There is panic in Kokong village, Ngora district in eastern Uganda after residents discovered three underground tunnels. The tunnels were discovered about three weeks ago at the home of George Odeke while digging a pit...
The government has said it will now use mobile money to deliver cash to vulnerable people who are affected by the second Covid-19 lockdown, which started on Friday night. The government in April last year...
The Uganda Olympic boxing team, with officials including Mizumoto Horii, deputy head of mission for Japan in Uganda, flag off the squad in Kampala before flying to Tokyo on June 17. Now a member of...
Savers admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) can partially access their National Social Security Fund (NSSF) savings. NSSF says that they have already facilitated the treatment of some members, and urge those in such...
Makerere University councillor Doreen Nyanjura has been reappointed as Kampala city deputy lord mayor. Her name was presented to the council in its second sitting today at City Hall presided over by lord mayor Erias...
Less a week into a partial lockdown that has schools, places of worship and markets ordered to close for 42 days, Uganda continues to grapple with another wave of the coronavirus pandemic. With public gatherings...
Police have recovered 600 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from two private pharmacies in Kampala. 10 suspects were also arrested in the two-day operation following a tip-off from a concerned citizen. A police...
The outgoing United Nations Resident Coordinator to Uganda, Ms Rosa Malango has thanked the people of Uganda for being hospitable and cooperative. Speaking as the country marked the National Heroes’ Day celebrations on Wednesday, Ms...
The Kayunga Resident District Commissioner-RDC Elijah Madoi has banned boda boda stages located along the major entry points of the district borders as part of the restrictions on inter-district movements. RDC Madoi notes that the...
President Museveni yesterday tapped Nyirabashitsi Sarah Mateke, Women Representative (MP) for Kisoro District for his Minister of State for Gender, Labour and Social Development (Youth and Children Affairs) to replace Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi. Nyirabashitsi is...
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