Big numbers of Muslims gathered at various locations in Kampala and allover Uganda joined the rest of the world to pray and celebrate the Feast of Sacrifice, dedicated to the Prophet Abraham. The Mufti of...
Burundi and Kenya kicked off the 2016 Cecafa Women's Championship with wins in the industrial town of Jinja, Uganda, despite problems off the pitch for tournament organisers. The inaugural event got underway with a handful...
Some Members of Parliament and Civil Society Organisations are pushing for an alcohol law that will restrict the sale of alcohol to between 5pm and 1am. Violators of the law will pay a fine of...
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda has condemned a proposed abortion bill calling it ungodly and unacceptable. Archbishop Stanley Ntagali was reported to have told a congregation in a church in Mbarara, on Tuesday...
President Museveni and other East African leaders have decided to put a regional trade teal with the European Union on hold. The leaders of the block have directed the EAC Secretariat to communicate to EU...
Taking the place of one of Uganda’s most respected leaders is no easy task but High Court Judge Benjamin Isingoma Kabiito the new chairman of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is up to the job,...
The government has declared Uganda yellow fever free, the ministry of health has confirmed on Tuesday. Professor Anthony Mbonye, the Acting Director of General Health Services said there was no evidence of any active yellow...
The life of a youth leader in Kiruhura district is in danger after the residents in his village of Kanyaryeru agreed unanimously to stone him to death if he doesn’t leave the district. The Villagers...
King Oyo’s palace at Karuzika in Fort Portal municipality in Kabarole district is now a beehive of activities ahead of the 21st coronation anniversary, locally known as Empango, this month. Bernard Tungakwo, the kingdom’s prime...
One person has died, four critically injured while two are still missing after a passenger bus that was heading for Kampala from Juba in South Sudan was ambushed by suspected Sudanese rebels on Sunday. The...
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