Makerere jumps 149 places in latest global university ranking
Makerere University has risen 149 places to 776th globally and moved to 11th in Africa in the July 2026 Webometrics rankings.Makerere climbed from 925th to 776th globally...
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Senegal appoint Patrick Vieira as new head coach
Patrick VieiraFormer Arsenal and France captain Patrick Vieira has been appointed head coach of the Senegal men’s national team.The 50-year-old replaces Pape Thiaw, who...
Lukwago Withdraws From Besigye Defence
Lukwago Withdraws From Besigye DefenceThe withdrawal comes days after the High Court ruled that Besigye and Lutale still had access to adequate legal representation despi...
Iran’s oil exports down to ‘zero barrels,’ says US Energy Secretary
Top Trump administration official says US is able to get 8-9 million barrels of oil out of the Persian Gulf, while Iran’s exports have fallen to zero. US Energy Secreta...
IGG Orders Interdiction of URSB Registrar General, 3 Senior Officials Over Corruption Allegations
The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, has directed the immediate interdiction of Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Regist...
Rotary seeks Shs 5bn to complete Nsambya cancer centre
Rotary Uganda is seeking to raise Shs 5 billion to complete the construction and equipping of a specialised cancer treatment centre at St Francis Hospital, Nsambya.The st...
Today in History: Former Vice President Gad Toko Dies in Road Crash
Toko died while travelling to Jinja for a golf tournament, ending the career of one of Uganda’s pioneering military aviators and post-independence political figures.On...
PRO Industries Denies Withholding Shs2.5bn from Maize Suppliers
The maize processor says supplier claims are disputed over discrepancies in delivery records, while proposing reconciliation before settling any amounts found to be genui...
Shs9bn Gulu Hospital staff quarters project under investigation
Gulu Hospital staff housing project has stalledMore than a decade after construction began, the 54-unit housing project remains incomplete, leaving most hospital workers...
Ugandan revenue authority turns up heat on taxpayers
Uganda Revenue Authority has intensified its pursuit of unpaid taxes, issuing a wave of demand notices to entities.Over the past two months, Uganda’s tax authority has...