As one of the recommendations to address the quality of education, experts are calling on the government to set up reception classes. The Advocacy Manager, Twaweza Uganda, Violet Alinda, says the foundation basics like the...
First Lady Janet Museveni has said that she kept her daughters her daughters sign pieces of paper not to have sex before marriage. “I made all my daughters to sign 'true love waits' cards and...
The death toll from a truck bombing in Mogadishu is now over 300, Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations has condoled with the victims of Somalia’s deadliest attack in a...
Uganda started the journey from a cash-dominated economy to a digital-based economy in 2009. The country is emerging as a strong performer in digital financial services (DFS). Financial inclusion insights Uganda (2016) shows that close...
At least 326, 149 Senior Four students are being examined for the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)that have started today (Oct 16) as students sit for their first paper, Physics Practice and Art . The...
Uganda Police is investigating an alleged arsonist attack on Arua Municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Abiriga’s home in Arua Town, West Nile. Abiriga whose trademark ill-fitting yellow suit, yellow shoes, yellow tie, yellow cap and...
President Yoweri Museveni on Friday approved facilitation in the regions of Shs 90 billion for consultative meetings following the NRM parliamentary caucus where he backed a decision by his cabinet to support a Bill seeking...
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are an important segment in Uganda’s economy. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, the SME sector employs over 2.5 million people (90% of the entire private sector)...
AZAM UGANDA PREMIER LEAGUE Friday - Greenlight STADIUM: Onduparaka vs. Soana Onduparaka FC who famously took domestic football by storm have announced a new sponsorship deal with MTN Uganda, which will see the country’s biggest...
Civil rights activist and rabble-rouser Maria Matembe has criticised and ‘renamed’ Igara West MP Raphael Magyezi, the mover of a constitutional amendment Bill which seeks to among others, lift the presidential age limit which is...
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