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Journalism's loss: The rise and unraveling of Agnes Nandutu
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (1225+ words) Aaaaaaagnes Nandutu, NTV!" was the way she signed off her field reports as a reporter for the Serena hotel-based NTV. From a little-known and hustling journalist from the hills of Bududa, to the lights and heights of Kampala and beyond,…...
Media Council summons The Observer again
1+ week, 53+ min ago (820+ words) Nearly five years after first being summoned over a controversial story, The Observer newspaper finds itself back before Uganda's Media Council, this time, not just to answer old questions, but to revisit a case it believed was already closed. The…...
Uganda's cross car dream takes shape
1+ week, 6+ day ago (837+ words) Local motorsport governing body, FMU has engaged the Nakawa- based Vocational Training Institute to build an affordable cross car expected to hit the racetrack in the next three months, writes MOSES MUGALU. In a modest workshop in Nakawa, the future…...
Karema vs Kadondi: Will girl power redefine Makerere's guild politics
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1318+ words) With less than 48 hours to the Makerere University Guild presidential election, the race has taken a historic and dramatic turn, with two female candidates Hannah Tumukunde Karema and Gracious Kadondi dominating the contest and redefining the tone of student politics…...
New six-month HIV prevention shot: How to prevent STIs from rising
2+ week, 6+ day ago (778+ words) Uganda has been at the forefront of the fight against HIV/ AIDS worldwide and implemented various prevention measures, which include test and treat policy, condom use promotion, male circumcision, and targeted programs for key populations. Despite the efforts, an estimated…...
School leadership; The transformative power in African secondary education
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (429+ words) Across Africa, secondary schools sit at ambitions. Yet too many learners pass through their school years without acquiring the foundational knowledge, competencies, and confidence they need to thrive. While many factors influence learning, global and regional evidence is unequivocal on…...
M23 rebels: Entebbe mayor Rulinda loses Shs 273m case against Stanbic bank
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (454+ words) The Commercial court has dismissed a suit filed by Entebbe mayor Fabrice Brad Rulinda against Stanbic Bank Uganda over a disputed deposit of $73, 262. 50 (about Shs 273 million) linked to the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In…...
Over 40 arrested for employing minors on sugarcane plantations in Mayuge
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (184+ words) Authorities in Mayuge district have arrested more than 40 people, including parents, for allegedly employing school-going children on sugarcane plantations in a crackdown aimed at curbing child labour and improving school attendance. Some of the children told authorities they were working…...
Two more Ugandans killed in Ukraine-Russia war
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1325+ words) Two more Ugandans have been killed while fighting on the Russian side in Ukraine, a new report indicates. A report titled "The Business of Despair" released on February 11, 2026, indicates that seven Ugandan nationals were recruited to fight on the side…...
Switch focus from football to promising rugby, Mensah tells Uganda
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (791+ words) Rugby Africa president and World Rugby executive board member, Herbert Mensah has urged Ugandan authorities to reconsider the country's sporting priorities and channel more resources into rugby development instead of concentrating heavily on football. "You can spend half of the…...