The hidden poison in Uganda’s food
Allen Lunkusse had bought milk from the same dairy shop in Lungujja for a month without suspecting anything was wrong. Like many parents, she trusted…
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Kampala has enough water. Why are taps still dry?
Millions of litres of treated water leave Kampala’s treatment plants every day, yet households and businesses across the city and its surrounding districts continue to struggle with dry taps, low pressure and unpredictable supply. The problem, according to the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), is not that Greater Kampala lacks enough water. Much of…
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Business
Targeted by entertainment business every month-end? You’re in trouble
If you frequent Kampala or even Uganda’s entertainment places, you will notice a trend. Owners of these places leave no stone unturned in the last week or the first week of the month. That is when they expect bumper sales. Organizers of music concerts, brunches, picnics or whatever fancy name they call them, target these…
Pearl Bank launches campaign to reward digital wallet users
Pearl Bank has launched a campaign to reward customers who embrace digital financial transactions, offering cash prizes, fuel vouchers, smartphones…
Can NARO turn billions of private investment into profits?
A government-owned feed mill can sit idle even when farmers need animal feed. A dairy processing plant may have the…
Minister Nyamutoro, Equity bank push for green investment
The minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro has challenged Uganda’s hospitality industry to turn the country’s…
Education
Kasese Catholic schools allow A-level girls to keep natural hair
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kasese, Rt Rev Francis Aquirinus Kibira, has directed Catholic-founded schools to allow female…
Should Victoria University be allowed to teach more pharmacy students?
A bitter dispute over pharmacy education in Uganda has exposed a fundamental tension between regulatory oversight and the government’s push…
Studying in Russia: How Ugandan applicants can apply for a government scholarship
Ugandan applicants can receive higher education in Russia at the Russian government’s expense. The Russian Government distributes quotas across in-demand…
TECHNOLOGY
Uganda takes two steps forward, five steps back on digital rights
Uganda’s human rights record will come under scrutiny at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, Switzerland, as the United Nations Human Rights Council evaluates the records of all 193 UN member states. In what activists describe as a “name-and-shame” accountability process, Uganda will have to defend its growing clampdown on digital rights, with the…
Starlink eases Libra School’s internet connectivity woes
Libra International School located in Zirobwe, Luweero district, has turned to Starlink satellite technology to overcome persistent internet connectivity challenges that had hindered digital learning, online research, and communication with parents. The school, which has embraced technology in teaching and administration, had struggled to obtain a reliable internet connection because of its location outside Uganda’s…
EAC ministers approve AI module for university students
East African Community (EAC) ministers have approved an Artificial Intelligence (AI) foundational module for university students across the region, in a move aimed at equipping undergraduates with essential digital skills regardless of their fields of study. The ministers directed partner states to consider integrating the module into university degree programmes, while the Inter-University Council for…
Lifestyle
Moscow, from the Russia-Africa Summit sidelines
MOSCOW – Unlike Uganda and many other African countries in the tropics, where temperatures are generally warm throughout the year, Moscow, Russia’s capital, offers a different experience. Residents wrap themselves in heavy winter jackets to brave the biting cold as they go about their daily activities. African journalists who travelled to Moscow to cover the…
Sex Talk: That power to destroy…
I don’t remember who said this, but when I first heard it, I spent some minutes meditating about it: “Love is giving someone the power to destroy you and trusting that they won’t.” Perfect definition. And because you give someone else the power to destroy you, if they do, the next person that dares come…
Nerds mourn grandfather of Nerddom
Patrick Stewart has passed away at the age of 86 from complications related to Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia. You can’t call his passing tragic because he lived a long and fruitful life. That said, nerds the world over cannot help but mourn because Stewart defined nerd culture for multiple generations, partly because he carried…
Sports
Remembering George Mukasa, the giant that guided both SC Villa and Express to their firsts
The sheer mention of George Kyagaba Mukasa’s name in the local football fraternity evokes sharp memories of the no-nonsense giant goalkeeper, and a game legend of the 1970s to the 1980s. Just as his laid-back demeanour through his playing days, a mark of his personality, Mukasa passed on silently at Mengo hospital on Sunday, November…
Other News
Tech Vs stomachs: Why Uganda’s education policies must face ground reality
Are we rushing to modernize our schools while completely forgetting our reality and context? The ministry of Education and Sports…
Open letter to the Minister. Mineral licensing moratorium: The law already has the tools
Honourable Minister, on August 27, your ministry stopped receiving, processing or granting new mineral rights for one month. On October…
Uganda’s TVET: from skills training to meaningful livelihood
Uganda’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system stands at a defining moment. Since the enaction of the Business,…
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