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By Suzan Nawonga When tragedy strikes on water, journalists are often among the first to arrive. Cameras rolling, notebooks open, journalists document grief, survival and loss. But behind the lens, many of these frontline storytellers carry a silent vulnerability — they lack the very survival skills that could save their own lives.Apart from just tragedy, journalists are also exposed to...

The World Bank has commenced an Implementation Completion and Results Report (ICR) Mission for the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Programme for Results (UGIFT 1.0) and the Public Investment Management Plus (PIM Plus) operation, aimed at enhancing the delivery, efficiency and quality of public investments. The mission will assess progress made under PIM Plus towards achieving programme effectiveness and agree on...

Uganda is set to host the 11th Plenipotentiary Conference of the Pan-African Postal Union (PAPU) this March, bringing together ministers and key stakeholders to chart the future of postal services across the continent. The Pan-African Postal Union, a specialised agency of the African Union established in 1980, was created to coordinate, harmonise, and promote the development of postal services in...

Lawmakers on Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) have put officials from the Ministry of Public Service on the spot over reports that active public servants participated in the recently concluded 2026 general elections. During a committee meeting chaired by Hon. Gorreth Namugga on Monday, 02 March 2026, Members of Parliament raised concerns that teachers, head teachers, District Education Officers...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today hosted the former First Lady of Tanzania, Anna Mkapa, who paid a courtesy call on him at State House, Entebbe. The meeting which was attended by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Museveni, reflected the deep and cordial relations between the leadership and people of Uganda and Tanzania, and the...

National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Managing Director Eng. Dr. Silver Mugisha has completed the first leg of a nationwide assessment of regional service stations, unveiling a 2030 strategic vision to accelerate infrastructure expansion to achieve water for all across 350 towns. The tour, which covered service areas in Bukedea, Kumi, Soroti, Kaberamaido, Apac, and Lira on Thursday and Friday,...

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has awarded Quality Management Systems (QMS) Certification to Jubilee Dental following the successful completion of the audit process of its management systems against global standard, ISO 9001:2015. The certification confirms that Jubilee Dental’s quality management system complies with the requirements of the International Organization for Standardization ISO 9001:2015 standard, which sets out globally...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today hosted Charlene Ruto and her team at State Lodge, Nakasero. The meeting focused on strengthening regional cooperation and advancing value addition in the leather industry as a driver of Africa’s economic transformation. Welcoming Ms. Ruto, President Museveni expressed satisfaction with her interest in investing on the continent, emphasising that value addition remains critical to creating jobs...

Charlene Ruto, daughter of Kenyan President William Ruto, has made an official courtesy call to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The engagement was held on Wednesday at the Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters in Entebbe. Her visit follows a recent statement by Gen Kainerugaba on his official X account (formerly...

UBCs Sarah Mawerere has won the Wildlife Protection (Print/Online) category at the 2025 Uganda Conservation Media Awards.The award recognizes her article titled “Courage in the Wild: How Uganda's Women Rangers Guard Nature and Change Minds,” published on UBC's website on October 28, 2025. The piece profiles female wildlife rangers in Uganda, detailing their daily patrols to protect wildlife, their efforts...