The hotly contested Makerere University Vice Chancellor Search has finally picked a candidate to head Uganda’s oldest tertiary institution. Reports indicate that the University’s Vice Chancellor Search Committee this afternoon zeroed on Prof Barnabas Nawangwe...
President Museveni has receded Kampala minister Beti Kamya’s recent directive banning three-wheeled motorcycles (commonly known as tuk-tuk) from the city ostensibly even when they are not licensed. Tuk tuk operators have been engaged in fights...
As more tributes continue to pour in for fallen former Tourism Minister Maria Emily Lubega Mutagamba, her family is blaming President Museveni for letting her die in near-or-total destitution, only aged 64. On Monday, Hundreds...
Everyone has danced to Mavin heartthrob Koredo Bello’s God-win. Now, Kampala girls will have the chance to see 21-year-old Mr. Romantic perform the song live on stage this Saturday 1st of July 2017 at an...
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate in the Kyadondo Eastby-election Mr Apollo Katinti has demanded the release of fellow candidate Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu popularly known as Bobi Wine, on Tuesday arrested as he tried...
Supporters of Kyadondo East MP seat aspirant, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu popularly known as Bobi Wine have today morning stormed Kira Division police demanding for his release. He arrested as he tried to address his...
While it is a public secret that the Ugandan government has in the recent past arrested a number of Muslims in connection to murders and alleged terrorism acts, few would expect the Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban...
For decades, Uganda could count on North Korea as a loyal ally despite the erratic behavior of the ruling Kim dynasty. Kampala in its poverty held its tongue, even as North Korea engaged in saber...
A secret list of eight Judicial Service Commission (JSC) nominees to replace the current DCJ. Kavuma, a controversial judge, who had earlier sought to amend his birth date in a bid to extend his tenure...
With all the world’s cameras focused on the Speke Resort and Conference Center, Kampala, Uganda is hosting the first UN-backed Refugee Solidarity Summit to find support for the over 1.3 million refugees in the country...
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