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We are having a pension baby!

Uganda, April 24 -- Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to be accidental uncles. Our friend Sandra, who vowed never to have a child, somehow found herself on the wrong end of the little blue line on th... 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


The struggle to keep water ambulances operational

Uganda, April 24 -- Health authorities in Uganda's island districts are struggling with the high cost of maintaining and fuelling water ambulances, raising concerns about their reliability despite the... Read More


US envoy urges Uganda to act on inclusive education

Uganda, April 24 -- The United States ambassador to Uganda has called on government and education stakeholders to prioritise inclusive and quality education, urging action to honour the legacy of reno... Read More


Fishing crackdown leaves over 1,000 at risk on Lake Edward

Uganda, April 24 -- More than 1,000 Ugandans who depend on fishing at Lake Edward are facing job losses after authorities suspended 67 fishing vessels following a presidential directive to scale down ... Read More


Bankers body opts for mediation over litigation

Uganda, April 24 -- Managing Director of Housing Finance Bank and Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Sub-committee at the Uganda Bankers Association, Michael Karokora Mugabi, says the banking... Read More


KCCA rolls out paid waste system to tackle city garbage crisis

Uganda, April 24 -- For years, garbage collection in Kampala has largely been treated as a public service many residents expect but few feel responsible for sustaining. Piles of uncollected waste, clo... Read More


Soft skills training set to reshape Uganda's health sector

Uganda, April 24 -- The government is preparing to roll out soft skills training for both practicing health workers and students in training, in a move officials say will address patient complaints an... Read More