Hosts Uganda are the 2018 FISU World University Netball Champions after stopping giants South Africa in the final on Friday night.
Read more ...The farmers under their umbrella Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum are demanding for a 10 percent budgetary allocation to the sector which now takes a share of only 3 percent of the Uganda national budget.
Read more ...In his keynote address at the inaugural Benedicto Kiwanuka Memorial Lecture, Justice Wambuzi pointed out several incidences through which the mandate of the judiciary has been abused by politicians and government institutions over the years.
Read more ...In 2017, the town council passed a resolution demanding that the district council supports the elevation of the town to a municipality comprising of four divisions.
Read more ...Today, Ituri province Vice Governor Keta Upar said in a statement that the latest Ebola case had been reported in Tchomia on the shores of Lake Albert, making it the closest the disease has come to Uganda.
Read more ...Recently Save the Children informed the district authorities that funding for the schools will end this year and they should prepare to take over to enable the learners continue with education. The district now wants government to take over the schools and pay salaries for 72 teachers to run the nine schools.
Read more ...Semi-arid Karamoja with agro-pastoral communities is the remotest and less developed part of Uganda, sitting at the triangular border between Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan. For decades, this region suffered lots of insecurity, including cattle raids, due to the proliferation of small arms and ammunition.
Read more ...The request was made by Maurice Peter Kagimu Kiwanuka, a son to the late Ben Kiwanuka, in his address during the first ever Benedicto Kiwanuka Memorial Lecture held in Kampala today.
Read more ...On Friday, the angry councillors entered the council chambers and occupied seats. The District Speaker, Loy Zikampereza described them as intruders and ordered them to move out of the chambers.
Read more ...Dr Joshua Musinguzi, Programme Manager, AIDS Control Programme says that the new compulsory testing policy will be rolled out in December.
Read more ...The eviction follows a judgment issued in 2013 by Iganga Chief Magistrates Court declaring businessman Henry Kitimbo, the rightful owner of 152 hectares of land in Bwondha town council on which the two villages sit.
Read more ...Aswa River Region has registered increased number of murder cases, according to statistics released by Police.
Read more ...Muhammad Mubiru, the Principal Administrator says that the stock out is due to the high demand of the hepatitis B vaccine. He however says that the hospital management has requested for more supplies from the National Medical Stores.
Read more ...Teachers, Parents and the foundation bodies accuse the education department of mismanaging the marking process which has resulted in delay to release the results
Read more ...Anonymous sources reveal that Oyat with unidentified people allegedly intoxicated the cattle before stealing 42 animals belonging to Daniel Munejero.
Read more ...In some schools, the turn up since Monday is not even half of the total enrolment this year. At Namalu Mix Primary School only 186 out of the 851 pupils have reported since the beginning of the third term on Monday.
Read more ...According to statistics from the district commercial office, more than 85 of the population in Bundibugyo is directly dependent on cocoa. The crop also fetches about 150 billion shillings into the district annually.
Read more ...Judicial officers from Luweero and Kampala have complained that they are sexually harassed while execution their duties.
Read more ...Uganda was affected by localized crop production shortfalls, the refugee influx, which has brought about 1.1 million refugees from South Sudan and about 316, 000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into camps across Uganda.
Read more ...The factory constructed by World Vision stopped its operations in 2014, just few months from when it was officially commissioned.
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