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Return to school if you want pay raise, govt tells striking Makerere staff

Return to school if you want pay raise, govt tells striking Makerere staff

The Public Service Ministry has advised striking Makerere University staff to obtain the necessary qualifications if they want a pay raise.The Assistant Commissioner for Human Resource Management, Mr David Watulo,

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How to control papaya mealybug

How to control papaya mealybug

Pawpaw, also known as papaya (Carica papaya) is a popular fruit in Uganda known for its abundant supply of vitamins, dietary fibre and minerals. It is mainly eaten fresh, and thus provides the much needed external enzymes such as papain and chymopapain that improve digestibility of food,

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Kingfisher oil field nears completion

Kingfisher oil field nears completion

Cnooc Uganda Ltd has revealed that the development of the Kingfisher Field Development Area (KFDA) is in the advanced stage, ahead of the first commercial oil production in the last quarter of 2025. The KDFA, expected to have a maximum production of 40,000 barrels of oil per day for five

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Govt seeks Shs36.6b to equip refugees with vocational skills 

Govt seeks Shs36.6b to equip refugees with vocational skills 

The government faces a Shs36.6 billion shortfall needed to equip refugee learners with vocational skills, threatening efforts to help them secure jobs and become self-reliant. This funding gap has been worsened by reduced financial support from development partners, who had previously pl

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Uganda's activists face increasing digital violence

Uganda's activists face increasing digital violence

Four years ago, the coronavirus pandemic increased human reliance on technology which enabled virtual engagements. Research by the National Library of Medicine, a US-based biomedical informatics and the world's largest biomedical online library shows that the Covid-19 imposed restr

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Muhoozi's tweets and Uganda's sovereignty

Muhoozi's tweets and Uganda's sovereignty

Last week, our beloved Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba was back in the spotlight, once again using his favoured communication tool — X. His tweet directed at the US ambassador offered two options: apologise to President Museveni or face deportation.  This response

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Now’s a good time to stop looking back in anger at the colonial era

Now’s a good time to stop looking back in anger at the colonial era

This year’s Independence Day, celebrated yesterday, is more special than usual. Although the British declared Buganda a protectorate of the crown in 1894, it was not until the defeat of Omukama Kabalega of Bunyoro in 1899 that a tipping point in the subjugation of the existing pre-colon

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Biden postpones maiden trip to Africa

Biden postpones maiden trip to Africa

US President Joe Biden has postponed his trip to Germany and Angola, potentially ending the excitement surrounding what would have been his maiden trip to Africa since he took power. The White House on Tuesday confirmed the grapevine that had swirled on social media networks over the pas

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Postal services impacting everyday lives globally

Postal services impacting everyday lives globally

Every October 9, Uganda joins the rest of the world to celebrate Post Day. This annual event commemorates the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland. World Post Day was declared at the UPU Congress in Tokyo, Japan, in 1969, and since then, countrie

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Mozambique early vote counting under way after peaceful election

Mozambique early vote counting under way after peaceful election

Vote counting was under way in Mozambique on Thursday after a peaceful national election that is widely expected to see the ruling Frelimo party extend its 49 years in power. Votes are counted first at each polling station and district results expected by Saturday could give an early ind

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