All posts tagged "News"
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676NewsMixed reactions as parliament passes 30% tax on betting
Schedule 4 of the existing law prescribes the rate of tax as 20 per cent of the total amount of money staked,...
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799Big StoryHealth ministry wants sh1bn to conduct survey on mental health of Ugandans
According to Dr Lukwata, part of the requested funds will be spent on a national mental health awareness campaign that will not...
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889CourtMadi Paramount Chief Drani released on bail under tough conditions
Before the court session started a group of Boda boda cyclists stormed the court gate and dropped leaflets protesting granting of bail...
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534NewsMinister Mutuuzo challenges Kikuube parents to embrace girl child education
Ms Mutuuzo said many antisocial behaviours are mushrooming in Uganda due to parent's failure to fulfil their obligations despite government's effort to...
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1.1KBreakingVIDEO: Fire guts Club Ambiance in Masaka City
The fire whose cause was yet to be established started in the wee hours of Friday morning at the famous nightclub located...
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682CrimeSoldier shoots woman dead, injures another in Kagadi
The deceased identified as Rebecca Masika was killed in an incident that occurred on Thursday evening at Kamina village in Kitebere parish,...
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837NewsOne-day old baby abandoned in unfinished building in Iganga
Police in Iganga have retrieved a newborn baby boy which was abandoned at an uncompleted building at Nakilulwe village, Nawaningi sub-county in...
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326NewsHIV/AIDS intervention project launched in Kabale
The two year project provides a comprehensive and differentiated high quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support integrated with Gender Based Violence...
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447NationalSamples from dead Buwenge man test negative for Ebola – MoH
Prior to his death, Mutebe reportedly vomited blood for nearly ten minutes before collapsing, which prompted residents to alert the police authorities.
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485NewsAgather Atuhaire wins EU Human Rights Defenders Award 2023
The Award, which is now in its twelfth year recognises human rights defenders who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement...
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460NewsFresh Dairy injects Shs240m in 2023 Secondary School games
The firm’s Marketing Manager, Vincent Omoth said, said they committed a five-year contract with the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association in 2019...
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961NationalTwo years later, Rwamucucu seed school laboratory still idle
The school head teacher, Rev. Ivan Muhoozi says that the computer laboratory can’t operate without power. He adds that the school is...
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618CrimeHOIMA: Man who beheaded his 9-month-old son lynched by mob
The juvenile identified as Ayebale Moris was beheaded by his father Musana Peter on Saturday afternoon after developing some misunderstandings with his...
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652NewsLira councillor Sarah Awor mourns Col Engola as a brave, courageous leader
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday at Mayor’s Garden in Lira City, Hon Awor said Engola was a no-nonsense man and always principled...
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384NewsOne-year-old baby gruesomely killed in suspected child sacrifice
According to the father of the deceased, he left the baby under the care of his (deceased’s) elder sister on the 26th...
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923AfricaCovid-19 lessons could ease cholera outbreak – Moeti
Even though cholera can be easily treated, if sick people do not have access to health facilities it can result in high...
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1.3KCampus LinkVictoria University unveils Sheebah as 2023 Career Ambassador
The Vice-Chancellor VU, Dr Lawrence Muganga while unveiling Sheebah as the Career Ambassador on Wednesday said the musician is the true epitome...
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1.1KNationalMuseveni to create new Anti-Corruption Unit to fight graft in public offices
Mr Museveni revealed this while officiating the labour day celebration at Namutumba district on Monday, May 1, 2023, saying bribery and delayed...
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612NationalProperty worth millions lost in Fort Portal market fire
The Market Chairman, Mr Steven Lubega, said kiosks were burnt into ashes and one suspect has been arrested to aid police in...
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596NewsKisoro mudslides claim six after heavy downpour
According to the Uganda Red Cross, five of the six confirmed fatalities were residents of Biizi village and another from Gihuyaga village,...
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1.1KNewsFloods ravage houses, shops and roads in Kabale
The affected villages include; Katojo, Rwankyerere, Kasiru, Buramba and Rubomba among others while the affected roads include Katuna-Muko, Buramba-Rwemihanga and Rubumba roads.
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671CrimeKyotera woman injects co-wife with poison, kills her
Police say Nakimera was rushed to Bulamu clinic for immediate treatment and later transferred to Byansi’s clinic in Masaka City where she...
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876NewsFormer MP Odonga Otto wanted over robbery, torture of charcoal dealers
During the incident, it is reported that the group assaulted the victims using sticks and pangas, and allegedly robbed cash 1,097,700/= (One...
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417NewsKikuube women accuse leaders of limited engagement in the Oil & gas sector
Hon Florence Natumanya, the Kikuube District Woman Member of parliament in an interview with journalists on Tuesday said, many women in Kikuube...