Katikkiro warns parents against financial ruin for elite schools
The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has cautioned parents against sacrificing their long-term financial stability in pursuit of enrolling their children in wh...
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Shock as nine-year-old pupil takes own life in Pallisa
Shock gripped Pallisa District after a nine-year-old Primary Two pupil allegedly committed suicide following the recent deaths of both parents, prompting calls for increa...
Police rescue 10 girls from traffickers in Bushenyi, arrest two suspects
Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bushenyi are holding two suspects in connection with alleged human trafficking.Apollo Tayebwa, the Greater Bushenyi Police...
Twenty students to benefit from Shs 3.85bn Africa STEM scholarships
At least 20 students from underprivileged backgrounds are set to benefit from scholarships worth Shs 3.85 billion to pursue science and technology degree programmes at le...
There can only be one Fr Kiibi
Rev Fr Deogratius Kiibi KatereggaI attended a burial in Gombe last week, and had never encountered such a quarrelsome priest!Before the requiem mass started, he warned mo...
Estranged Boyfriend Wins As Kampala Slay Queen Charlotte Komugisha Loses 2nd Court Case In One Week
Queen Charlotte Komugisha (48) loses 2nd court case in One week as judge rules that their 12-year-old son leaves home & goes to boarding to avoid exposure to parental qua...
Court Appoints Administrator General to Manage Shs 1 Trillion Garuga Estate
KAMPALA | The High Court’s Family Division has appointed the Administrator General to temporarily manage the estate of the late businessman James Garuga Musinguzi...
Petroleum Fund Drops to Shs131.27 Bn After Transfers to Budget, UNOC
KAMPALA — Uganda’s Petroleum Fund declined to Shs131.27 billion as of June 30, 2025, down from Shs145.98 billion the previous financial year, following stat...
Stop teaching girls to pull – Minister Mutuuzo challenges “valueless and outdated†traditional norms
The Minister of State for Gender and Culture, Hon. Peace Mutuuzo, has advised Ugandans to drop cultures and norms that do not add much value to children.In a brief encoun...
Over 60 students expelled from Kitgum High School for stealing 130 chairs
Kitgum, Uganda: At least 60 students have been expelled from Kitgum High School over persistent indiscipline and poor academic performance, school authorities have confir...