C-Care IHK, Kampala Audiology Mark World Hearing Day with Cochlear Surgeries

C-Care IHK Hospital and Kampala Audiology & Speech Centre have conducted the 34th cochlear surgeries since 2017, restoring hearing ability to individuals in Kampala. On March 2nd, 2024, two children […]
M7 put on notice over Makerere Chancellor search irregularities

A Makerere University alumnus has asked President Museveni not to assent to the University Council’s recommendation to appoint Professor William Bazeyo Chancellor. The Chancellor is the titular head of the […]
Stop packing condoms for your children to school- parents told.

As children report for second term, parents have been asked to desist from packing condoms and family planning pills for their children. Recently, it was learnt that there are some […]
Traditional Healer Arrested for Aggravated Defilement of his 4 Biological Daughters

The Territorial Police in Katonga Region and Mpigi CPS, have in custody a one Swaibu Murundi, a 43 year old, traditional healer of Butamba village, Kayabwe Town Council, in Mpigi […]
23 Survivors of Trafficking Rescued from Myanmar, Return to Uganda

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has successfully repatriated 23 Ugandan citizens who were victims of human trafficking in Myanmar. This achievement was the result of coordinated efforts by various […]
Unpacking the Shs 72.136 trillion 2024/25 budget.

Finance minister Matia Kasaija Last week, parliament passed the budget for the financial year 2024-2025, approving a total expenditure of Shs 72.136 trillion, which is Shs 14.050 trillion more than […]
25,000 teens, youths to benefit from Shs 84.1bn joint UN agencies program

The program launch in Entebbe Over 25,000 youth and adolescents are set to benefit from a Shs 84.1 billion Uganda-UN Joint Adolescent and Youth Program (UNJYP). The program is focused […]
Carbon credits and tourism are key to Uganda’s path to sustainable growth

Off the back of organizing the recently-concluded East Africa Carbon Markets Forum (EACMF) in Kampala, Uganda, where the themes of carbon markets and climate financing in East Africa were brought […]
Droughts, floods to cyclones in Africa

Cyclone Hidaya was the first time Kenya experienced a cyclone as they brace for new normal of extreme weather ANALYSIS | TONY MALESI | Kenya and many other African nations are […]
Obstetric Fistula: Breaking the cycle for the sake of girls and women

In Uganda, about 7,200 maternal deaths occur every year, and for every maternal death, 6 – 15 mothers survive with chronic and debilitating ill health such as obstetric fistula. Kampala, […]