A conflict in Sudan that erupted in April 2023 has unleashed waves of ethnic violence, created the world's largest internal displacement crisis, and pushed at least one area in Darfur into famine. WHAT TRIGGERED THE VIOLENCE? Tensions had been building for months before fighting betw
Government plans to equip all public secondary schools with computers as a way of promoting digital transformation and effective teaching in the country, ICT minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi said on Friday. Dr Baryomunsi was officiating at the launch of a multi-million community digital cent
A single flooding incident at Isimba Hydropower Plant in August 2022, plunged Uganda into darkness. The incident, which resulted in the emergency shutdown of the 183MW Isimba, coincided with a periodic maintenance of some of the generational units at the 250MW B
Only 26.2 percent of employers registered with the National Social Security Fund are active, according to the NSSF managing director Patrick Ayota. The details above mean that the majority of companies and organisations on the Fundâs register, which stands at least 73.8 percent are
Sudan's army launched artillery and airstrikes in Sudan's capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its 17-month war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses and military sources said. The push by the army, which lost control of most of the
The battle lines have been drawn in the sand, and there is no turning back now as desperate KCCA and Kitara gear up for an epic clash on Friday at Lugogo. With both sides faltering in their previous outings, the mind games are already swirling ahead of what promises to be a fierce con
Over $800 million has been pledged to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention for its fight against a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, the agency's head said on Thursday, adding that the amount was higher than expected. It had previously promised to raise $600 millio
Police’s acting Director of Forensics Services Andrew Kizimula Mubiru was yesterday accused of examining DNA samples on a different gun and not that which ended the life of Kampala businessman Henry Katanga, late last year. Mr MacDosman Kabega, one of the defence lawyers of the five ac
The President argued that low electricity tariffs and low cost of transportation of goods and services are key components for propelling the Ugandan economy to the upper rungs of middle-income status. “If you want a modern economy, you must handle the four sectors as I have told you bu
If you had Shs100m in savings, where would you invest it? Would you consider safety first or simply dive into government bonds, or venture into stocks? Maybe your hard-earned savings could find a cosy home in real estate or leave it with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and forget ab
