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Masaka, Uganda | URN | Proprietors of private schools in the Greater Masaka sub-region have criticised the government’s new Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) tax policy on secondary sources of income, saying it is making it harder to attract and retain experienced teachers. The school owners argue that the policy, which imposes a …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | As the dispute between Kyambogo University and former students who graduated with Diplomas in Sports Management over recognition as Physical Education teachers continues, questions have emerged on whether their qualification meets Uganda’s teacher registration requirements. The graduates, who enrolled in 2017, accuse the university of …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Fauzati Mariam Wangadya has resigned as Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), less than two weeks after publicly criticizing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over his appointment of what she described as “undeserving” individuals to the Commission. In a brief three-line resignation letter seen …

Bududa, Uganda | URN | Every rainy season, Peter Kibeti watches the clouds gather over the slopes of Mount Elgon with quiet apprehension. The mountain has never allowed him to forget. Sixteen years have passed since the March 2010 landslide that tore through Nametsi village in Bududa District, burying homes, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the former Member of Parliament for Kira municipality and the Secretary General of the People’s Front for Freedom-PFF has indicated that he  temporarily staying away from Uganda. In an X post about the rearrest of his friend and former Butambala MP Muhammad Muwanga …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | In two unprecedented rulings, High Court judge Paul Gadenya Wolimbwa has said that courts have no option but to grant mandatory bail to accused persons after spending 180 days on remand before being committed to the High court. In two separate rulings in which he …

Fort Portal, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC) has reached a crucial stage as appraisal visits get underway involving the 12 regional finalist schools which emerged from the highly competitive one-week innovation bootcamp hosted by Gayaza High School during May. More detailed assessments are being …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has revealed that it dismissed a complaint filed by jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye against High Court Judge Justice Emmanuel Baguma, saying it did not meet the commission’s admissibility threshold. Speaking to journalists  after the launch of the Commission’s …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kyambogo University has defended the decision to readvertise 18 undergraduate degree programmes, saying the move is intended to fill vacancies at its satellite campuses rather than reopen admissions at the main campus. The clarification follows criticism from applicants who questioned why the university reopened applications …

  Kampala, Uganda | CAROLYNE MUYAMA | To combat a significant civic crisis and reduce tribal divisions, the Uganda Media Centre (UMC) and the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance have initiated Sauti Ya Uganda (Voice of Uganda). This nationwide anthem contest offers a grand prize of Shs 100 million …