Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | MTN Uganda has expanded its investment in digital education to include teacher training and learning resources, as efforts to integrate technology into classrooms increasingly require educators to have the skills to use it effectively. The company, through the MTN Foundation, has established a Teachers’ Resource …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Benard Feni, founder and chief executive of Euro Gold Refinery Uganda Ltd, was among 16 members inaugurated onto the Malaria Free Uganda Board of Directors as the organisation prepares to support the country’s malaria elimination efforts. The inauguration, presided over by Health Minister Chris …

Bududa, Uganda | URN | Expectant mothers at Bulucheke Health Centre IV in Bududa District are struggling for space, with some forced to share beds while others sleep on the floor as patient numbers surge at the facility. The shortage of beds and space has become a major challenge at the …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | A section of leaders from the Karamoja have called on the government to find a solution to the long-standing water crisis in the Karamoja Sub-region that has affected agribusiness and livestock production. The call was made on Thursday as the Ministry of Science, Technology and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Spiro Uganda plans to increase its mega battery-swapping hubs from four to 11 by December 2026 as demand for electric motorcycles grows, the company said in its latest media statement. The electric mobility company said expanding its battery-swapping network, alongside providing maintenance services and …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Africa’s fight against Ebola faces mounting challenges as the virus spreads across national borders, with the second death in Kenya and uncertainties over the source of Nigeria’s first infection complicating containment efforts, even as a major vaccine trial launched Friday in the Democratic Republic of …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s cost of living rose in September as food prices, transport fares and energy costs increased, while a weakening shilling and a widening trade deficit added to the economic pressures facing the country. This increase reflects a general rise in prices across the various baskets …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has barred travelers with a history of travel to neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from transiting through the country to prevent the spread of Ebola, the Health Ministry said Friday. The move followed a case involving a traveler suspected of having a …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A new report released by the Ministry of Health shows, lives of thirty-three children under the age of five are lost every day due to diarrheal diseases and yet such deaths can be prevented with simple practices such as hand washing. The report, ‘The cost …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, has cleared the Ministry of Works and Transport Permanent Secretary, Waiswa Bageya, of wrongdoing in the escalation of costs of the Busega–Mpigi Expressway. She has instead ordered the interdiction of Commissioner for National Roads …