Uganda's Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has issued a call to action, urging stakeholders and employers to join forces in promoting Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and eliminating child labour. According to Acting Commissioner Occupational Health and Safety Departm
Deputy Inspector General of Uganda Police Force, Mr James Ochaya, has sounded the alarm on a disturbing trend where young girls, some as young as 14, are using social media to seek romantic relationships with older individuals. "There is a disturbing misuse of social media. We have rec
The identities of the men and women in civilian clothes who raided Parliament chamber and grabbed some MPs after lights were switched off remain contentious. Six MPs were seized, pushed, and carried off from the floor of Parliament soon after Speaker Annet Among suspended 12 legislators
Uganda security agencies will be watching closely to know whether they will have to deal with Donald Trump, the candidate for the Republican Party, or Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party, for the next four years. Americans cast their votes today to choose the next president for four ye
A section of anti-corruption and governance experts yesterday said America’s support towards Uganda’s fight against corruption is likely to be relaxed should Republican Party candidate Donald Trump win the presidential polls, which end today. L-R: Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni's
On October 4, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) published in this newspaper a “notice of intended application for licence” for the development of the proposed 20 Megawatts waste-to-energy power plant in Ddundu Village in Kyampisi Sub-county, Mukono District. The notice, a pr
The three primary seven candidates from Bugadu C/U primary school in Busaana Town council in Kayunga District, who are set to sit for their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), while pregnant have caused concern among authorities and residents in the area. The school head teacher, Mr Wycl
The Inspector General of Government has told Ugandans to stop entertaining public officials who are taking advantage of official government rules and procedures to extort money. Speaking during the third Institute of Corporate Governance Awards last Friday, Ms Beti Kamya, said it is high
The number of people who died in traffic incidents in Uganda rose by more than 10 percent in the past decade, despite global road traffic deaths falling by five percent per the World Health Organisation (WHO). Uganda Police Force statistics attributed nearly 45 percent of deaths caused b
Ugandan football fans got a taste of hope this week when Nakivubo’s management gleefully announced that FIFA had officially certified the stadium’s turf system. The celebratory statement from the stadium’s management committee chairman, Rogers Mulindwa, carried all the enthusiasm of a goat thi
