is driving a sharper rise in temperatures and cloud levels than climate change alone, endangering water resources in these critical ecosystems that supply millions across the continent, new research has shown.
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has launched a Shs373 billion project aimed at improving water supply in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan area.The Corporation’s Managing Director, Dr Silver Mu
According to the National Emergency Coordination and Operations Centre (NECOC), a loose outfit for disaster risk monitoring and profiling, in the Office of Prime Minister (OPM), large swathes of the Mt Elgon ranges are uninhabitable owing to susceptibility to a
In December 2023, 16-year-old Sophie* (not her real name) left her parents' home in Bugiri District to work as a maid in Lumino Town Council, Busia District. Unbeknownst to her, she would soon be defiled by her prospective employer and contract HIV/AIDS.
Black and white Colobus monkeys, a rare species of monkeys in the world, are on the brink of extinction in Mt Elgon National Park due to imbalu, a traditional male circumcision ritual among people living on the slopes of Mt Elgon, and deforestation.
Portland, Oregon - Community Support for Teresa Walton Teresa Walton, a lifelong Portland resident, made the difficult decision to downsize to a smaller home in the southeast area three decades ago. However, a devastating incident occurred in March when a fire e
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) recently announced plans to migrate all FM radio stations from analog to digital broadcasting.This transition is part of a broader effort to modernise the country’s media landscape and enhance the quality of radio services.While the benef
Since its inception in 2020, the National Unity Platform (NUP) has turned introduction ceremonies (customary marriage) in its Buganda cradle into spaces used to spread its gospel of change. Whilst historically an introduction in Buganda has always been an apolitical ceremony for a few
