Special Report
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722Bugiri, Mbale communities alarmed by rising suicide cases among youth
Communities in Eastern Uganda are raising concern after recent suicide deaths involving a student in Bugiri and a 13-year-old pupil in Mbale,...
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630‘Silent Thief of Sight’: Gulu clinicians raise alarm on glaucoma
Eye specialists at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital have warned that preventable blindness is rising in Northern Uganda, urging routine eye screenings to...
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952Concern as Zombo records nearly 4,000 teenage pregnancies in one year
Zombo District has recorded 3,896 teenage pregnancies in one year, pushing its adolescent pregnancy rate above Uganda’s national average and alarming leaders.
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581Budaka: How police sniffer dog tracked cattle theft suspect within hours
A police sniffer dog cracked a cattle theft case in Budaka, leading officers to a hidden slaughter site and the prime suspect...
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523Experts raise alarm over decline in boys completing primary school education
A child rights organisation has warned that declining primary school completion rates among boys in Uganda require urgent, data-driven action to prevent...
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762Gulu Hospital records over 8% TB deaths every quarter
Gulu Regional Referral Hospital records an eight per cent TB death rate every quarter, with late diagnosis blamed for preventable fatalities.
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729Former LRA returnee uses waist bead making to heal from trauma
Former LRA returnees in Acholi are using waist bead making as a powerful tool to heal trauma, as experts and leaders call...
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806Oyam P3 pupils can’t handle P2 work – UWEZO
Oyam, Uganda: The majority of Primary Three pupils in Oyam District are struggling to complete learning tasks meant for Primary Two learners,...
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682How Osire found ‘Gold’ in the Soil of Northern Uganda
Omoro, Uganda: In Lakwana village, Omoro District, farming is steadily emerging as a source of opportunity and confidence, driven by the persistence...
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1.1KGenetic study reveals strong link between cannabis use and mental illness
San Diego, USA: A mental health counselor has revealed compelling genetic links between cannabis use and several psychiatric conditions, offering new scientific...
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1.2KRoad safety activists push for special traffic courts to punish reckless drivers
Kampala, Uganda: Road safety advocates have renewed calls for the establishment of special traffic courts to prosecute and severely punish reckless drivers...
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860NRM MANIFESTO: From Innovation to Transformation – Inside NRM’s scientific blueprint for Uganda’s Leap into Modernity”
In the heart of Africa, where the sun rises over a nation brimming with potential, Uganda stands at the cusp of a...
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885Gov’t launches major programs to protect the gains, boost service delivery
Rubanda, Uganda: The NRM Government has officially launched its nationwide #ProtectingTheGains campaign, aiming at protecting development gains and promoting quality service delivery...
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1.3KOver 10,500 Ugandans get jobs as Tilenga Oil Project Expands Community Support
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s Tilenga oil project has employed over 10,500 Ugandans and advanced multiple community and environmental initiatives, according to TotalEnergies EP...
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1.6KAnger at home drove me here: Gulu mortuary attendant shares story of survival
Gulu, Uganda: Babra Isomu, a 30-year-old mortuary attendant at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, has worked in the field for five years. Growing...
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2.4KWhy Ugandans Keep Electing Lawmakers’ Relatives
This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. SERERE, UGANDA — Family ties are shaping Uganda’s Parliament. People who die in...
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1.1KUganda’s Medical Universities are falling behind – Here’s Why
Summary: A 2019 change in funding to prevent fraud has hampered universities’ abilities to update equipment and to offer certain programs. Medical...
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1.3KUganda’s military denies extrajudicial killings, but deaths keep coming
Summary: The rule of law is often at the end of a gun barrel in a country where the military increasingly gains...
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1.2KBamasaaba rank lowest in Uganda voter education, NGO Forum survey reveals
Mbale City, Uganda: A new survey conducted by the Bugisu NGO Forum and its partners has revealed that the Bamasaaba community ranks...
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782UNFPA report shows global fertility crisis rooted in lack of choice, not lack of desire
New York, United States: Millions of people across the world are having fewer children than they want, not because they don’t desire...