KIBUKU – A total of 4,560 young people and women have been enrolled in 19 Presidential Industrial Hubs across Uganda for a six-month vocational training program that officially commenced on August 1, 2025.The initiative, fully funded by President Yoweri Museveni, aims to tackle youth une
With Uganda set to host matches for the African Nations Championship (CHAN 2025), the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety has announced a comprehensive traffic management plan that will temporarily affect movement in and around Kampala and Entebbe.The changes, which take effect during t
Ugandan Woman Claims She Died, Went to Heaven and Resurrected – but some Ugandans are like the doubting Thomases – they believe that God is not capable of bringing someone back to life.The group of doubting Thomases also seem to belie
Uganda’s fight against illegal abortion faces a daunting adversary: an expanding underground network of brokers who charge up to Shs500,000 to secretly guide young girls into backdoor clinics.Operating in districts such as Mukono, Masaka, Mbale, Wakiso, Mengo,
KAMPALA – In a heartfelt gesture of public service and corporate social responsibility, the Ministry of Water and Environment has donated essential supplies to Sanyu Babies Home in Mengo, Kampala, in support of orphaned and abandoned children under the home’s care.The visit, held in th
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has announced a planned power outage across parts of Central Uganda on Saturday, July 5, 2025, to allow for critical maintenance and upgrade works by the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL).The blackout will la
The Church of Uganda has donated 195 reams of paper to Finn Church Aid (FCA) for distribution to schools in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, aiming to bolster education services for children living in the camp.The materials, donated by Mengo Senior School, form part of the ongoing Church of Ug
The chances for NUP Secretary General and chief diplomat David Lewis Rubongoya (who has striking physical resemblance with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio) to become Kampala Central MP increased over the weekend following his internal party rival Lord Councilo
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Vice Chairperson, Hajji Moses Kigongo, has criticized Muslims for failing to resolve their religious disputes and instead looking to the president to fight their battles emphasizing that it’s not his responsibility.
Uganda’s Islamic community is mourning the death of Sheikh Siliman Kasule Ndirangwa, the former Supreme Mufti affiliated with the Kibuli-based faction, who passed away Friday evening at Mengo Hospital in Kampala following a lengthy illness. He was 62.
