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  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As schools across Uganda reopened last month for a new term, excitement returned to classrooms, playgrounds and staffrooms. Yet behind the scenes, school administrators and parents are confronting a familiar challenge: financing education at the start of the academic term. For many schools, the …

    ‎Adjumani, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Students, local leaders, conservation experts and development partners gathered at Arinyapi Seed Secondary School in Adjumani District Thursday last week to commemorate World Environment Day through a large-scale tree planting exercise. ‎During the activity, a total of 5,000 high-quality clonal eucalyptus trees …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s newly constituted Cabinet has pledged disciplined leadership, accountability and zero tolerance for corruption as ministers began a ten-day induction retreat at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi. The commitment was voiced by Vice President Jessica Alupo and Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja during the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has sharply criticised the proposed National Budget for the Financial Year 2026/27, describing it as detached from the realities of ordinary Ugandans and overly skewed towards government and security spending. Speaking during a media briefing at the party headquarters …

Jinja, Uganda | URN | Jinja city-based Nalufenya Children’s Hospital has disclosed that they handle a whopping 800 cases of Sickle Cell disease every month. James Kitonsa, a pediatrician at the hospital, says that their monthly sickle cell disease (SCD) clinic’s load has grown from 760 in 2024 to 800 per …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Christopher Okello Onyum, 39, who was recently sentenced to death over the killing of four nursery school children in Ggaba, has filed an appeal challenging both his conviction and sentence before the Court of Appeal in Kampala. Okello was convicted by the High Court following a …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), through its Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB), has Monday released the May 2026 examination results for the Certified Tax Advisor (CTA) and Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (CPA) courses, showing a moderate improvement in performance compared …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Mogo, East Africa’s leading asset financier, has financed more than 500,000 smartphones across the region in just 14 months, underscoring growing demand for affordable digital credit and flexible payment plans that are helping consumers cope with rising economic pressures, it said on June 15 in …

  The dangerous everyday habits behind the country’s growing food safety crisis   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The young man making your morning Rolex barely notices the cloth anymore. Darkened by grease, flour, charcoal dust, and countless washes and rinses, it hangs from the side of the stall …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The family of former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has condemned what it describes as a violent and illegal arrest by security agencies, accusing operatives of storming his home and taking him away without a warrant. The family says Lukwago’s whereabouts remain unknown, alleging that security …