The latest development has left potential students crying foul after failing to meet the requirements threshold.The Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) has set new conditions for students joining institutions for diploma and certificate courses. UVTAB is the bod
A major fire has broken out at Haruna Tower in Kkubbiri, Wandegeya, sending thick smoke into the sky as police secure the scene while firefighters are yet to arrive.A fire has broken out at Haruna Tower in Kkubbiri, Wandegeya, with thick smoke seen billowing from the six-storey building.
Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has marked Dr. Kizza Besigye’s 70th birthday with a tribute highlighting his long political struggle and continued detention, describing it as a stark reminder of the cost of dissent in Uganda.Former National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential
Death has cast a long shadow over Uganda’s 11th Parliament, cutting short the lives of several legislators while still in active service and leaving their constituencies in mourning.As the Parliamentary term ends on May 12, 2026, at least eight legislators have so far died, a sobering re
Lira City authorities have with immediate effect banned weekend teaching and holiday homework, citing growing concerns over mental health among learners.The directive, announced Tuesday, follows a stakeholders’ meeting at Lira Primary School attended by private school proprietors, head t
Lawyer Jane Namaganda Kibira, UMA leaders and some of the disgruntled interns shortly after filing their petition at the High Court on Wednesday. Photo | Ibrahim Kavuma.Medical workers under their representative bodies on Wednesday petitioned court over what they described as widespread hu
There is something quietly symbolic about Kobbie Mainoo’s resurgence at Manchester United. Only months ago, the academy graduate stood on the periphery, contemplating a loan move to Napoli, uncertain of his place and his future. Now, as reported by The Mirror, he is on the brink of signing a co
In a voluminous petition of 604 pages, Bobi Wine’s brother Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu has tabled his very incriminating evidence unequivocally demonstrating how he won the Kawempe South MP race with a total 18,591 votes only for the Electoral Commission to controversially declare NRM’s Madina Nsere
Mukono — A young medical student, identified as Peter Tulilinya, has been killed in a suspected attack by a group of assailants reportedly armed with paving stones in Seeta, Mukono District.According to preliminary information, Tulilinya encountered the group under unclear circumstances
A public disclosure by Uganda’s tax authority that it recovered in excess of $10m (Shs37b) smuggled through Entebbe International Airport has raised more questions than answers. The revelation has come under scrutiny after sources at the aviation security, which combines civilian and military i
