Traffic Changes Announced for CHAN 2025 in Kampala and Entebbe
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 managem...
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Digital Distraction: How Screen Time Is Undermining Childhood Development
Excessive screen time, particularly passive television watching, is reducing children’s attention spans and impairing their social learning, health experts warn.Prof. C...
Makerere’s IDI Launches Africa’s Largest Campus Solar Grid to Power Health Research
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) at Makerere University has unveiled a groundbreaking 384 kWp solar power system, the largest campus-based solar grid in Africa, ma...
Makerere Boss Wants Hostels Turned into Holiday Airbnbs to Boost University Income
Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has proposed a creative idea to boost the institution's revenue—renting out university hostels during holi...
Justice Kanyeihamba to Receive State Burial on Museveni’s Orders
Justice George Kanyeihamba, a retired judge of Uganda’s Supreme Court, will get an official burial.
Profiles of 8 candidates who have shown interest in 2026 presidential elections
From January 12 to February 9, 2026, Ugandans will head to the polls to elect leaders across various levels, including Presidential, Parliamentary, and Local Government C...
Public Outcry as Pastor Ssempa Exposes Deplorable Conditions in Makerere University Hostels
Makerere University is under fire following the release of a viral video by Pastor Martin Ssempa exposing what he describes as “shameful” living conditions in several...
Museveni Mourns Prof Kanyeihamba
President Museveni has expressed deep sorrow following the passing of retired Supreme Court Justice Professor George Wilson Kanyeihamba, hailing him as a “patriotic int...
Museveni Pays Tribute to Former Makerere Vice-Chancellor Prof Luboobi
KAMPALA — President Museveni has joined the nation in mourning the passing of Professor Livingstone Luboobi, the former Vice-Chancellor of Makerere University, hailing...
Why Makerere ought to retain its professors as long as can still talk
There is a Ugandan virologist – a retired professor – who once told me a memorable story that captures a core part of the absurdity of the system that Bwana Yoweri...