Govt plan to fund continuing students hangs in balance
The HESFB chairperson Dr Charles Wana-Etyem (2nd Left) hands over the list of benefeciaries to the state minister for Higher Education, Dr John Muyingo The Higher Education Students Financing Board (HESFB) will this year not support any finalists that are struggling to finish their study...
New first aid school to train rapid emergency responders
Uganda Red Cross Society first aid instructors at the function Uganda Red Cross Society has commissioned a training school for first aid and emergency response, an emergency call and dispatch centre, and a commercial ambulance service. The function was at URCS headquarters in Lubaga, Kampala...
World Cup has taken football commentary to another level
L-R: Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo, Stewart Mutebi Jr and John Vianney Nsimbe in studio doing commentary during the World Cup The 2022 World Cup, which came to a conclusion at the weekend had its fair share awe-inspiring and nail-biting moments. Such situations are best brought out...
Exam malpractice: 3 teachers charged over leaking PLE
The teachers appearing before Masaka Chief Magistrate’s court Three primary school teachers accused of leaking Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) scripts to candidates via social media have been denied bail by Masaka Magistrate’s court. The suspects Robert Kintu, Vincent Atukwase, and Waneslaus Twongyeriwe were denied bail...
High court rules Britain’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda legal
Stand Up To Racism campaigners hold banners outside the High court in London Britain’s High court has today ruled that the government’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal. The British government has reached an agreement with Rwanda that would deport migrants...
I thought we were all broke…!
Indeed, in this country, lament about poverty alone. I am starting to think that people respond to our poverty lamentations with similar cries of their own out of modesty. Because, cheii! What is this? Have you attended a wedding this season? Some of the flashiest...
It’s a national security issue to protect electricity infrastructure
A friend always prefers to support small businesses in his neighbourhood near Kampala. He shops from the small shops and kiosks. Many times, he patronizes the small bar near his home. When a somewhat modern salon opened up in his neighbourhood, he ditched the guys...
Mayuge man commits suicide after losing Shs 800,000 in World Cup bet
Representative Image A man in Mayuge district has committed suicide by poisoning after losing Shs 800,000 in sports betting. The 30-year-old, Isa Tibinuma, resident of Bubalagala village in Bukatuube sub-county. Tibinuma sold off his 20 by 45ft land on December 16, 2022, for Shs 800,000. He...
Finance Trust bank moves corporate headquarter to Nakasero
To mark its 38th anniversary, Finance Trust bank (FTB) has moved its corporate headquarters from the suburb of Katwe to Twed Plaza, Lumumba Avenue, Nakasero.
Road accidents claim 163 lives, injured 573 others in 12 days
Patrick Okabe vehicle’s wreckage Road accidents have claimed at least 163 lives and left over 573 nursing injuries in just a space of 12 days in December, the traffic police has said. That means on average, 15 people died every day in road accidents in...
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