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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Three Ugandan schools, St. Kizito High School, Namugongo in Kampala, Suubi Community Schools in Mubende, and Kyaninga Child Development Centre (KCDC) in Fort Portal, have been named in the top 50 shortlist for the Global Schools Prize 2026. The Prize is anitiative of the Varkey Foundation celebrating the world’s …

Buikwe, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As Uganda nears First Oil, Presidential recognition has been conferred on several leading Ugandans, including Ali Ssekatawa, Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), President Yoweri Museveni today awarded the Diamond Jubilee Medal to Ssekatawa, Director of Legal and …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Joseline Namutebi, a visually impaired student, is among the 35,000 adolescent girls whose lives have been transformed by the Girls Empowering Girls (GEG) program, which recently concluded in Kampala. Namutebi, a learner at St. Francis Secondary School for the Blind, shared her story during the …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEW CORRESPONDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport will in the coming week meet all key stakeholders in Uganda’s transport sector in a joint meeting aimed at addressing critical issues related to motor vehicle registration. Vehicle dealers, vehicle clearing agents, and the number plate manufacturer …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Education rolled out a new Early Childhood Care and Education policy on Thursday. It is expected that it wil address the long-standing sector concerns in early childhood care and education. Good as it may be, questions are emerging on how it will …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned Uganda’s first locally developed anti-tick vaccine at the National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI) at Namulonge, Nansana Municipality, describing it as a lasting solution to tick-borne diseases that have long affected livestock. The 170 billion-shilling initiative was undertaken by …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | ‎The oil and gas companies continue to train Ugandans with skills related to the sector even as major construction nears completion. Questions have been raised on whether the skills being imparted now will be required when the country begins to produce oil. Others have asked …

   Community Activist Lanie Banks Joins Landmark Celebrations Marking Six Years of Impact   Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Start Awareness Support Action (SASA) project, a flagship community-driven initiative aimed at combating gender-based violence, has officially concluded after six years of sustained impact across Eastern Uganda. Running from …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The newly passed National Petroleum Policy 2025 is ushering in a new regulatory framework for the oil and gas sector as the country prepares to pump its crude oil from the ground. The Policy was launched by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, at …

  Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Officials from the European Union (EU) and the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) have reiterated their commitment to deepening collaboration aimed at growing Uganda’s tourism sector, with a renewed focus on expanding into new areas, including sports tourism. The promise was made at a …