Year: 2020

The Ministry of Health has responded to claims made by the Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Hon Muhammad Nsereko that ...

State Minister for Energy and Mineral Development Sarah Opendi.

Mafias, illegal miners have taken over the mines and Police Mineral Protection Unit is not cooperating – Minister Opendi

Mining activities in Uganda have in the past been characterized by chaos, corruption, protests, and evictions that have sometimes turned ...

Taxis in the Old Taxi Park before renovations. PHOTO COURTESY OF KCCA.

KCCA issues three-day waiver to buses, taxis to transport stranded passengers upcountry

Following the return of public transport on Thursday, hundreds of passengers stormed different taxi and bus parks to travel back ...

Museveni stops ministers from accessing State House unless they undergo COVID-19 testing

Following a shock revelation yesterday by Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda that he had gone into self-isolation after some of his ...

VIDEO: Karitas wants Nxt Radio co-host to apologize for saying her hair looks like that of ‘mizigo’ women, which made her storm out of studio

This evening, a video of a live radio show dubbed Nxt Transit that airs on Nxt Radio has made rounds ...

JUST IN: Police say the fire outbreak at Kasubi Royal Tombs did not cause substantial damage

There has been a fire outbreak at Kasubi Royal Tombs this afternoon, and the Police Fire Brigade has been promptly ...

UNBS certifies four more companies to produce non-medical facemasks; total number of manufactures now 10

As we all know now, wearing a face mask is compulsory every time someone wants to step out into the ...

Kenya allows treatment of COVID-19 asymptomatic patients from home

Despite the ever-soaring numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kenya, the country’s Ministry of health is thinking of treating ...

Ruhakana Rugunda, Uganda's prime minister, speaks during an interview in New York, U.S., on Thursday, July 23, 2015. Compared with China, whose investments have grown 40-fold in the past 12 years, the U.S. is seen as "lukewarm" in Africa, Rugunda said. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Prime Minister Rugunda goes into self-isolation after some of his contacts tested positive for COVID-19