EOC urges government to stop funding schools charging high fees
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has asked the government to stop funding top schools that continue to charge excessive school fees. Ms Susan Nambatya, the EOC re...
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Kyambogo University to Operate Without Lecturers Over UGX 6.7 Billion Debt
(Kampala) – Uganda’s academic powerhouse, Kyambogo University, is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The venerable institution, home to countless ambitious m...
PRIMECheptegei’s death opens old wounds of domestic violence
The death of athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who was doused in petrol and set ablaze by her former boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, has renewed questions on governmentâ...
URA Collects UGX 28 Billion More Than Expected in August
(Kampala) – The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has reported a surplus in revenue collections for the month of August 2024. The total revenue collected was UGX 2,345.0...
Suspected Trump assassination plotter has criminal history, ties to Ukraine war
The erratic life of a struggling roofing contractor suspected of trying to shoot Donald Trump swerved from bounced checks to a gun felony conviction and a quixotic plan t...
Concerns mount over Senegal fiscal shortfalls ahead of election
Senegal's slower economic growth, its widening fiscal deficit and a potential delay in International Monetary Fund financing could cloud the outlook ahead of November 17...
Kabarole raises alarm after HIV patients skip treatment
Kabarole District health officials report that a total of 298 people living with HIV/Aids have abandoned their antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment, sparking concern ov...
Museveni: Old man of the State
President Museveni held a mega celebration of his 80th birthday yesterday, making him the eighth oldest head of state with a firm grip on power in Africa.The festivities...
Rebecca Cheptegei to be buried with full military honours
Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was due to be buried on Saturday with full...
Vandals, inside theft and ageing grid damn UETCL
The amount of money that the Uganda Electricity Transmission Co Ltd (UETCL) spends to transmit electricity has significantly risen due to an ageing grid, a 2023 value-for...