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Mandela, Acilo foundations sign pact to advance African devt

Uganda, April 24 -- In a significant and forward-looking engagement, the Thembekile Mandela Foundation and the Jane Acilo Foundation formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Thursday, marki... Read More


Museveni promises to name successor as NRA veterans back Ssemo

Uganda, April 24 -- Thirty years ago, President Museveni made his first public comments about the contentious succession question, telling a campaign rally that he would name a successor within the ne... Read More


Babweetera challenging systems that fail women

Uganda, April 24 -- When Rona Babweetera speaks about her work, she does not describe it as a career. She calls it a calling, rooted in pain, shaped by experience, and driven by a desire to transform ... Read More


Ntege: The eternal runner-up who won everything else

Uganda, April 24 -- Monica Azuba Ntege was the kind of person whose story could never be confined to one lane. Born on February 12, 1956, in Uganda's Busoga sub-region, she grew into a figure who woul... Read More


How Kenyan girls are shaping the future of ICT

Nairobi, April 24 -- When Angel Gabriella followed her mother into the kitchen one evening about five years ago, she expected nothing more than to watch dinner being prepared, maybe help with the toma... Read More


Six ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science

Nairobi, April 24 -- You check your smartwatch after a run. Your fitness score has dropped. You've hardly burned any calories. Your recovery score is really low. It's telling you to take the next 72 h... Read More


Courts to prioritise mediation in burial, family disputes

Nairobi, April 24 -- Burial and matrimonial disputes will soon be automatically referred to mediation in a major shift aimed at easing family conflicts and reducing pressure on Kenya's courts. This f... Read More


Not getting enough physical activity may be harming your health and increasing early death risk

Nairobi, April 24 -- Being regularly active can improve your mental well-being, reduce your chances of disease and increase your lifespan. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends tha... Read More


Scangroup exits Tanzania in turnaround plan after losses

Nairobi, April 24 -- Listed marketing services firm WPP Scangroup has dipped further into loss territory in the full year to December 2025, with the company now disclosing plans to cut back operations... Read More


Lawsuit threat in Ketraco cancellation of advert for CEO post

Nairobi, April 24 -- A protest letter threatening legal suit may have triggered the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company's (Ketraco) cancellation of an advertisement for the position of chief execut... Read More