Today is Janan Luwum Day. That Janan Luwum was killed on February 16, 1977 is not in dispute. What is, depending, on what version you hear is how her died and who killed him. The general belief that has been propagated for the last 47 years since his death is that he was killed by…
The Inter Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) in partnership with Global Peace Foundation is organizing the first ever inter religious family festival this year. The aim of the festival is to celebrate the vision of a family as a fundamental and basic unit of society. According to the IRCU secretariat, the one day festival will…
There was joy at St George High School in Kasengejje, Wakiso, after its students excelled in the 2023 UCE exams. The best student, Yusuf Mugwa, scored aggregate 10 and hopes to do better at A- Level. Other students, too, performed well. Katusabe Vallen Mulindwa, the headteacher, said it was a combination of hard work and…
Teachers, parents and students of Janan Secondary School in Bombo-Kalule are in a jubilant mood after their students excelled in the 2023 UCE exams that were released today. When we visited the school, we found Prince Kibirige a candidate who scored aggregate 20 in a jovial mood. Kibirige said he wants to offer Biology, Chemistry…
The ministry of Health in partnership with the Exhibitions and Trade Services, India, will hold the Uganda Pharma and Healthcare International Expo from February 22 to 24 at Lugogo UMA grounds. The Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda is also part of the organizers. The exhibition will focus on manufacturers, suppliers, of pharmaceuticals, APIs, Healthcare, medical technologies,…
The National Population and Housing Census will be carried out from May 10 to 19, 2024, Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), has announced. The executive director of UBOS Dr Chris Mukiza said President Museveni had agreed to declare May 10, the day the census shall commence, a public holiday. Mukiza said UBOS had implemented a…
A Kenyan teacher is currently attempting to set the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest science lesson taught by an individual. Rose Tata Wekesa is aiming to teach for at least 50 hours. She is a biology and chemistry teacher at St. Austin’s Academy, an international school in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, but is undertaking…
Male students performed better than their female counterparts according to the 2023 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examination results that were released today. A total of 364,469 candidates registered for the examinations although 361,695 took the exams. According to the results, 20% of males passed in Division 1 compared to 15% of females. While 4.2%…
In a significant boost to female economic empowerment, 99 women entrepreneurs from Kampala, Lira, and Fort Portal have successfully graduated from the 7th cohort of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program. This remarkable achievement, supported by the US Embassy in partnership with SHONA Group, underscores our collective commitment to promoting women’s empowerment in the…
Dorothy Nabatanzi, a renowned Ugandan instructor of art and craft did not always have it easy in life. She says her late mother, Maria Ssemwogerere, trained her in craft design skills since crafts were their main source of income for the family. A professional primary teacher, Nabatanzi says that after finishing the course in primary…
