New A-level reforms to allow students to mix science and arts subjects
Students sit for their Biology exam, part of the UACE 2024 exams. This year’s results show a significant improvement in student performance in Biology, with severa...
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Bank of Uganda launches three-year pilot to buy domestic gold for reserves
The Bank of Uganda has started buying gold mined in the country and will add it to the official foreign exchange reserves, shifting part of the national safety net from d...
Uganda Launches National Internet Exchange to Cut Costs and Improve Connectivity
Uganda has unveiled a national internet exchange platform designed to keep local data traffic within its borders, a move expected to lower bandwidth costs, improve speeds...
Govt to slash lower primary subjects from eight to four
Pupils of St. Nicholas Mannya, one of the schools run by the Masaka Diocese, attend classes on the school's campus. The diocese has recently banned Sunday visitations in...
Street Boys Fill Gap Amid 60% Plastic Crisis
Peter Lotimo on red and another street boy picking waste plastic bottles along one of the streets in Soroti CitySOROTI – Every morning before the streets of Soroti...
Uganda Railways Launches Pilot Passenger Train Service to Ease Kampala Traffic
KAMPALA – Uganda Railways Corporation has taken a significant step toward reviving passenger rail transport with the launch of a pilot train service transporting s...
24 students arrested after police officer injured in Koboko school fight
Koboko, Uganda: Police in Koboko District have arrested 24 students following a violent clash between learners of Daystar Secondary School and Nyarilo Secondary School th...
Mukono Municipal Council Ranked Among Top 10 Performing Local Governments: Inside The Numbers, Reforms And Political Signals Behind Return To Top 10
Mukono — After years of slipping performance and growing scrutiny, Mukono Municipality is staging a notable comeback—re-entering the top 10 in Uganda�...
MTN, Airtel Ask Gov’t to Reduce Mobile Money Withdrawal Charges
PARLIAMENT – MTN Uganda and Airtel Uganda have urged the government to slash the excise duty on mobile money withdrawals from 0.5 percent to 0.25 percent and intro...
Uganda appoints Citibank to mobilise funds for 2.7 billion euro railway project
Uganda said on Thursday it had appointed Citibank to mobilise financing needed to fund the country's planned 2.7 billion ‌euro ($3.19 billion) Standard Gauge Railwa...