Rotary Club of Uptown Kampala launches community library for women and girls
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Rotary Club of Uptown Kampala hosted District Governor Geoffrey Kitakule on Feb. 14 to launch a community library aimed at empowering women and gi...
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Concern as Zombo records nearly 4,000 teenage pregnancies in one year
Zombo District has recorded 3,896 teenage pregnancies in one year, pushing its adolescent pregnancy rate above Uganda’s national average and alarming leaders.Zombo, Uga...
Unsafe Abortions Increasingly Recorded among Adult Women, New Data Shows
Health experts caution, however, that these figures may only reflect a fraction of the true burden. Many abortions are illegally procured in unregulated settings where de...
UNEB to release 2025 PLE results this Friday
The Uganda National Examinations Board will release the 2025 PLE results this Friday, Jan. 30. Get details on candidate performance and the revised 2026 school calendarKA...
Namirembe Bitamazire lived a fulfilling career in public service
Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire, a towering figure in Uganda’s education sector, passed away on January 14 at the age of 84.A professional teacher, former head teacher...
Why I Have Managed Uganda, Museveni Opens Up
President Museveni addressing NRM leaders from Busoga sub region during a meeting at Iganga Girls School grounds in Iganga town on Saturday. President Yoweri Kaguta Musev...
Uganda Clears Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Shot, Lenacapavir
Kampala — Uganda has approved Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention medicine developed by Gilead Sciences, in a move health officials say could accelera...
Winnie Byanyima Warns ‘AIDS is Not Over’, Cautions Against Inaction
Winnie Byanyima Warns ‘AIDS is Not Over’, Cautions Against InactionUNAIDS Executive Director Winnie ByanyimaBrasilia, Brazil — UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byan...
Why Mityana Needs Judith Nabakooba As It’s Next Woman MP
As Mityana District prepares for the next parliamentary elections, a strong case is emerging for Judith Nabakooba to reclaim her position as Woman Member of Parliament. H...
Hot Graduating Girls Turn Heads at Kyambogo Graduation
Kyambogo University’s 21st graduation ceremony wasn’t just about academic giants and top CGPAs. It also turned the campus into a runway, with the girls of the Class o...