My Life Is in Danger, Says Dismissed Prisons Officer Lawrence Ampe
Former Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) officer Lawrence Ampe, who was dismissed from service earlier this week, has expressed fear for his personal safety, claiming that his...
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Aids at 44: will HIV-negative people take anti-HIV jabs?
Twenty-five years ago, South Africans battled for ARVs to keep people alive. Now the focus has shifted to medicines that can prevent HIV altogether. Health Beat looks how...
Kumi DEO Urges Stronger Support for Nursery Education
Kamuli — Kumi District Education Officer Sarah Adong has called on government, parents and communities to fully embrace nursery education, saying early childhood learni...
Outrage over Eddy Kenzo military outfit
Ugandans accused the singer of flaunting his privilege in the face of a strictly enforced law that has led to the imprisonment of many political opponents.Eddy Kenzo has...
Africa’s petrol shock map: Shs 100 in Libya, Shs 5,000 in Uganda
Fuel prices, especially petrol, have shot upFuel prices in Uganda are highAcross Africa, the price of a single litre of petrol can determine whether families eat, whether...
Latest Report: HIV Now a Women’s Disease in Uganda, 7 Out of 10 New Victims Are Girls
Despite years of progress in the fight against HIV, the epidemic in Uganda continues to wear skirts and dresses. National data shows that out of an estimated 1.5 million...
Electricity Eludes Ibanda Homes as High Connection Costs Keep Families in the Dark
Despite the national power grid passing through several communities in Ibanda District, many households remain without electricity—trapped in darkness by the high cost...
When School Trips Become Death Traps: Uganda Must Wake Up
The death of two pupils from Daystar Junior School in a crash on Mityana Road on 2 August was not an “accident” in the pure sense. It was the predictable result of a...
Rebecca Kadaga Breaks Silence After Holding a Closed-door Meeting With Winnie Besigye
First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga has broken her silence following a rare closed-door meeting with longtime women's rights advocate Dr. Winnie Byanyima Besigye.T...
Archbishop Ssemogerere Condemns NRM Primary Violence, Calls for Peaceful Elections
The Archbishop of Kampala, The Most Rev. Paul Ssemogerere, has strongly condemned the violence and human rights violations reported during the National Resistance Movemen...