Authorities in Lira City have issued an urgent public health alert after a surge in dog bite cases and three confirmed deaths linked to suspected rabies, warning that the city could be on the brink of a full-scale outbreak unless immediate intervention is sustained.New data rele
Aquaculture - the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms - is the world's fastest-growing food production system.The sharpest growth in aquaculture is happening in Africa. Average annual growth rates have exceeded 10% in recent years measured by production value.
Uganda has announced plans to vaccinate about 44.5 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in a nationwide exercise scheduled to start early next year, a government official said Tuesday.In a statement issued in Kampala, the country’s capital, Minister of State fo
A Tanzanian riot police officer walks past a vandalised campaign poster of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, following a protest a day after a general election marred by violent demonstrations over the exclusion of two leading opposition candidates at the Namanga One-Post Border crossing point betwe
Nairobi: Kenyan authorities have seized a record narcotics consignment valued at KES 8 billion ($52 million) and arrested six Iranian nationals aboard a stateless vessel intercepted in the Indian Ocean, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.The 1,024-kilogram methamphetamine shipmen
At the VISA-Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) Cybersecurity Summit 2025 held on August 20, 2025, at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala, the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) delivered a sobering revelation: cybercrime is no longer a distant threat but a sophis
Mrs. Jolly Shubaiha Kateregga, the estranged wife of Kampala University founder Prof. Badru Kateregga, has broken her silence following weeks of explosive allegations made against her in the media. In a strongly worded statement, Mrs. Kateregga categorically den
Drone swarm technology has taken over modern warfare.Advancements in unmanned aerial systems have raised debate on whether Uganda is ready for the next theatre of battle ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSI
Who's behind Uganda's digital number plates? The Russian company in the controversial deal is revealed to have Ugandan directors, raising new questions about the project's structure.The Russian firm awarded Uganda’s digital number plate contract, Join
There was a time when summer for Sean “Diddy” Combs meant throwing lavish parties and getting captur
