South African and Cape Verde health authorities are recommending calm but heightened monitoring in the wake of a possible hantavirus epidemic linked to a cruise ship, with officials emphasising early detection and coordinated medical intervention. Foster Mohale, a spokesperson for South Africa’s…
The East African Community Secretariat has issued an alert to Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and other countries neighbouring Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo regarding an outbreak of Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox. This alert follows reports from the World Health Organization…
In a series of incidents near Parliament Avenue, anti-corruption protesters were arrested, escalating tensions in Kampala. The initial arrests involved Makerere University students on Nasser Road, followed shortly by the detention of the Islamic University of Uganda (IUIU) students near Parliament Avenue….
Uganda is currently experiencing a surge in measles cases across several districts. Data from the Ministry of Health’s Health Information Management System shows that in 2023, 7 percent of 2 million Ugandan children under one year missed their measles-rubella vaccination. Efforts to…
The (SUHL), whose success would likely benefit from the financial group’s sizable clientele. A unit trust is a type of investment instrument that allows people to pool their funds and take advantage of expert fund management to produce profitable returns. As of…
The Ugandan government is at a crossroads with the Chinese over contractual obligations. In early June, Uganda’s Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, publicly criticised Chinese companies for failing to honour their contractual obligations to rehabilitate roads in Kampala. “How did you come up…
China recently donated $1.9 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) for the school feeding process in Uganda’s Karamoja semi-arid region. The donation includes 1,480 tons of beans and maize, and 152 tons of cooking oil, with the intention to alleviate hunger…
The Ministry of Internal Affairs’ National Anti-Human Trafficking Office has initiated an investigation into the trafficking of 14 Burundians into Uganda, allegedly orchestrated by two notorious human traffickers, Pieri Ndayisenga and Shaban Serungaya. The duo stands accused of selling the victims to…
Ugandan lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has filed a lawsuit against the government of Kenya challenging the removal of Peter Mathuki as Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC). The suit, lodged at the East African Court of Justice under Reference No….
