Women urged to use leadership roles for peacebuilding
National Women's Council chairperson Faridah Kibowa has urged women to use the positions they hold in government to promote peace as females comprise majority of Uganda�...
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Harris pushes for second debate while Trump declines
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing for a new debate next month as the November 5 election nears, while former President Donald Trump is declining, citing the s...
Yumbe farmers suffer major crop losses due to heavy rains
“When I planted these crops, I never expected the rain would disrupt us; it usually doesn’t. This time, however, the rains were excessive, and my nearly ready crops w...
Mpox cases double, Kampala metropolitan area hit hardest
The number of confirmed Mpox cases in the country has doubled in eight days, statistics from the Ministry of Health show. As of September 17, the cumulative number of con...
Mao calls for improved democracy, urges Ugandans to drive change
Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister, Mr Nobert Mao, has warned that the state of democracy in Uganda is unsatisfactory and called on citizens to demand for better...
Ugandans choosing MDIs over banks, UMRA reveals
The Executive Director Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA) says 86 percent of the borrowing in Uganda is happening in the Tier IV sector “A recent study sho...
Tents come to the rescue of learners battered by floods
As schools opened for the third term on Monday, flood-affected schools in Ntoroko District faced significant disruptions, with some relocating and conducting classes in t...
Teenager arrested after aborting twins
Police in the Kiira region have confirmed the arrest of a 15-year-old girl from Budondo Ward in Jinja City for allegedly procuring an abortion. The juvenile suspect is cu...
Museveni gave us what we wanted but failed to give us what we really needed
Of the few moments of regret that I carry in my heart, one relates to a moment etched indelibly in my head from over 30 years ago. It was, if memory serves me right, late...
Kamuli Man Loses Hand After Catching Wife with Neighbour
(Kamuli) – Kamuli, the land of rice fields and sugarcane is a place where neighbors know every detail of each other’s lives, Siraji Nsadha’s Tuesday morning was not...