Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 31
Residents near the dumpsite were evacuated after the collapseAt least 31 people have been killed after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site collapsed onto nearby home...
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“How were these still on the road?” Impounded taxis leave public wondering
For some of Kampala’s commuter taxis, the morning commute came to an abrupt end on Monday after traffic police launched a crackdown on vehicles whose mechanical conditi...
The Architecture of Resilience: Inside the diverse enterprise of Sulaiman Bukenya
Bukenya Sulaiman is a prominent Ugandan entrepreneur and founder of Uganda Online Investments Ltd, overseeing a diversified portfolio in real estate, electronics, agribus...
LEGS LOAN CRISIS! Sh2.7Bn MSC Lending Scandal, Sh62.53Bn Write-Offs and 52% Default Rate Expose Microfinance Support Centre Collapse Under Rural Growth Programme
A deepening financial crisis has engulfed the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), the main lending arm of Government’s Local Economic Growth Support Project (LEGS), afte...
Masaka hospital overwhelmed as 160 preterm births recorded monthly
Masaka Regional Referral Hospital registers at least 160 cases of premature births every month, a figure that is overwhelming its neonatal unit despite support from gover...
Why MP Obong Acuda wants government to assign codes to all annex primary schools
Maruzi County Member of Parliament, Peter Obong Acuda, has urged the government, through the Ministry of Education and Sports, to adopt a new funding approach for annexed...
New study reveals over 210 new HIV infections in Kampala weekly
The spike is suspected to be driven by unregulated sexual activity in massage parlours, spas, and lodges, among others.Health experts have warned of a dangerous trend fol...
Ugandan pupils to study for max 3 hours per day under new primary curriculum
Nursery pupilsUgandan pupils in lower primary could spend a maximum of three hours a day in structured learning under a new competency-based curriculum (CBC) expected to...
St Peter’s Naalya under fire over alleged 3 am eviction of candidates
St. Peter's SS-Naalya.St Peter’s Secondary School Naalya is under criticism over allegations that female candidate students were forced out of their dormitories at 3:00...
Today in History: General Pecos Kuteesa Laid to Rest
Kuteesa died in India on August 17, 2021, aged 65. His body was repatriated to Uganda on Saturday, August 21, arriving at Entebbe International Airport before a funeral s...