Cut-off points hiked as Makerere University faces admission crisis
Tension is brewing at Makerere University as more parents and students flock to the hill to complain about missing out on government-sponsored admission despite strong ac...
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The five common medicines that could be harming your hearing
When we think about the side effects of medicines, we might think of nausea, fatigue or dizziness. But there’s another, lesser-known risk that can have lasting – and...
Makerere’s Mature Age Exam Results Are Out — and 47 People Just Found Out They Were Fighting for One Pharmacy Slot
The results are in for Makerere University’s Mature Age Entry Scheme examinations, held on December 13, 2025. The Academic Registrar released the composite results on A...
Stuff Betty Amongi Shouldn’t Get Away With During NBS Interview
The NBS TV is soon hosting outgoing Uganda’s gender minister Betty Amongi. But as they do, there are things, the tough questions, which must be put to Amongi so that sh...
Trade Order Chaos: Vendors’ livelihoods hang in the balance
After months of tense evictions and confiscated merchandise, the Ministry of Local Government has promised a reset. Permanent Secretary Ben Kumumanya told traders’ lead...
Museveni Signs Tough New Drug Law As Uganda Cracks Down On Counterfeits & Unsafe Medicines
President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the National Drug and Health Products Authority Act, 2025, marking a major shift in Uganda’s fight against counterfeit med...
Makerere First Year Student Goes Missing
The Makerere University Students’ Guild has issued a formal missing student announcement for Arinda Freedom, a first-year student at the College of Humanities and Socia...
Bushenyi Road Crash: Drivers Renew Calls for EPS
A deadly crash along the Mbarara–Bushenyi–Ishaka road has reignited pressure from drivers and officials to restore automated traffic enforcement, as Uganda continues...
Man Jailed 35 Years for Killing NWSC Employee in Lira
The High Court in Lira has sentenced Innocent Otim to 35 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of National Water and Sewerage Corporation employee...
Gunmen shoot Boda Boda Rider dead in Terego
The victim, Yamindu Bill, a resident of Ora Village in Olua Parish, Katrini Sub-county, was shot dead near Katrini Secondary School on Tuesday morning at around 10:00am...