'Theft of public funds was a shameful thing back then'
You will be making 79 in November. With the benefit of hindsight, has Independence been worth it? Independence was a positive development that came at the right time. Col...
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Anxiety as 1,834 schools miss UNEB deadline for S4 student scores
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has sounded an alarm after a significant number of Senior Four candidates risk being ungraded due to their schools’ failur...
Masaka High Court Acquits One of Four Students Accused of St. Bernard’s SS Mannya Dormitory Fire
In a landmark ruling, Masaka High Court Judge Victoria Nakintu Katamba has acquitted one of the four students accused of setting fire to a dormitory at St. Bernard’s SS...
Soroti Council Meeting Turns into a Kick Boxing Contest
Soroti Councillors Throw Punches Instead of Proposals in Latest Meeting Debate sometimes resembles a wrestling match in Ugandan politics. This was the case at the Soroti...
Charity body seeks funds to sponsor university students
The Muhaire Education Trust Fund (METF) has called upon well-wishers and philanthropists to join it in funding the education of needy students across the country. Speakin...
Uganda at 62: Where did we go wrong?
How old were you in 1962? I was 14 and I was very lucky because I happened to have been raised in Katwe (a suburb in Kampala), so I walked to Kololo Airstrip where the Un...
Poor living longer, rich dying younger
In a tale of two lifestyles and mixed fortunes, some richer Ugandans are dying earlier while their poorer counterparts are living longer. Our analysis of two separate rep...
Uganda's activists face increasing digital violence
According to the National Library of Medicine, research, biomedical informatics and the world's largest biomedical online library, the Covid-19 imposed restrictions led t...
A perfect Nyege Nyege teaser party
Next month from the 14 to 17, the renowned Nyege Nyege Festival, now in its 9th edition, will take place in Jinja at the Source of the Nile in Njeru. This switch of venue...
Tooro talent factory that keeps giving
As you journey through the tranquil expanse of Kibale National Park, past picturesque Tooro tea plantations and rows of methodical trees near Fort Portal, an equally capt...